I just got a prescription for Apri, the generic form of Desogen BCP. I have had severe acne for almost 7 years, Accutane did not help. My skin always gets worse before my period. I have tried: Otrto Tri, Yasmin, Allesse, Ortho Novum 7/7/7 and Ortho Tri Levlen and they all made it worse. I read on another board that many women were helped by Desogen/Apri. Any info?

I was prescibed Orthocept 28(same thing as Apri) as BCP when I started my accutane course 9 years ago and in the last year i started using Apri(the generic form). I'm not clear. i still get cysts. However, it seems that the couple of times I tried to switch BCP, things got much worse. So I'm not sure if it is actually controlling things but I'm afraid to find out :)