Guest guest Posted June 22, 1997 Report Share Posted June 22, 1997 Priscilla -- I agree. By the way, I live in Miami. Can you recomend a dermatologist in South Florida? I am still looking. ---------- > From: Plar425@... > To: rosacea-supportegroups > Subject: Re: Oral Meds > Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 6:14 PM > > - Very eloquently put!!! You are absolutely right, rosacea is not a > life threatening disease, but sometimes it is very frustrating!!!!!! I happen > to live in Southern Florida where it can be very hot and humid especially in > the summer. I love to exercise outdoors and this does effect my rosacea, but > I am not going to give it up because of the flair-ups!! So I guess it is a > very individual issue, if you are willing to give up the things you love to > prevent the flair ups that's fine, or if your willing to live with the flair > ups to do the things you love that is fine too. The main thing is you have to > feel good about yourself! This support group is a wonderful way to share and > vent! > > Priscilla > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 1997 Report Share Posted June 22, 1997 Nicki -- thanks for the timely advice. I see a new derm on Monday and I will ask for a perscription. I will let you know what he says regarding the effects of minocycline on redness. ---------- > > To: rosacea-supportegroups > Subject: Re: Oral Meds > Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 5:48 PM > > > > On Sun, 22 Jun 1997 10:29:02 -0400 " STEPHEN YORK " > writes: > >Esther, I am still searching for a treatment which works in my > >individual > >case. Like you, I take an oral medication (tetracycline) > >periodically, for > >a short period of time (usually no more than two weeks) when the > >cea > >seems to be getting out of control. The tetracycline seems work well > >resolving any bumps (which up to now have been few), but has little, > >if > >any, effect on the redness. I seem to have a consistently red and > >blotchy > >complexion. > > > >snip > > my new doctor switched me from tetracycline to minocycline because she > said it works better at making the redness go away... > > you might want to ask your derm his opinion on this > > nicki > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 1997 Report Share Posted June 22, 1997 Rob -- I am in the same boat. I believe that single people who have rosacea face additional hurdles that our married counterparts don't have to worry about. Best regards, . ---------- > > To: rosacea-supportegroups > Subject: Re: Oral Meds > Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 9:07 PM > > Lance, > > Hi Lance! I'm a guy who IS SINGLE, trying to find someone... so in the > future show a TINY BIT of sensitivity if your able. > > > Rob. > Re: Oral Meds > > > >, > > > >EXCELLET reply on the rosacea topic! I couldn't have said it better. Yea, > >rosacea isn't cancer or something life threating but it can be and is very > >frustrating to people. My wife says that I still look the same. I don't > >think so. But do you know what? If she had the rosacea and not me I would > >probably tell her that she looks the same. Unless your single and trying > to > >pick up girls (or guys) who cares what a little redness and bumps can do? > >(well, for the most part.) > > > >Most people don't even know what the word " rosacea " means. I didn't even > hear > >of it until recently. Unfortuantaly, my vocabulary starts with it now. > > > >Well rosacea victims out there, have faith. You keep trying stuff and I'll > >keep trying stuff until we get this thing right! > > > >later all, > > > >LANCE > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 1997 Report Share Posted June 22, 1997 Rob -- I am in the same boat. I believe that single people who have rosacea face additional hurdles that our married counterparts don't have to worry about. Best regards, . ---------- > > To: rosacea-supportegroups > Subject: Re: Oral Meds > Date: Saturday, February 20, 1999 9:07 PM > > Lance, > > Hi Lance! I'm a guy who IS SINGLE, trying to find someone... so in the > future show a TINY BIT of sensitivity if your able. > > > Rob. > Re: Oral Meds > > > >, > > > >EXCELLET reply on the rosacea topic! I couldn't have said it better. Yea, > >rosacea isn't cancer or something life threating but it can be and is very > >frustrating to people. My wife says that I still look the same. I don't > >think so. But do you know what? If she had the rosacea and not me I would > >probably tell her that she looks the same. Unless your single and trying > to > >pick up girls (or guys) who cares what a little redness and bumps can do? > >(well, for the most part.) > > > >Most people don't even know what the word " rosacea " means. I didn't even > hear > >of it until recently. Unfortuantaly, my vocabulary starts with it now. > > > >Well rosacea victims out there, have faith. You keep trying stuff and I'll > >keep trying stuff until we get this thing right! > > > >later all, > > > >LANCE > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 1999 Report Share Posted February 16, 1999 Before I developed rosacea, I was on and off of antibiotics for 3 years. I was put on them mostly for other medical problems and sometimes to help control minor acne. At first the antibiotics kept the skin under control but I never quite got rid of other infections. Then all of a sudden (while being on an antibiotic) I turned into a lobster with bumps! I saw my skin texture change dramatically. I thought that I was having an allergic reaction to the med.(no such luck!). I was put on Prednisone, Benadryl (which did cut the itching down a bit, but not the redness)antihistimines and another antibiotic(doxycycline, which didnt help). Well....the redness is a little bit better than back then, but it has never left me. The problem with taking antibiotics over a long period of time is the risk of what they call a super infection ,or secondary infection, materializing. Also getting back to the candida theory, an overgrowth of yeast in your system. I believe this is why Drs dont want to keep you on them for long and if they do its a very low dose for a month or so.If youre on antibiotics do yourself a favor and take Acidophilus to help replace the healthy bacteria that the antibiotics destroy along with the bad. My sister, who is a nurse and into alternative treatments, told me all along to take acidophilus, but I was fearful of putting any more bacteria in my system. I wish that I would have listened to her now. Maybe some of this could have been avoided. I dont want to take antibiotics anymore, but I know the feeling of hoping a pill will keep things under control. Thats why Im on Accutane now and experiencing lovely side effects! Though I must say that the bigger bumps that were stubborn have gone away since taking it. At least for the moment! What Im doing at the moment is moisturizing ( Im trying Complex 15 and/or Eucerin) and use Cortaid here and there to try and cut the redness down along with those great little red bumps. Ive been testing topicals again on small spots and right now Benzamyacin is helping out some (thanks to one of you who recomended it for the swelling, bumpy nose).Like you, alot of the topicals aggravate my skin, so Im hesitant to put any of them on the entire face.Im sure the Accutane is drying the skin out majorly and is adding to the problem so i have to be careful what I use until this treatment is over. I agree with you about it boiling down to figuring out the triggers,eating right etc..but I also feel that there has to be some sort of topical, creme,etc... that can help stop this condition from reaching the next level. Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 1999 Report Share Posted February 16, 1999 Original Article: /list/rosacea-support/?start=1694 > Does anyone else treat thier rosacea solely with oral medications? I have tried quite a few topical medicines and everyone, more or less, has aggravated the rosacea or otherwise aggravated my skin. And I am wondering whether anyone out there is like me. If so, kindly advise regarding your treatment regimen. It seems that I can calm the rosacea down (some what) with oral medications, like tetracycline, but as soon as I stop taking this antibiotic the rosacea reasserts itself. It is sort of a catch 22: I need to take the oral meds to " control " the rosacea, but the doctors tell me not to take them all the time. > Periodically and only as a medicine of last resort is what they tell me. Does anyone else face a similar dilemna? > > I am starting to believe that for many of us (those who cannot tolerate medications or for whom medications do no good) the best treatment and control of this problem is to identify and avoid triggers. > > Finally, I just wanted to echoe what someone else here has already said: We can send people into space and put someone on the moon, but we can't identify what causes rosacea. > I'm also skittish about oral meds, but I've found that Dynacin works well to controll my rosacea. My derm. is now trying a 6 wk. regimen, versus a ten day one (which wears off quickly), to see if I can cause my skin to " remember " what rosacea-free feels like. RM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 1999 Report Share Posted February 20, 1999 On Sun, 22 Jun 1997 10:29:02 -0400 " STEPHEN YORK " writes: >Esther, I am still searching for a treatment which works in my >individual >case. Like you, I take an oral medication (tetracycline) >periodically, for >a short period of time (usually no more than two weeks) when the >cea >seems to be getting out of control. The tetracycline seems work well >resolving any bumps (which up to now have been few), but has little, >if >any, effect on the redness. I seem to have a consistently red and >blotchy >complexion. > >snip my new doctor switched me from tetracycline to minocycline because she said it works better at making the redness go away... you might want to ask your derm his opinion on this nicki ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 1999 Report Share Posted February 20, 1999 Lance, Hi Lance! I'm a guy who IS SINGLE, trying to find someone... so in the future show a TINY BIT of sensitivity if your able. Rob. Re: Oral Meds >, > >EXCELLET reply on the rosacea topic! I couldn't have said it better. Yea, >rosacea isn't cancer or something life threating but it can be and is very >frustrating to people. My wife says that I still look the same. I don't >think so. But do you know what? If she had the rosacea and not me I would >probably tell her that she looks the same. Unless your single and trying to >pick up girls (or guys) who cares what a little redness and bumps can do? >(well, for the most part.) > >Most people don't even know what the word " rosacea " means. I didn't even hear >of it until recently. Unfortuantaly, my vocabulary starts with it now. > >Well rosacea victims out there, have faith. You keep trying stuff and I'll >keep trying stuff until we get this thing right! > >later all, > >LANCE > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 22, 1999 Report Share Posted February 22, 1999 - So far I have not been to a derm that i have been happy with in the Fort Lauderdale area. The national rosacea society will send you a list of dermatologists in your area that have identified themselves to the rosacea society as treating rosacea. They have a website www.rosacea.org and you can email for this information. Priscilla ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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