Re: for the girls mini pill

April 27, 2002

on 4/27/02 9:38 AM, bidget jones at jonesbridget2002@... wrote:

Hi Bidget,

> My doctor has put me on the mini pill (Microval- progesterone only) saying

> that he any pill containing oestrogen will make my rosacea worse.

Did he test your hormone levels before prescribing progesterone only?

Perhaps you are not low in progesterone to begin with. Also, I have read in

several books (written by doctor's) that rosacea often starts or worsens at

peri/menopause due to declining estrogen levels. So I guess I would

seriously question this guy's statement's.

> Ok well I had pizza last night with garlic dough balls (major trigger) but

> today I am unbelievably swollen. My skin is extremely red and dry and yet

> covered in papules. Si I am not sure if this intense reaction is the food to

> be honest!

Pizza dough is very high in carbohydrate and also includes yeast. I cannot

eat either without a big reaction (redness, bumps....i have not ever had as

severe as you describe though.) It sounds like you already have discovered

the carbohydrate/flare connection but for whatever it's worth, even when my

diet has been low-sugar, low-carb eating pizza would create a problem.

(there are some things I can eat that I seem to be able to " get away with "

for a time....)

> I have been taking ot only for three days and the redness and swelling has

> been pretty extreme. I wonder if I should keep taking it. I know my doctor

> will say I haven't given it time to settle down in my system - has anyone else

> found that this pill has worsened their rosacea?

If it were me I would stop the pills regardless of what the doctor

says...extreme redness, dryness and swelling as a result of a medication is

way to high a price to pay. And I also don't think it sounds " right " that it

is your system getting used to it. Or even if it is " right " , I would

personally still stop the pills because extreme inflammation, etc. is

damaging to the skin and the longer it goes on, the longer you will take to

heal.

Take care,

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