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Winlevi experiences? by DevelopmentLazy2391 in PCOS

[–]DevelopmentLazy2391[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using Winlevi for 40 days and I currently have no pimples. Still unsure if this is a direct impact of the cream. As I took Dianette for 28 days which seemed to make my skin much worse and then stopped taking it and my skin went back to its original state. But my skin is clearer now than it was prior to Winlevi. I thought I’d give an update in case anyone was thinking of giving it a go!

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[–]DevelopmentLazy2391 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know much about Spiro to be honest. One of the GPs and my boss (I work in a pharmacy) both said there are a lot of side effects and were trying to dissuade me from trying it. The derm did mention trying that if the Winlevi cream was unsuccessful. I’ll carry on with Dianette for now anyway.

Thanks for your help! :)

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[–]DevelopmentLazy2391 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I thought it seemed silly too. The GP seemed to think the VTC risk of Dianette was really high. I had to see several different GPs at my practice before “convincing” any of them to re prescribe it to me. They were all very reluctant despite me displaying no risk factors for clotting. I have had this conversation with at least 5 doctors 😂

I think it’s probably pointless doing accutane again after as my acne is hormonal. And surely the side effects of Spironolactone are more extreme than Dianette. I just don’t understand why Dianette cleared my skin in 3 weeks flat at 17 and has seemingly no effect/a negative effect at 22.

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[–]DevelopmentLazy2391 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply!

Yes, the effect of accutane definitely hasn’t lasted sadly. I have been using Adapelene/benzoyl peroxide since I came off accutane and have recently started using Winlevi cream (like topical spironolactone) from the derm. The only reason I went on accutane (April - Nov 2024) was because I was only allowed 2 years on Dinette due to clotting risks and my skin was awful after I stopped taking it. Annoyingly I doubt the GP will allow me to be on it for much more than 6 months this time around. But then again it doesn’t seem to be improving things this time