photoderm flares and antibiotics

[Guest guest]

A doctor I consulted with regarding photoderm provided me with a list of

medications that cause photosensitivity and treatment with Intense Pulse

Light Laser is contraindicated during their use. Under ANTIMICROBIALS the

following meds were listed:

Ciprafloxacin

Clofazimine

Dapsone

Demecloycline

Doxycycline

Enoxacine

Flucytosine

Griseafulvin

Lomeflaxacin

Minocycline

Nalidixic Acid

Narfloxacin

Ofloxacin

Oxytetracycline

Pyrazinamide

Sulfonaides

Tetracycline

* In Dr. Nase's book he indicated that Minocycline usually does not cause

photosensitization.

When I began treatment (with another doctor who seemed to have more

experience treating rosacea) I opted not to be on any antibiotics just to be

on the safe side. Following treatments I experienced flares: transient

redness and swelling and a mild rash that persists. At this point I am

slightly redder than pre treatment. If the rash doesn't clear soon I will

reassess whether I should proceed. It just doesn't make sense to go through

numerous treatments to see little or no improvements as some people in this

group have reported.

RE: burning ears while sleeping - I do not experience burning ears, however,

I cannot put direct pressure on my face while sleeping or I will flare. I

sleep on my back or with my face hanging off the side of my pillow. I know

this sounds crazy but I've been doing this for years. I have to or my face

will be really painful the next day.

Here are a few other things that have worked for me:

Meds - the only one that has given me any results and I've pretty well tried

everything is the antihistamine Chlor-Tripolon extra strength

(chlorpheniramine maleate) not the nondrowsy formula. It calms my system

down, reduces redness and I rarely flare while I'm on it.

Also I find that if I sleep in a room that is as cool as possible then I'm

not flared when I wake up and it's easier to keep my face calm the rest of

the day. The key is that the room I am sleeping in has to be much cooler than

the room I was in before going to bed.

So far these techniques have helped me more than laser. But it's still early

in the treatment and we are just doing small areas of my face at a time to

help reduce flares. However I told myself that I probably would not proceed

if the treatments seemed to be making my condition worse, and or, if I

didn't see any improvements after three full face procedures. From what I can

tell from the posts, the people who get the best results notice an

improvement after one or two treatments and don't experience a lot of flares.

I could be wrong on this - any comments from the group?

[Guest guest]

I also found that sleeping with my face on my husband's chest or burying it

in-between his back and a pillow, both things will cause facial

irritation --- emotionally, to me, that's a tough one because affection

while sleeping can make you awake with such a sweet smile in the morning.

Sometimes, I just say to hell with it and fall asleep on his chest

anyways... sometimes, the touch of another is more important than how you

might look the next day.

photoderm flares and antibiotics

> RE: burning ears while sleeping - I do not experience burning ears,

however,

> I cannot put direct pressure on my face while sleeping or I will flare. I

> sleep on my back or with my face hanging off the side of my pillow. I know

> this sounds crazy but I've been doing this for years. I have to or my face

> will be really painful the next day.

>

> Here are a few other things that have worked for me:

>

> Meds - the only one that has given me any results and I've pretty well

tried

> everything is the antihistamine Chlor-Tripolon extra strength

> (chlorpheniramine maleate) not the nondrowsy formula. It calms my system

> down, reduces redness and I rarely flare while I'm on it.

>

> Also I find that if I sleep in a room that is as cool as possible then I'm

> not flared when I wake up and it's easier to keep my face calm the rest of

> the day. The key is that the room I am sleeping in has to be much cooler

than

> the room I was in before going to bed.

>

> So far these techniques have helped me more than laser. But it's still

early

> in the treatment and we are just doing small areas of my face at a time to

> help reduce flares. However I told myself that I probably would not

proceed

> if the treatments seemed to be making my condition worse, and or, if I

> didn't see any improvements after three full face procedures. From what I

can

> tell from the posts, the people who get the best results notice an

> improvement after one or two treatments and don't experience a lot of

flares.

> I could be wrong on this - any comments from the group?

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I also found that sleeping with my face on my husband's chest or burying it

in-between his back and a pillow, both things will cause facial

irritation --- emotionally, to me, that's a tough one because affection

while sleeping can make you awake with such a sweet smile in the morning.

Sometimes, I just say to hell with it and fall asleep on his chest

anyways... sometimes, the touch of another is more important than how you

might look the next day.

photoderm flares and antibiotics

> RE: burning ears while sleeping - I do not experience burning ears,

however,

> I cannot put direct pressure on my face while sleeping or I will flare. I

> sleep on my back or with my face hanging off the side of my pillow. I know

> this sounds crazy but I've been doing this for years. I have to or my face

> will be really painful the next day.

>

> Here are a few other things that have worked for me:

>

> Meds - the only one that has given me any results and I've pretty well

tried

> everything is the antihistamine Chlor-Tripolon extra strength

> (chlorpheniramine maleate) not the nondrowsy formula. It calms my system

> down, reduces redness and I rarely flare while I'm on it.

>

> Also I find that if I sleep in a room that is as cool as possible then I'm

> not flared when I wake up and it's easier to keep my face calm the rest of

> the day. The key is that the room I am sleeping in has to be much cooler

than

> the room I was in before going to bed.

>

> So far these techniques have helped me more than laser. But it's still

early

> in the treatment and we are just doing small areas of my face at a time to

> help reduce flares. However I told myself that I probably would not

proceed

> if the treatments seemed to be making my condition worse, and or, if I

> didn't see any improvements after three full face procedures. From what I

can

> tell from the posts, the people who get the best results notice an

> improvement after one or two treatments and don't experience a lot of

flares.

> I could be wrong on this - any comments from the group?

>

>

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> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

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[Guest guest]

I also found that sleeping with my face on my husband's chest or burying it

in-between his back and a pillow, both things will cause facial

irritation --- emotionally, to me, that's a tough one because affection

while sleeping can make you awake with such a sweet smile in the morning.

Sometimes, I just say to hell with it and fall asleep on his chest

anyways... sometimes, the touch of another is more important than how you

might look the next day.

photoderm flares and antibiotics

> RE: burning ears while sleeping - I do not experience burning ears,

however,

> I cannot put direct pressure on my face while sleeping or I will flare. I

> sleep on my back or with my face hanging off the side of my pillow. I know

> this sounds crazy but I've been doing this for years. I have to or my face

> will be really painful the next day.

>

> Here are a few other things that have worked for me:

>

> Meds - the only one that has given me any results and I've pretty well

tried

> everything is the antihistamine Chlor-Tripolon extra strength

> (chlorpheniramine maleate) not the nondrowsy formula. It calms my system

> down, reduces redness and I rarely flare while I'm on it.

>

> Also I find that if I sleep in a room that is as cool as possible then I'm

> not flared when I wake up and it's easier to keep my face calm the rest of

> the day. The key is that the room I am sleeping in has to be much cooler

than

> the room I was in before going to bed.

>

> So far these techniques have helped me more than laser. But it's still

early

> in the treatment and we are just doing small areas of my face at a time to

> help reduce flares. However I told myself that I probably would not

proceed

> if the treatments seemed to be making my condition worse, and or, if I

> didn't see any improvements after three full face procedures. From what I

can

> tell from the posts, the people who get the best results notice an

> improvement after one or two treatments and don't experience a lot of

flares.

> I could be wrong on this - any comments from the group?

>

>

> --

> Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group

(http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't

give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the

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>

> See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book.

>

> To leave the list send an email to

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