I 22F lost my period after coming off the pill in Feb 2025 and only started getting it back a year later. In all the content I see about managing PCOS, these women talk about the pill being a band-aid treatment and the importance of treating the cause, listening to your body, healing naturally etc. etc. And I have made progress by getting my periods back naturally - but even after a course of roaccutane (May - Nov 2024) my cystic acne returned (albeit to a lesser degree). I have been really against the pill because I convinced myself it was the reason for my poor mental health (and I am a lot happier now) but I don’t know if that’s true or not. When I speak to the doctors about it their only recommendation is to go back on the pill. I’m already taking inositol, spearmint tea, using retinol, and “topical spironolactone” (Winlevi cream).
Is the pill really the only “solution” for PCOS (specifically the acne)? Do I just go back on it? Or accept that my skin will never be perfect?