Re: side effects of drugs/rosacea

May 9, 2002

Bridget, I wouldn't recommend taking medication over those symptoms

until you know what's going on. If there's any risk of an allergic or

hypersensitivity reaction involving the upper airway with potential

swelling, it's too dangerous to proceed.

There are a few things it could be, which I think can be sorted out

with an exam and lab work -- but, you have to have the symptoms at

the time of exam. No matter how well you describe your symptoms,

there are too many overlapping possibilities.

(If you're already done that, what have your physicians told you?)

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

> the problem is if I take any drug, and I mean any ie antiobiotics (

> I guess the only other drug i have taken for a long period of time

> ie more than 2-3 weeks ) I get a really sore throat. It's so

> painful I can hardly swallow.

>

> I thought it was coincidence when I frst too antiobtiotics years

ago, at first they were brilliant then my face got covered in scale

and this sore throat chesty thing came on. I think they muct lower

immuntiy becuse nowadays all antiobiotics due this to me.

>

> As I mentionned though I have recently been taking antihistmaines

and I have the same sore throat and chestiness (although I don't have

the smae facial scaling as I did with antibiotics).

>

> I wonder if just any prescription drugs lower the immuntiy and I am

jus catch throat and chest illness' easily (was going to say

infections but I guess antiobiotics should, in theory prevent an

infection).

>

> This is related to rosacea in case you were wondering. The problem

is all the drugs you have to try for a long period of time and it is

at this point I always give up. I am so determined to beat this edema

but am baffled that I am ill at about exactly the same times I have

been ill when taking completely iferent drugs.

>

> Should I stick at it?

>

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