Re: Klaron instead of Noritate?

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A dermatologist not familiar with minocyline??? Sounds like he's

giving you the run around. Are you in an HMO, by any chance??

These topical antibiotics aren't really useful for much more than

maintenance, after clearing, if that. You should have been on either

doxy or minocyline from the outset, full dose, 200 mg per day.

Then the creams would have had a shot at maintaining the remission.

But if you have any more than a mild mild mild case or rosacea, good

luck seeing any great improvement with noritate or klaron or both

applied in the proper order while saying a prayer to the god of

angiogenesis to spare you from suffering.

I don't really subscribe to the antihistamine theory, I'd put my

money on either minocyline, zithromax, or accutane.

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> Hi All--perhaps someone can help me. Went to my derm

> today and he gave me Klaron for the bumps/papules.

> When I asked how to apply it--before or after

> Noritate--he said to discontinue to Noritate. I was

> confused! I said, but I thought I would be using this

> cream " forever. " Quoting his words back in Dec. when

> I was diagnosed with cea. He said he didn't think

> it was helping me and to discontinue it. For some

> background - I started with Metrocream in Dec., and

> changed to Noritate in Jan. because that's when I

> started to break out more. Then in February, I

> started tetracycline. Is anyone out there using

> Klaron (with or without using Noritate)? My big fear

> is in 2 months I'll go back and he'll put me back on

> Noritate and I'll have to start all over

> again.....Today My derm. also gave me an RX for

> Doxycycline instead of the tetracyline.

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> My derm. was not familiar with the other oral

> antibiotics Dr. Nase mentions, or using antihistimines

> to treat flushing for rosacea. In fact we was very

> surprised by the thickness of Dr. Nase's book! He's a

> nice guy, but getting close to retirement--perhaps

> it's time to find a new derm. Confused as ever here

> in NY. Anyone with experience with Karon or

> Doxycycline or stopping Noritate -- please educate me!

> Many thanks! Michele

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