Re: Vascular flushing and antibiotics

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You can stay on minocycline indefinately, especially if it helps your

flushing. By the way, what dose are you taking and are you taking a

brand or generic?

> I recently started suffering from facial flushing and I became very

> depressed because I didn't know what to do to prevent it. It was

> extremely uncomfortable; my face would itch and burn and it felt

like

> I was on fire. I have been reading the posts and many people

believe

> that antibiotics do not help with flushing. Well, I have been

taking

> minocycline for a couple weeks now and my flushing is completely

gone

> and my face looks great. Before the minocycline my face was

> constantly red and now it is completely normal with no signs of

> rosacea at all. I was taking antibiotics prior to this (about a

year

> ago) and had no problems with my rosacea until I stopped taking

> them. The flushing component came on about seven months after

going

> off minocycline. Now that I'm taking it again everything is

> wonderful!! I guess my only concern is, how long should I stay on

> antibiotics? I know someone who has been taking them for years

> without fail. I'm thinking this can't be good but I don't know

what

> else to do. Anyone else on antibiotics long-term?