Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 i too just found out about having rosacea. i have had " bad " skin most of my life, eczema as a baby, bouts of empitigo, terrible acne since my teens, followed by dandruff and dermatitis. now that i'm 32 i thought all these years of having a pinkish complexion and flushing at most anything (after being told by a dermatologist) that is was just dermatitis and acne, and i piled on cortisone creams and all kinds of junk to reduce the redness. so after getting tired of little results, i went back to the doctor (actually she was a physician's assistant) and she knew immediately what it was. i never thought i would have rosacea, seemed like a problem for older folks. thank goodness she made the diagnosis for i had been doing all the wrong things to overcome my bad skin. anyway i was prescribed 500mg tetracycline 2x per day and have been on it since tuesday. i have been glued to the internet since i found out about this learning as much about it as i can. it seems that different people have different successes with all kinds of products/methods. i just ordered linda sy's zinko, as i have heard good things about it. i also just bought neutrogena extra gentle facial cleanser and follow that with lubriderm cream, sparingly. i'll try this routine for a few weeks and see how it goes. good luck to you all and if you find out anything good - please post it!! thanks for everyone's input. tj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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