Re: The hypochondriacs are feeding off each other

January 24, 2002

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I didn't find your post offensive, and it did make me

laugh. But I think you were missing my point. MY

personal case of rosacea (signed, sealed, and

diagnosed by my derm) appeared as a result of a food

allergy. Once I got the allergy under control (which

has a fixed and measurable response that I was

outlining to someone who asked...), my skin improved

to the point of 95% perfect.

I do think rosacea is a recognized thing, although no

one seems to agree on what that thing is, especially

not derms.

I am absolutely convinced many, many people on this

site have allergies and have been misdiagnosed -- as I

was.

Many of them email me directly and describe symptoms

ranging from mild allergies to severe allergic

reactions. Some of them tell me things they don't post

here -- strange diets, letting their pets sleep in

their beds, etc. that could certainly cause an

allergic response that would reflect on their faces.

Please don't treat people who are willing to take

alternative routes to healing seriously -- like

dietary controls. It really doesn't seem that silly in

the face of accutane, a lifetime of antibiotics, and

letting people laser our faces for hundreds of

dollars!

Believe me, after years of great health, I though I

must be crazy when all of these weird symptoms showed

up at once. After being prescribed 5 drugs in a month,

imagine how relieved I was to realize that all I had

to do was change what I ate...

(Now I'll get 20 emails from people wanting to know

WHAT five drugs, if they worked, and if I know where

to buy them on the internet without a prescription!

)

Suzi

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January 25, 2002

In some respects I agree with you but I also realize that the medical

community does not know a very much about rosacea it's causes and especially

it's cure. There is so much misinformation out there. Monday's newspaper

the front page of the Health & Fitness section had an article about rosacea.

3 great photo's of faces and then 3 photo's of Metro-whatever (lotion,

cream, gel). Bottom line of article - catch it early, treat with

antibiotics and metrowhatever and don't do spicy, alcohol and etc and you'll

not have any more trouble. Maybe one day someone will catch the elusive

thread from a " hypochondriac " and figure out the cause and that will lead to

a cure. Right now my face isn't too bad if it would stay this way I'd be

happy but in the course of the last 20 years I've had time when I would have

grasped any cure. My biggest question for people who have discovered their

" cause " is how long did the " cure " last I've done nothing different and had

my face get better and worse for no reason and stay that way for a goodly

period of time.

Sorry to be so long winded.

The hypochondriacs are feeding off each other

> Ok my first controversial post!

> When reading through some of the postings here, I can't help

> sometimes but chuckle at the bizarre things some people say they're

> suffering from.

> I suffer from seb derm and have done for about 10 years now. I'm very

> realistic about this condition, I believe it's probably

> constitutional by nature and therefore I have to accept it. I

> understand the symptoms and what tends to help and what doesn't.

>

> However some of the symptoms some folks describe here are almost

> laughable and almost certainly nothing to do with seb derm or

> rosacea...left running nostril, weak limbs, itchy little finger,

> pimple on the right buttock...the list of meaningless things gets

> longer...lol

>

> What happens is that one hypochrondriac encourages the other, until

> they're both convinced the itchy nose they suffer, after eating a

> certain type of lesser spotted beansprout is a food allergy.

>

> I'm sorry I just don't buy it. cea and seb derm are two widely

> known and recognised conditions, the symptoms are pretty much

> accepted and universally experienced. However some of the downright

> weird complaints on this message board are frankly ridiculous, any

> doctor will probably tell you that. However no point in quoting

> doctors, as most hypochondriacs disbelieve everything they say!

>

> So my point is this...lighten up! recognise what is obviously related

> to seb derm and rosacea, and what is just a figment of your over

> fertile imagination. I don't direct this to people who have just

> discovered they have these conditions , but to those years old

> sufferers, who should know better.

>

> Ok I suppose I can expect the hate mail anytime now...lol I'm not

> trying to offend, just to make people catch a grip of themselves. I

> hate seb derm, the bane of my life, but I don't give it any respect

> and I try to worry about it as little as possible..try it ..it helps!

>

> good luck everyone

>

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January 25, 2002