Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 I think its pretty absurd to be on psyshiatric medications for a treatable skin condition. The answer to the problem lies in fixing the fixable skin. Did you try accutane 10 mg qod? > Anyone had any experience with wellbutrin SR? Any Side effects? How did it effect your rosacea? My Dr. wants to put me on it for the anxiety and deppression caused by this skin condition and I am a little bit leary...I had never heard of it before. Please let me know your thoughts and if you think it is OK to take. > Thanks for the help! > > ------------------------------------------------ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- > I think its pretty absurd to be on psyshiatric medications for a > treatable skin condition. The answer to the problem lies in fixing > the fixable skin. Did you try accutane 10 mg qod? Well, I would disagree with you here. Anxiety and depression will affect the quality of sleep, and will also result in a much higher stress level. Both stress and lack of sleep will be reflected in the condition of your skin, so one might counter-argue (nice word, eh?) that one hand you are on meds (Accutane) while on the other hand you keep feeding the problem by the anxiety and depression. I cannot speak on behalf of anyone else except myself, and I can say that depression robbed me of many hours of sleep. I would typically wake up around 3 am, toss for an hour, then, completely awake I would read for another hour until I felt sleepy again. I would then fall asleep only to get up at the regular time feeling like a zombie. It was hard to go through the day, I was always feeling tired and sleepy. Again, I don't know what are 's symptoms, but in general it makes sense to me. Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 > Anyone had any experience with wellbutrin SR? Any Side effects? How did it effect your rosacea? My Dr. wants to put me on it for the anxiety and deppression caused by this skin condition and I am a little bit leary...I had never heard of it before. Please let me know your thoughts and if you think it is OK to take. > Thanks for the help! LynnLee222, Wellbutrin (bupropion) is a well-known anti-depressant that has its own pharmacokinetics and mechanisms, distinct from SSRIs, MAOIs, or tri-cyclic antidepressants. Many people have heard of Zyban, a low dose version of buproprion used as an aid in stopping smoking. The SR stands for sustained release, which means it only needs to be taken once a day. No one can tell you if it's OK, that's something you need to discuss candidly with your doctor. I don't see an obvious problem prescribing Wellbutrin for a patient with rosacea. Hope that helps. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 > Anyone had any experience with wellbutrin SR? Any Side effects? How did it effect your rosacea? My Dr. wants to put me on it for the anxiety and deppression caused by this skin condition and I am a little bit leary...I had never heard of it before. Please let me know your thoughts and if you think it is OK to take. > Thanks for the help! LynnLee222, Wellbutrin (bupropion) is a well-known anti-depressant that has its own pharmacokinetics and mechanisms, distinct from SSRIs, MAOIs, or tri-cyclic antidepressants. Many people have heard of Zyban, a low dose version of buproprion used as an aid in stopping smoking. The SR stands for sustained release, which means it only needs to be taken once a day. No one can tell you if it's OK, that's something you need to discuss candidly with your doctor. I don't see an obvious problem prescribing Wellbutrin for a patient with rosacea. Hope that helps. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 No cracked rib, Alena. How about a burst pustule? A depressed person can be overly sensitive to or obsess over their rosacea, but treating -- even curing! -- the rosacea will not treat the depression. As you correctly stated, depression is a neurochemical imbalance (which chemicals and mechanisms are involved differ, which is why different medications help different people). Everyone gets frustrated and upset with physical imperfections -- a new pimple, gaining a few pounds, a bad hair day. That's not depression. Also not depression is a realistic sadness over a demonstrable physical limitation. But after a self-limited " mourning " the loss of health is accepted in its proper light, and life goes on. One possible guideline to distinguish a pathologic psychological response to anything, including chronic skin conditions: does it interfere with your work/school, with your social life, with the overall enjoyment of your life? It may interfere with a rare day at work, or a rare date, or cause a miserable day -- that happens to everyone with real physical impairments. But the coping mechanism used by a non-depressed person with rosacea is to do all within reason to properly manage their skin, but not to let their skin management or appearance unduly interfere with their life, or risk their health over some pimples or some redness. A depressed person is not capable of understanding that approach, it feels like giving up, or too complicated or involving too much energy, or too embarrassing or humiliating, etc. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > I think its pretty absurd to be on psyshiatric medications for a > > treatable skin condition. The answer to the problem lies in fixing > > the fixable skin. Did you try accutane 10 mg qod? > > There was one more thing that I wanted to mention. You are saying > " psychiatric medication " and it sounds to me as if it was something to be > ashamed of. (I do not know if that's what you meant - email communication > can be misleading, so I apologize if it is only my impression). Depression, > however, is a disease just like any other and is actually caused by a > chemical imbalance in the brain. (I believe the neuropath is damaged > somewhere so that serotonin does not travel where it should but I can see > Marjorie cracking a rib at this explanation so let's just stay with the > chemical imbalance!). :-) So it is a condition that should needs to be > treated, just like rosacea, or a broken leg. Just my two cents. > > Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 No cracked rib, Alena. How about a burst pustule? A depressed person can be overly sensitive to or obsess over their rosacea, but treating -- even curing! -- the rosacea will not treat the depression. As you correctly stated, depression is a neurochemical imbalance (which chemicals and mechanisms are involved differ, which is why different medications help different people). Everyone gets frustrated and upset with physical imperfections -- a new pimple, gaining a few pounds, a bad hair day. That's not depression. Also not depression is a realistic sadness over a demonstrable physical limitation. But after a self-limited " mourning " the loss of health is accepted in its proper light, and life goes on. One possible guideline to distinguish a pathologic psychological response to anything, including chronic skin conditions: does it interfere with your work/school, with your social life, with the overall enjoyment of your life? It may interfere with a rare day at work, or a rare date, or cause a miserable day -- that happens to everyone with real physical impairments. But the coping mechanism used by a non-depressed person with rosacea is to do all within reason to properly manage their skin, but not to let their skin management or appearance unduly interfere with their life, or risk their health over some pimples or some redness. A depressed person is not capable of understanding that approach, it feels like giving up, or too complicated or involving too much energy, or too embarrassing or humiliating, etc. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > I think its pretty absurd to be on psyshiatric medications for a > > treatable skin condition. The answer to the problem lies in fixing > > the fixable skin. Did you try accutane 10 mg qod? > > There was one more thing that I wanted to mention. You are saying > " psychiatric medication " and it sounds to me as if it was something to be > ashamed of. (I do not know if that's what you meant - email communication > can be misleading, so I apologize if it is only my impression). Depression, > however, is a disease just like any other and is actually caused by a > chemical imbalance in the brain. (I believe the neuropath is damaged > somewhere so that serotonin does not travel where it should but I can see > Marjorie cracking a rib at this explanation so let's just stay with the > chemical imbalance!). :-) So it is a condition that should needs to be > treated, just like rosacea, or a broken leg. Just my two cents. > > Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2002 Report Share Posted April 30, 2002 No cracked rib, Alena. How about a burst pustule? A depressed person can be overly sensitive to or obsess over their rosacea, but treating -- even curing! -- the rosacea will not treat the depression. As you correctly stated, depression is a neurochemical imbalance (which chemicals and mechanisms are involved differ, which is why different medications help different people). Everyone gets frustrated and upset with physical imperfections -- a new pimple, gaining a few pounds, a bad hair day. That's not depression. Also not depression is a realistic sadness over a demonstrable physical limitation. But after a self-limited " mourning " the loss of health is accepted in its proper light, and life goes on. One possible guideline to distinguish a pathologic psychological response to anything, including chronic skin conditions: does it interfere with your work/school, with your social life, with the overall enjoyment of your life? It may interfere with a rare day at work, or a rare date, or cause a miserable day -- that happens to everyone with real physical impairments. But the coping mechanism used by a non-depressed person with rosacea is to do all within reason to properly manage their skin, but not to let their skin management or appearance unduly interfere with their life, or risk their health over some pimples or some redness. A depressed person is not capable of understanding that approach, it feels like giving up, or too complicated or involving too much energy, or too embarrassing or humiliating, etc. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > I think its pretty absurd to be on psyshiatric medications for a > > treatable skin condition. The answer to the problem lies in fixing > > the fixable skin. Did you try accutane 10 mg qod? > > There was one more thing that I wanted to mention. You are saying > " psychiatric medication " and it sounds to me as if it was something to be > ashamed of. (I do not know if that's what you meant - email communication > can be misleading, so I apologize if it is only my impression). Depression, > however, is a disease just like any other and is actually caused by a > chemical imbalance in the brain. (I believe the neuropath is damaged > somewhere so that serotonin does not travel where it should but I can see > Marjorie cracking a rib at this explanation so let's just stay with the > chemical imbalance!). :-) So it is a condition that should needs to be > treated, just like rosacea, or a broken leg. Just my two cents. > > Alena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2002 Report Share Posted May 1, 2002 Good point. Though I would still advocate a trial of the 5mg/d accutane for 2 months + minocin 100 mg bid to see if the depression abates due to the rapid skin improvement. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: " doubleoh7_mi6 " > > > I think its pretty absurd to be on psyshiatric medications for a > > treatable skin condition. The answer to the problem lies in fixing > > the fixable skin. Did you try accutane 10 mg qod? > > Well, I would disagree with you here. Anxiety and depression will affect the > quality of sleep, and will also result in a much higher stress level. Both > stress and lack of sleep will be reflected in the condition of your skin, so > one might counter-argue (nice word, eh?) that one hand you are on meds > (Accutane) while on the other hand you keep feeding the problem by the > anxiety and depression. I cannot speak on behalf of anyone else except > myself, and I can say that depression robbed me of many hours of sleep. I > would typically wake up around 3 am, toss for an hour, then, completely > awake I would read for another hour until I felt sleepy again. I would then > fall asleep only to get up at the regular time feeling like a zombie. It was > hard to go through the day, I was always feeling tired and sleepy. > Again, I don't know what are 's symptoms, but in general it makes > sense to me. > > Alena > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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