bumps

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I have rosacea (according to my derm) on my forehead and scalp -- I'm

bald. I have some redness, itchiness, and bumps -- not like teenage

acne but just bumps that stay forever. My dermatologist has had me

on Tetracycline and Novacet (Sodium Sulfacetamide and Sulfur)for the

past month. I just saw him again last week and he believes the

redness is less and that I should continue the same treatment. And I

don't see him again until late January! The redness may be less but

I still feel somewhat itchy and I have the bumps and the area feels

especially dry. He also has me using DHS Zinc shampoo everyday and

he suggested I try Cetaphil Moisturizer that includes a sunblock of

SPF 15. I wash with Cetaphil Moisturizer in the evening too. Do

other people out there use any of these products and has your skin

reacted okay? I feel my derm has abandoned me for awhile and I am

tempted to try some other OTC products in addition to the

prescription ones. I'm not sure whether to cut down on the Novacet

or use more. Is there anything that seems to work well for the

bumps? A/R cream, ZincO, etc.? I'm not greatly concerned about the

redness. He mentioned that I could do the laser treatment but it

wouldn't help anything except the redness and it would leave blue

dots for a week.

Thanks for your help!

Doug