Guest guest Posted January 28, 2001 Report Share Posted January 28, 2001 My rosacea seems to have gotten worse since I hit my mid fourties. After a hysterectomy last year I was put om Premarin. My skin breaks out like crazy now, but if I stop the estrogen I get terrible hot flashes and flare ups. I don't know whats worse...the acne or the flushes. I have been seriously trying to control my rosacea that has progressed to some broken veins on my cheeks and nose, and now weird zits that have a white head but only bleed (a lot!) if i mess with them. I am using metrogel and taking Doxycycline 100mgs. FINALLY after years my eyes are clear, and my skin seems better. I have been washing my hair and also my face with a zinc shampoo. Its clearing up the weird stuff on my scalp and I think its helping my face too. After I wash my face i rince it over and over with a sink full of Betadine antiseptic diluted with water. Then I scrub my eyelids with baby shampoo. I do the face wash twice a day.At bedtime I apply Desitin over the metrogel. I hate the whiteness and smell of that, but i put up with it because it seems to help so much. I take liquid benadry at that time along with a vitamin c and a baby aspirin. After a month of this my face seems clearer than its ever been. anyone else here an easy bleeder? I wonder if its related to rosacea? I have always bruised easily and after my hysterectomy i almost had to have a blood transfusion as my blood was slow to clot. I've always bled heavy after any cut. I have a tendancy to have large veins that are visible through my skin. any comments on this stuff? melissa _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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