Guest guest Posted March 13, 2000 Report Share Posted March 13, 2000 I have been away from this board for some time. I wanted to let you know what has happened with my husband over the past few months. My husband has had moderately severe rosacea for 8 years. This includes almost constant pustules and rhynophyma. Relief only seen with tetracycline. At Thanksgiving he contracted the flu. This turned into a sinus infection. The doctor prescribed Zithromax for him. This is in the erythromycin family. He was given the 5 day oral dose, taking just one pill per day. Several weeks later he mentioned that his rosacea was much better. He hadn't had a remisssion like this in a long time. He went through the holidays with lots of rich food, chocolate, some alcohol, and plenty of sun and cold since we spent the holiday in the mountains. There was also a fare amount of stress with all of the company we were entertaining. In addition he was making the decision on whether or not to retire. It is now the middle of March and he has not had a pustule in almost 4 months. He also reports that his skin doesn't ooze the way it used to. It may be worth a try for someone else to investigate this. I hope it works for everyone else who has to suffer with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2000 Report Share Posted March 14, 2000 I can't speak for everyone, but I've taken Zithromax twice this winter for sinus infections and never noticed a change in my rosacea. Someone else mentioned success while using the antibiotic Cipro but the good results went away after stopping the meds. Kristi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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