rosacea & acne vulgaris readers emails

 

Dear William, I was very happy to find your website about rosacea. I am a
female, 56 yrs. and have been treated for a rash on my chin and below my nose
with cortisone cream for a few years now. I was told by a dermatologist that
I had contact dermatitis and to stop wearing makeup and use lotrisone and was
changed to betamethasone dipropionate when it persisted. At first was told
not to use the cream more than two weeks and then told to continue when I had
breakouts. Long story short-- I continued to have flare ups and they seemed
to be getting worse creeping up the sides of my nose and becoming very
uncomfortable. I decided to make an appointment with an allergist to find out
what I am allergic to in makeup. I was told to quit all creams until the
testing. By the time I got to the allergists my face was a red hot scaley
mess from my chin to my forhead. The only thing he found me to be allergic to
is dustmites. He suggested that it may be rosacea or perhaps withdrawl from
cortisone use. I returned to my GP with my face now very red and he
prescribed metrocream. Within 24 hours my face looked and felt 50% better.
He has given me no info about rosecea. After seeing the info online, I have
learned why my face gets so red and feels so hot when outside and why it
turns red when I drink a glass of wine. I thought I was allergic to tomatos
or japellanos as I love hot salsa but it sure makes my face tingle and hot. I
have contacted the Rosecea society ( www.rosacea.org) to send me a list of
Drs. in my area that take this condition seriously and will treat it as such.
I will continue to read your information and plan to get the tape and the
order the Dermablend make up. Thanks for all the info. Oh yeah, the checks
in the mail. Keep up the good work. Joan

Hiya Joan thank you for your email it is a real pleasure to hear off you. I am extremely pleased my information has been of help, your kind comments cheer me in return. I’ll nip down to the post box for your order today, sorry for any delay I’ve been working (painting and decorating) for 16 days in a run, this is my first day off. Thankyou for your order that makes 3 I’ve sold, not what you would call a runaway success hehe (you’ve gotta laugh) Stay in touch. kcn.

Hi,

I recently came across your site when I was trying to learn more
about the flushing I was experiencing on my face. I had no idea that rosacea
effected so many people! I felt greatly relieved that I could relate to many
of your readers e-mails.
This gave me the incentive to visit the doctor who confirmed my suspicions
and I am going to start metronidazole treatment today. I feel like a weight
has been lifted from my shoulders!
The sad thing about this condition is that so many people go untreated, I am
glad I amongst the lucky ones!

Thank you,
Paula

Hello Paula. Yes the emails I receive are this sites most valuable resource. kcn.

It all makes sense now.
After repeated visits to doctors, dermatologists and Chinese medicine
practitioners to find a cure for the redness I have been suffering, your
site has helped me understand my problem no end. I am sure what I have now
is some type of rosacea. It has been mentioned in the past by dermatologists
and doctors, but not pinpointed so accurately with the same experiences your
other readers have been suffering.
It made me so sad reading some of the experiences that people have to go
through before they can get the desperate help they require. My troubles
started 3 years ago, for no apparent reason. But I do lead a quite stressful
existence, and no doubt this contributes to my rosacea. After reading so
many of your emails I am more than determined to find a cure, or at least a
way to help my condition get better.
Thank you for just being there for people like me.

Ranj

Hi Ranj. What a wonderful email, thank you. If you think stress is a factor dare I mention our relaxation tape? Oh go on, please, pretty please, it’s really good! kcn.

Thank you so much for starting this site. I'm happy that you have the
site for me to refer to and know I'm not just weird. I am very unhappy inside
and I never knew about Rosacae before until recently but I have had it for
quite some time now. I cannot deal with this any longer it is extremely
embarrassing to have this stuff. Everybody asks and asks they look and it is
so annoying. It really really burns and I try to keep ice or cold water on my
face. When I go to school I have to take a bag of ice with me so I wont burn
up and it is so embarrassing. I saw my doctor over the summer and he had no
clue what this stuff was he never said anything about it instead he took a
lot of blood tests which costed a lot of money like $100 per test. My mother
had to pay out of her pocket. the doc. decided to put me on Zoloft so I
agreed and I began to take the pills 4 weeks of 20mgs and 4 weeks of 50mgs
nothing really happened the redness didn't go away. Instead I ended up having
those weird symptoms when I forgot to take a pill like I was becoming
dependent on zoloft. I QUIT THAT STUFF! My mother gets so frustrated like
she cant deal with me and I feel like a burden a lot of things are going on
around me and I feel like a big nothing and like no one cares for me. I cant
deal with this anymore it hurts inside and out.
please write me back
thank you
Janita

Hi

I just found your page via yahoo, and I am so relieved to find that other
people are going through the same things as me. I started getting very
painful angry boils and spots a couple of years ago (when I was 22), but
most of my friends were of the opinion that seeing a doctor and getting
antibiotics for something so un-lifethreatening was somehow not right! I
went to my GP eventually (I was starting to hide in my room when things
got very very bad and I knew that wasn't healthy), and he turned out to be
very very smypathetic. Oxytetracycline didn't seem to make much
difference, but because I am female I tried the dianette contraceptive
pill. It has really improved things enormously, except for occasions like
today - when I am hiding from the world because of huge painful outbreak.
I just flew back from a conference in China and all my sleep/food/routine
etc were messed up completely, causing my skin to panic hugely!!

The only problem is that my doctor thinks that dianette is quite
dangerous, due to a lack of testing (I have even heard that you cannot get
hold of it in the U.S.), so he has advised that I come off it in a couple
of weeks time. (I have been on it for 18months now). I am not sure what
to do about this - during my good days I think that everything will be
fine, but on bad days like today I feel that I can't face this pain and
ugliness for the indefinite future!

Do you have any advice? Am I being misinformed about the Dianette? Is
there some alternative medicine you could recommend, or could I even try
to control my problem with diet and lifestyle etc?

Thanks very much in advance for your help

Yours

Sarah

I saw your website - I think it is very helpful. I am looking for a
dermatologist in London - I saw one about 2 years ago - he didn't tell
me what the exact diagnosis was but I think its rosacea. There is a
lot of redness on my cheeks with strange spots and flaking skin too. I
am starting to get painful spots around my mouth as well. I took
Dianette and it worked perfectly for 18 months but I want to try for a
baby so I don't want to take it or antibiotics - I am not sure what
else to do. Do you have any information on the light therapy used by
Dr. Chu?

Grateful for any advice you have.
rgds
gail

 

Hi Gail, have you tried a treatment for dermatitis (perhaps Daktarin). Of course if you are going to get pregnant you are best to avoid any systemic and even topical treatments, remember to avoid them when you are nursing, always consult your Doctor about this – remember this site is run by an unqualified person and the information given here is to facilitate a more informed consultation with your own medical professional. Information on the light therapy is on this page below. Good luck, if he’s a boy why not call him webmaster? Or acne vulgaris-rosacea.co.uk I’m sure he’ll thank you for it when he grows up into a well adjusted individual – (only joking). kcn.

 

Dear Sir/Madam

Congratulations on the website. It is refreshing to read the honest views and advice of

fellow acne vulgaris sufferers rather than medical and "expert" opinions!

I am now 38 years old and have had acne vulgaris since my early teens.

Over the years I have been prescribed various antibiotics and tried just about every

lotion and potion known to man, but with very variable and frankly fairly limited success.

I am still on antibiotics now which control the condition to a degree, but it has not cured the problem.

The main reason for contacting you is to ask for your advice/opinion on the issue of soap!

For some years now I have used a Neutrogena soap which I have been quite happy with, but

unfortunately the particular soap I favour has become virtually impossible to obtain.

I have bought a Simple facial cleansing bar, which seems to be more readily available in the shops, to try.

Do you feel this is a suitable soap for acne vulgaris sufferers? Is there a particular soap bar which tends to be fairly successful?

Any help you could offer me on this would be greatly appreciated.

Many thank

Alistair

Hiya Alistair, very kind of you to say so sir. We shall throw your question open to our readers and see what they come up with. Stay in touch won’t you? kcn.

I am 29 years old and have been suffering from a combination of pimples and rosacea like symtoms for

several years now. I am of Irish background with fair skin and blue eyes. I have been experiencing minor

breakouts but my main problem is the one or two lesion type bumps on my face that don't heal. They

scab and become red, irritated and then the scab come off and it goes through the entire process again.

They never go away! It has been 6 months and I have tried many different things such as Tetrecycline pills

which helped with the minor pimples but did nothing for these two lesions and make me sick to my stomach.

A friend told me to try Retin-A gel or Metronidazole? What should I do? Any Ideas?

Michelle

Hi Michelle, have you consulted a Dermatologist yet, he or she will be best placed to advise, but if any readers have had similar problems and can offer any suggestions, please write in and help Michelle. kcn.

Hey, how're ya doing? I'm doing terrible as you may've probably guessed. I have acne vulgaris. I got
my first blemish when I was about 14 or 15 years old. From then on, I kept on picking at it,
blind of the fact that it only gets worse as I do. I felt bad because I had that one blemish, but
then it became worse and worse as time went by. It begun to spread to different parts of my
face; it started on my chin, then moved to my cheeks and forehead. I feel like SH*T! I wish I
had never tampered with my first blemish, and maybe I wouldn't feel as miserable as I do
now. I can't even look at another girl without feeling flawed. I want to ask you: what's the
best, most effective medicine out right now? Have you seen that medicine actually work? Can
scars be removed? Please w/b asap so that I can have an idea of what to do with my acne vulgaris
condition. Thanks for hearing me out; I know I'm one of many that come to ya bitchin' in a
nice, formal manner. But this is a real disturbance that I wanna get RID of once and for all! I
wanna get rid of at least my scars before they worsen and are harder to deal with. Thanks a
lot for your concern!

Hey, great to hear off you, I don’t mind ya bitchin to me, what else am I here for? Your picking at your spots have not caused them to spread but the underlying conditions of excessive sebum production and bacterium are the probable culprits. As you suggest picking may cause scarring. Treatments for scarring can be dermabrasion, collagen replacemant therapy and laser treatment. I have read of one person who had CO2 laser treatment paid for by the british national health service, it was painful, the skin was burnt and wept and looked terrible for a month but after that a 60% improvement was noted and the patient is extremely pleased with the results reportedly saying it is the best thing he/she ever did, obviously you need a good surgeon to perform this kind of operation, beware of some clinics with a poor reputation.

. Antibiotics oral or topical may be your Doctors first choice. You must consult a Doctor to prevent further scarring, your Doctor may not be helpful I hope he/she is, but never give up and keep going back until you get satisfactory treatment. Scarring need not hold you back in life, I notice many politicians, business people, actors and pop stars (ie. Seal) who are successful in their work and relationships who have acne vulgaris scarring, it is you the person underneath the skin that counts, people you meet who are so shallow as to not realise that, are not worth bothering about, value yourself and play to your strengths, keep in touch won’t ya. kcn.

i have alot of little pimples on my forhead, high checks, and chin. not to
mention some full ones in other places. What should i do to clear them up.
Any advice would be gratelly appreciated as this is ruining my life. Thanks

Hi ya thanks for contacting me, I think the replies above may be applicable, hope it’s of help, take care. kcn.

Hi

I read in The Independent last week that a doctor at Hammersmith hospital has had success

treating acne vulgaris with blue light (kills bacteria on skin surface) and red light (forget why that's good for you).

Heard anything / can you asssess or give further details?

Thanks

RL

The blue light of 440 nanmetres excites chemicals called porphyrins in the bacterium and kills them. The red light of 660 nanmetres also excites porphyrins and also promotes healing. It can be used in conjunction with antibiotics and retinoids for mild to moderate acne vulgaris. It is another tool in your armoury and not a magic cure all. Women who are sensitive to sunlight need to discuss this with their doctor before buying a unit. They are manufactured by Dermalux for £200 (ouch) telephone no is UK code 0800 072 2122 kcn.

Hi, please add me to your mailing list. Have had bad acne vulgaris, then
developed rosaecea at 40. Mainly treat with diet and skin products and
stressful times and flare-ups use calamine lotion, which is to me a god
send. I cant remember if peanuts in shell are on or off the list? Do
you know? Thanks for the site. It's great.
Cheers Susan

Hi Susan, hope your ok, peanuts don’t affect me know but I’m pretty sure they used to, anyone else? Take care and stay in touch. kcn.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I have been diagnosed with acne vulgaris rosacea for the last 3 years. Doxycycline has been prescribed and used on a near continual basis (a dermatologist has been seen on a private basis for the last 2 years).

The onset of acne vulgaris rosacea coincided exactly with continuous stomach wind (still present) and I am interested if you have any research connection of rosacea with the bacteria helicobacter pylori (several websites have this loose connection).

Many thanks

G.Paisley

Hi it is one of many theories about the cause of rosacea. Run some searches on the MdChoice search engine on our shopping mall page, you will have information overload! kcn.

Good Afternoon:

My name is Jim and I have had rosacea for several years and had little to no
success with any of the prescribed medication from visits to several
dermatologists. I tried Metro-Cream, Tetracycline, etc with no success.

I began my own research and discovered a company called Bass and Boney, Inc.
who manufactures a topical rosacea medication called "rosacea Limited." I
encourage, actually implore, anyone struggling with this problem to visit
their web page at www.rosacea-ltd.com. This is by far the most effective
treatment I have used. I often forget that I have rosacea at all. When I
use it properly, virtually all of my symptoms vanish. The cost of treatment
is very low as you will see when you visit their page.

I am in no way affiliated with this company or it's products, I saw your
page and it's clear that you are sincere in striving to help people affected
by this problem. I wish you much success in that effort. This product
works.

Good Luck!

Now that is uncanny how did you know it’s the afternoon here? (joke) I make no comment on the above email or the website mentioned, which I have just visited except to say I am sceptical. I have found out in life that if something seems too good to be true – it is too good to be true. I think the figure mentioned is $84 mmn! kcn.

Hi,

I am a 16 year old British male living abroad in the Middle East. I am fair
skinned with blonde hair and blue eyes. About 2 and half years ago as
puberty started kicking in at the age of 13 a certain redness started
appearing around the sides of my nose. At the time i passed it off as just
being acne vulgaris and a result of my age. For the following 2 years this redness
gradually got worse and worse spreading all across my nose to the point
where it was unbearable and i was starting to suffer from severe depression.
I found it hard to look even my closest friends in the eye for fear of
them being disgusted at what they saw because that is exactly what i felt
and still feel every time i look in the mirror. As the redness got worse so
a few of the mentioned symptoms of rosacea began to appear. Facial pores
enlarged and became more prominant, spots appeared and didn't go away for a
long time and when they eventually did they left lumps and also my normal
spots that came and went left somewhat noticale scars which look terrible in
sunlight. The redness however is still only evident on my nose and there is
none of the mentioned redness on my forehead, cheeks, or chin. There are
however a number of spots along my jawline and my chin. I suspect, however,
that these are just caused by my adolescent age. I do not know how i came
about to get this problem because there is no past history of it in my
immediate family. I don't consume large amounts of caffeine or alcohol, i
stay away from spicy food and i don't flush very much. However as you may
have guessed i am in a somewhat hot and humid environment so could that have
had anything to with it?

Anyway 6 months ago i went to see my GP about it and she prescribed a 2 week
course of anti-biotic cream and tablets but she referred my to a
dermatologist. After the 2 weeks there was a slight improvement but this
could have been the variation in the redness which occassionaly occurs. So
since seeing the GP i have been visiting the dermatologist who each month
prescribed me a new cream due to the lack of previous success. Here is a
list of the creams Dalacin T solution, Benoxyl 5 cream, Sulphur 3% calamine
ointment, Skinoren, Isotrex and a long term course of the antibiotic tablets
vibramycin. 6 months on here i am and there is absolutely no change
whatsoever. The worst thing is that every time i went to see this doctor he
had the nack of being able to make me feel that this time it was really
going to work. So time after time it failed and this keeps leaving me in a
deeper state of depression. On my last visit to him he said that if this
cream doesn't work then he was going to prescribe the more powerful acutane
which could have some serious side effects. Before taking this step i
decided to get a second opinion form another dermatologist. This is the man
that said i had acne vulgaris rosacea. My previous dermatologist kept saying that i
had normal teenage acne vulgaris but it was clearly evident to me that it was nothing
normal because i was the only one in my school who had the problem. So as i
was saying i sought the second opinion and consequently he has set me on a 3
month course of Dalacin T Topical Lotion, which i have to apply 3 times a
day, and 50 mg Mincocin tablets which i take once a day. I have been on
this course for about a week now and the doctor said not to expect any
results for about 6 weeks. He also said to use non-oily, sweatproof, SPF45
sun block on my nose.

So basically i am e-mailing you to see if you agree with this course of
action as i have just discovered your site. Or is this just another vain
attempt. So far i have been to see two dermatologist and they seem to have
different opinions but the latest on seems very confident that it will clear
up within 3 months on my current course of medication. Also i would like to
know if my symptoms actually point towards rosocea because i realize that i
do not have all the associated symptoms, but is this an early stage of the
problem? Do you have any other advice for me? It would be greatly
appreciated.

Yours Hopefully,
James

Hi James Dalcin is a brand name of a medicine that contains the antibiotic Clindamycin. No attempt that you or your doctors make at treatment should be seen as vain. Those of us who have controlled our skin conditions understand exactly how you feel and how your skin affects you. We have been through the same trials and tribulations, with ups and downs, successes and failures, joy and depression throughout our battle with rosacea and acne vulgaris, and that is what it is about, it is a battle. You have to be as brave and determined and courageous as any soldier on the battlefield or any sportsman on the playing field, or anyone else that you admire. In our society we are programmed to admire the successful, the beautiful, the heroic but they have it easy. I admire you, James because you have shown the guts, the determination and courage to keep going for treatment when you are knocked back by disappointment after disappointment, you are heroic in your own battle, those around you may not understand, but I do, your success will come and always remember it’s what is inside you that counts. Persevere with your Dermatologists treatments. kcn.

Hi,

I am a full time track athlete who suffers from bad acne vulgaris. I am 21 and the
acne vulgaris has only really got bad in the last 2 years. the problm is especailly
bad on my back and chest. I ahve picked at these spots and i am very
worried that this will course perminent scarring.

I really want to sort this problem out once and for all as my life is being
made a misery because of the acne vulgaris. Please can you get back to me with
advise on what i should and the products i need to start to use

thankyou

Matt

Hey Matt thanks for writing. You should see a properly qualified Doctor who can assess your condition and prescribe treatments. Have a look at the pages on this website, it should hopefully lead to an informed consultation. Good luck. kcn.

 

my fingers peel!!! Help me

So do mine occasionally, due to a fungal infection like athletes foot, Daktarin usually works for me, ask your Doctor about it. kcn.

Well,

I'm writing for some information. I've just been diagnosed with the big R. I read your net page and it

sounds as if everything sets this off to some degree. I'm 38 and I've never really had any skin problems.

I had a boipsy done and I told the Doctor that my wife has rosacea and it's not contagious and that I couldn't

possibly have it. I was so very wrong! Does sweat, heavy sweat as in a humid, hot job cause it to spread?

I had a small splotch on the left side of my forehead and it has spread to the entire area of the forehead and

down my nose (just between the eyes and on the side bottom of the nostril).

I'm taking antibiotics and metrolotion. Whatever info you might send would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you

Dan and Laura

Hi I found when I had my worst flare ups in the past that heavy sweating did aggravate the condition. I sometimes have to use a steamer to get wall paper off in my decorating business which sets my rosacea off, but what can you do? Oops your asking me aren’t you? Have a look at some of the past replies to emails they should be of help. Try and control your rosacea with medication and avoiding all the trigger factors you can, changing your job is a last resort. It takes time to control rosacea so don’t make hurried decisions you might regret. And please don’t call me Well (joke). kcn.

Please advise where the new red/blue light boxes can be purchased from.

Information above kcn.

To whom it may concern:

A coworker of mine here in Saudi Arabia has a skin condition for which his
company (CCC) doctor prescribed Rosex Cream. I do not know if the man has
rosacea or not, but I wouldn't be surprised. When inquiring at the pharmacy,
the pharmacist said he never heard of Rosex Cream. The Arabian sun plays
hell with the skin on his nose- his main complaint. I do not know if the
patient cannot wear block or if he does wear a block. Where can I find the
stuff called Rosex Cream?

Bob

Hiya Bob thank you for your concern for your workmate. Rosex contains the antibiotic metronidazole which is usually prescribed for rosacea. If the pharmacist does not have the rosex brand ask him for metrocream, it has basically the same ingredients and is made by the same company – or there are many other brands of metronidazole gels and creams – the Doctor may have to write another prescription. Tell your co-worker to use a non-oily high factor sunblock would you politely tell the pharmacist from me to get his/her finger out and do their job! kcn.

I have what you referred to as conjunctivitis (foriegn body sensation) in my
right eye. The optomologist said allergies (he found bumps on my eyelid) but
other than that my eyes were fine (besides myopia). I have noticed a
decrease in my nearsightedness in my right eye at times and blurriness when I
awake. I have had skin redness on my nose and cheeks for several years. I
wanted to know if there are any serious effects that can be caused by letting
it be. Also, is this a lifelong condition? I am only 17.
thank you for your time
colin

Hiya Colin thanks for writing. You must see a Doctor and explain to him/her you think your eye problems may be related to rosacea (if you have it) preferably you will be referred to a dermatologist. If left untreated inflammatory eye damage due to rosacea can be serious, the good news is there are treatments to control it ask your Doctor about tetracycline antibiotics. Is it life long? Well some people experience spontaneous remission, others like me learn to control it, for others it can be more of a problem. But remember new treatments come out all the time and with the progress now being made in medicine I believe the future is promising. Let me know how you get on at your Doctors won’t you. kcn.

I have rosacea that is kicked off by all the usual things (stress, alcohol etc). I suffer quite badly on
my face and it is something that worries me all the time. Last week I read about a new herbal drink called
Kombucha which is apparently all the rage with some folks in London. Apparently everyone is going mad
over it for its cleansing qualities for the body and skin.
Now, I normally treat these things with a sceptical eye but I went and bought three bottles and drank a
bottle per day. The difference is amazing – within 3-4 days my skin has cleared - and its Monday today
and I've just spent the whole weekend drinking excessively (you've got to cut loose now and again),hehe kcn.
ontop of meeting the girlfriends parents for the first time (stress).ouch. kcn
Now, obviously I've only been trying this for a few days but my skin is the best it has looked for years.
I feel like one of those people on the paid adverts, but I really am impressed.
The blurb on the bottle says that it is contains "natural compounds producing a cleansing effect on
the whole body".... blah blah blah and "yeasts that promote clear skin". It also has loads of stuff about
clearing out your digestive system etc etc.
Just to state : I'm not connected with this drink in any way at all, but I'm very very impressed so far
with what its done. So much so, I'm off to get some more today.
I live in London and the only place I know so far that sells it is Selfridges (in the Food Hall section).
Its 3.50 per litre. Its a slightly fizzy, slightly sour tasting drink (not unpleasant). The ingredients
are herbal tea infusion, sucrose, carbonic acid, yeast cultures and lactobacilli (whatever that is).
The company that makes it is called Stock Vital and the phone number on the bottle is +43 662 88 11 11

Hope this info helps. I'll get back to you again later this week and let you know if I've returned to
looking like a sunburned unhealthy chap or a clear skinned adonis (well, maybe not).

Regards

Paul

 

Hi Paul thank you for your information. Lactobacilli is a helpful bacteria which can aid digestion (so they say) it is available at health food shops. I would say beware of some of these things if they are expensive. If you feel you may benefit from nutritional supplements (I do) try your local health food shop or mail order over the internet. But every ones physiology varies something that works for one may not work for the next person. I wish you every success Paul let me know how you get on. By the way what age are you it seems the medical professions view that if your not between 30 and 50 you don’t have rosacea is a load of #~%&** kcn.

Hi,
I am 23, and have suffured with what I assume is rosacea (hot flushes/burning,

red and pimpled skin, blemishes) for 4 years. I have not yet seeked help

from my doctor. I am so grateful to find your site, I feel a little optimistic now.
At 17 I had mild acne vulgaris and applied Benzoyl peroxide 5% (10% for a short while)

to my skin morning and night. I had very little knowledge of skin care and this

product was advertised so much in teen magazines, I didnt quite realise how

strong it was. I was not moisturising either. It cleared my skin completely,

I was blemish free, but my skin became, slowly, but increasingly more red.

Some 18 months using this cream I took a trip to Spain for 3 weeks, used

the cream, no moisturiser, washed with harsh soaps and didnt use a sun block.

As my tan faded it left what I can only describe as rosacea.
I think this caused my rosacea, do you think its likely? There

is no history of rosacea in my family, in fact all my family have

very good skin which makes it all so worst for me.
Thanks
James

 

Hi ya James. No nothing you have done has caused your rosacea. You probably had both acne vulgaris and rosacea and the harsh soaps the sun etc. have simple caused a flare up. Read the replies above they apply to you also then go and see your Doctor and get medication to start your battle, never give up - with guts and determination you will win. Write again soon. kcn.

 

Dear kcn,
I think I have a pretty rough case of rosacea, and I'm only 20. I've
been going to a dermatologist since high school, but nothing the doctors
prescribe seems to help. They keep telling me it is acne vulgaris or sebhorric
dermatitis or something like that. I've tried numerous pills, creams, and
lotions, and although I have very minimal acne vulgaris and/or zits, I still have
INTENSE redness in my face. Based on the characteristics of rosacea, I feel
this is what I have. For example, my nose is always bright red. We're
talking REALLY red, like ALL the time. It's about 3 or 4 shades darker than
the rest of my face and is very noticeable. And I blush very easily, my
cheeks "flush" and feel extremely hot and once I start blushing, it's almost
impossible to stop. What kinds of prescription drugs, creams, lotions, etc.
would you recommend? I would really like to get this condition under
control. Aside from the red nose and blushing, I'm a fairly decent looking
guy, but this situation has really hurt my self confidence when talking to
girls. There's been many times I've been talking with a girl and she will
just bluntly say, "Why is your face so red?" or "What's wrong with your nose,
are you sunburned?" or something like that, I'm sure you get the idea.
Needless to say, the ol' self esteem drops way down when they say something
like that. Please write back soon, I could use all the help I can get.
Thanks a lot!
-Phil

Hi ya Phil. When I was at school I really fancied this girl right, she was gorgeous, I mean hubba hubba, - hang on I’m just going for a cold shower – right back again, anyway after a bit of time she invited me round to her posh house to listen to some records in her bedroom, so I go upstairs not believing this beautiful girl would have anything to do with me, and then I hear her mum downstairs asking her what she saw in me because I was all spotty, well I was so embarrassed I left. This kind of bigotry I have come across many times in my life and to be honest is not something I will ever get over. Why is it that in the UK where we are so politically correct and rightly so, as to not make derogatory remarks about those afflicted by other illnesses it is still acceptable to talk about spotty youths and all the rest. It drives me mad. Anyway Phil have a look at the other replies they apply to you to mate and they should help. You will stay in touch won’t you? kcn..