Guest guest Posted November 6, 2000 Report Share Posted November 6, 2000 i recently have been told that i have rosacea. at the dr's office i was given a very limited choice as to treatment...a two month stint of very strong antibiotics:(. this doesn't seem like a cure but a temp. fix which in my opinion will only lead to stronger antibiotics. my question to you is there anyone on this list using alternative methods???? any help would greatly help. i'm greatly opposed to taking the antibiotics for many reasons....thanks again,michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2000 Report Share Posted November 6, 2000 Hi, We have a list of cleansers, moisturizers, topicals, and other assorted items which people use to control their rosacea. Here's the url for it -- http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html It sounds like your derm gave you standard treatment for rosacea -- oral antibiotics. (The other part of the treatment is a topical antibiotic - usually Metrogel, Metrolotion, and Metrocream -- or Noritate. You didn't mention if the doc gave you this too.) I was given standard treatment when I was newly diagnosed too. I was given oral tetracyline and erythromycin. Neither of those worked so I was given a really strong oral antibiotic called Bactrim. That seemed to work, and I took it for about three months. I haven't taken any antibiotics since and that was about 7 years ago. However, I was new to the whole understanding of what could trigger rosacea flares. I didn't know what they were at the time so I kept doing them. (Mine are getting overheated and eating foods with a high content of histamine in them.) I wonder if I would have needed the antibiotics if I had pinpointed my triggers first? It's hard to say. I've heard it said it's best to clear your face with the oral pills first and then you're better prepared to discover your triggers once you clear up and stop taking them. It does take time to discover your triggers and discover what cleansing/moisturizing routines don't irritate and actually soothe your skin. You might try to do that first and use antibiotics as a last resort if it's too difficult. At least you have the highlight information at your disposal to try. I've found that I've gotten my rosacea about 90% under control avoiding my triggers, taking specific supplements and using facial products that help my skin. Good luck! Matija > i recently have been told that i have rosacea. at the dr's office i > was given a very limited choice as to treatment...a two month stint > of very strong antibiotics:(. this doesn't seem like a cure but a > temp. fix which in my opinion will only lead to stronger antibiotics. > my question to you is there anyone on this list using alternative > methods???? any help would greatly help. i'm greatly opposed to > taking the antibiotics for many reasons....thanks again,michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2000 Report Share Posted November 6, 2000 Hi, We have a list of cleansers, moisturizers, topicals, and other assorted items which people use to control their rosacea. Here's the url for it -- http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html It sounds like your derm gave you standard treatment for rosacea -- oral antibiotics. (The other part of the treatment is a topical antibiotic - usually Metrogel, Metrolotion, and Metrocream -- or Noritate. You didn't mention if the doc gave you this too.) I was given standard treatment when I was newly diagnosed too. I was given oral tetracyline and erythromycin. Neither of those worked so I was given a really strong oral antibiotic called Bactrim. That seemed to work, and I took it for about three months. I haven't taken any antibiotics since and that was about 7 years ago. However, I was new to the whole understanding of what could trigger rosacea flares. I didn't know what they were at the time so I kept doing them. (Mine are getting overheated and eating foods with a high content of histamine in them.) I wonder if I would have needed the antibiotics if I had pinpointed my triggers first? It's hard to say. I've heard it said it's best to clear your face with the oral pills first and then you're better prepared to discover your triggers once you clear up and stop taking them. It does take time to discover your triggers and discover what cleansing/moisturizing routines don't irritate and actually soothe your skin. You might try to do that first and use antibiotics as a last resort if it's too difficult. At least you have the highlight information at your disposal to try. I've found that I've gotten my rosacea about 90% under control avoiding my triggers, taking specific supplements and using facial products that help my skin. Good luck! Matija > i recently have been told that i have rosacea. at the dr's office i > was given a very limited choice as to treatment...a two month stint > of very strong antibiotics:(. this doesn't seem like a cure but a > temp. fix which in my opinion will only lead to stronger antibiotics. > my question to you is there anyone on this list using alternative > methods???? any help would greatly help. i'm greatly opposed to > taking the antibiotics for many reasons....thanks again,michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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