Re: medication and the sun

[Guest guest]

tj,

Your sunscreen may not have been effective because it was after the use

expiration

date but I think that spf 15 is much too low for rosacea skin and particularly

if

you are taking a drug which causes photosensitivity. I would use at least an

spf

of 30.

a

medication and the sun

>

>i was told that the tetracyline would make me photosensitive, boy did i find

>out the hard way. i have been couped up inside for a week and had to get

>outside for a while so i put on some spf15 sunscreen and was outside for

>maybe 15-20mins in the bright florida sun. about an hour or so later my face

>got so blotchy and red i almost freaked out. then i realized that this too

>shall pass as do most of my bouts with rosacea and acne. i couldn't believe

>that even after i put on the sunblock that i could still have a reaction.

>then i looked at the bottle of sunblock to check out the expiration and lo

>and behold it had expired september of last year. i guess this is what was

>wrong? i was so desperate for the redness to go down this morning that i put

>cortisone cream on half my face to see if it helps. i read the post on aloe

>vera so i'll go out in the yard and cut some for me to use today. has anyone

>had such a bad reaction to the sun while using the tetracycline? i am taking

>500mg 2x per day, and was told to immediately stop using the desonide cream

>and cortisone on my face that i have been using for years before i got this

>diagnosis. thanks for any input, its greatly appreciated.

>

>tj

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

most drug light eruptions are due to long range uva radiation. check

to see if your sunscreen contains a physical sunblock, preferably

zinc oxide, which will block this range. most chemical suncscreens

with the exception of parsol 1789 will not block the required

wavelengths, and even parsol can break down in the presense of light,

so it generally will not work. tno2 and zno are the only sure bets

here, but these can be occlusive and clog pores - not good.

use dr sy's zinco product or vanicream spf 15.

>

> i was told that the tetracyline would make me photosensitive, boy

did i find

> out the hard way. i have been couped up inside for a week and had

to get

> outside for a while so i put on some spf15 sunscreen and was

outside for

> maybe 15-20mins in the bright florida sun. about an hour or so

later my face

> got so blotchy and red i almost freaked out. then i realized that

this too

> shall pass as do most of my bouts with rosacea and acne. i

couldn't believe

> that even after i put on the sunblock that i could still have a

reaction.

> then i looked at the bottle of sunblock to check out the expiration

and lo

> and behold it had expired september of last year. i guess this is

what was

> wrong? i was so desperate for the redness to go down this morning

that i put

> cortisone cream on half my face to see if it helps. i read the

post on aloe

> vera so i'll go out in the yard and cut some for me to use today.

has anyone

> had such a bad reaction to the sun while using the tetracycline? i

am taking

> 500mg 2x per day, and was told to immediately stop using the

desonide cream

> and cortisone on my face that i have been using for years before i

got this

> diagnosis. thanks for any input, its greatly appreciated.

>

> tj

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

most drug light eruptions are due to long range uva radiation. check

to see if your sunscreen contains a physical sunblock, preferably

zinc oxide, which will block this range. most chemical suncscreens

with the exception of parsol 1789 will not block the required

wavelengths, and even parsol can break down in the presense of light,

so it generally will not work. tno2 and zno are the only sure bets

here, but these can be occlusive and clog pores - not good.

use dr sy's zinco product or vanicream spf 15.

>

> i was told that the tetracyline would make me photosensitive, boy

did i find

> out the hard way. i have been couped up inside for a week and had

to get

> outside for a while so i put on some spf15 sunscreen and was

outside for

> maybe 15-20mins in the bright florida sun. about an hour or so

later my face

> got so blotchy and red i almost freaked out. then i realized that

this too

> shall pass as do most of my bouts with rosacea and acne. i

couldn't believe

> that even after i put on the sunblock that i could still have a

reaction.

> then i looked at the bottle of sunblock to check out the expiration

and lo

> and behold it had expired september of last year. i guess this is

what was

> wrong? i was so desperate for the redness to go down this morning

that i put

> cortisone cream on half my face to see if it helps. i read the

post on aloe

> vera so i'll go out in the yard and cut some for me to use today.

has anyone

> had such a bad reaction to the sun while using the tetracycline? i

am taking

> 500mg 2x per day, and was told to immediately stop using the

desonide cream

> and cortisone on my face that i have been using for years before i

got this

> diagnosis. thanks for any input, its greatly appreciated.

>

> tj

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

most drug light eruptions are due to long range uva radiation. check

to see if your sunscreen contains a physical sunblock, preferably

zinc oxide, which will block this range. most chemical suncscreens

with the exception of parsol 1789 will not block the required

wavelengths, and even parsol can break down in the presense of light,

so it generally will not work. tno2 and zno are the only sure bets

here, but these can be occlusive and clog pores - not good.

use dr sy's zinco product or vanicream spf 15.

>

> i was told that the tetracyline would make me photosensitive, boy

did i find

> out the hard way. i have been couped up inside for a week and had

to get

> outside for a while so i put on some spf15 sunscreen and was

outside for

> maybe 15-20mins in the bright florida sun. about an hour or so

later my face

> got so blotchy and red i almost freaked out. then i realized that

this too

> shall pass as do most of my bouts with rosacea and acne. i

couldn't believe

> that even after i put on the sunblock that i could still have a

reaction.

> then i looked at the bottle of sunblock to check out the expiration

and lo

> and behold it had expired september of last year. i guess this is

what was

> wrong? i was so desperate for the redness to go down this morning

that i put

> cortisone cream on half my face to see if it helps. i read the

post on aloe

> vera so i'll go out in the yard and cut some for me to use today.

has anyone

> had such a bad reaction to the sun while using the tetracycline? i

am taking

> 500mg 2x per day, and was told to immediately stop using the

desonide cream

> and cortisone on my face that i have been using for years before i

got this

> diagnosis. thanks for any input, its greatly appreciated.

>

> tj

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I would suggest wearing a broad brimmed hat (with the brim being 4 " )

in the bright sun. Also, keep reapplying a zinc oxide or titanium

dioxide based sunblock every two hours. I've heard that oils on the

skin can cause sunblock minerals to move around on your face leaving

certain areas more exposed than others.

I'm going to South Florida next month to visit inlaws, so your post

reminded me to bring my hat and plenty of ZincO.

Take care,

Matija

> >

> > i was told that the tetracyline would make me photosensitive, boy

> did i find

> > out the hard way. i have been couped up inside for a week and

had

> to get

> > outside for a while so i put on some spf15 sunscreen and was

> outside for

> > maybe 15-20mins in the bright florida sun. about an hour or so

> later my face

> > got so blotchy and red i almost freaked out. then i realized

that

> this too

> > shall pass as do most of my bouts with rosacea and acne. i

> couldn't believe

> > that even after i put on the sunblock that i could still have a

> reaction.

> > then i looked at the bottle of sunblock to check out the

expiration

> and lo

> > and behold it had expired september of last year. i guess this

is

> what was

> > wrong? i was so desperate for the redness to go down this

morning

> that i put

> > cortisone cream on half my face to see if it helps. i read the

> post on aloe

> > vera so i'll go out in the yard and cut some for me to use

today.

> has anyone

> > had such a bad reaction to the sun while using the tetracycline?

i

> am taking

> > 500mg 2x per day, and was told to immediately stop using the

> desonide cream

> > and cortisone on my face that i have been using for years before

i

> got this

> > diagnosis. thanks for any input, its greatly appreciated.

> >

> > tj

> >

> >

> >