Re: Re: Protopic/(formerly ASM 981)

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ive been using protopic for 2 months or so now and i agree with what you

have said. i suffered originally with s.d and then got steroid roscacea

after. the protopic seems to be helping me where i picked up steroid

roscacea and is struggling slightly where i got my original s.d. which is

the folds of my nose and chin area.

is anybody in the habit of putting different creams, gels ,ointments,soaps

on diferent parts of their face,as certsain parts of my face react better

it seems to different things.

dave

--- mineren gfmine@...> wrote:

> I have been using Protopic to treat a mild case of Perioral Dermatitis

> (POD) in my upper chin and surrounding mouth area. POD is considered

> to be a combination of acne and eczema; in my case it behaved more

> like eczema, evidenced by dry patches. In order to treat the affected

> part of my face, I had to apply a little of ointment near my nose

> area, where I tend to get red.

>

> It definitely made those areas more red, shortly after application for

> about 10 minutes. I saw no general improvement in that area except

> improvement in the POD. I've noticed that I tend to get a bit more red

> more often (same area) and think the Protopic could be contributing to

> it. HOWEVER, it worked great for the POD; rash disappeared for now,

> and I'm beginning to taper off to once day. The ointment did not cause

> any breakouts.

>

> I have read that Protopic works great for steriod induced rosacea, but

> just judging by the small patches where I applied it, it didn't help

> with my rosacea symptoms, which are not steriod induced.

>

> That my 2.5 cents, GT

>

>

> > I wondered what happened to the excitement (in Dr. Nase's book)

> about

> > the potential of pimecrolimus to help us rosaceans? The FDA approved

> > it so prescriptions are available (primarily for eczema).

> >

> > I've heard mixed reactions about Protopic, but has anyone tried this

> > new non-steriodal anti-inflammatory in a non-irritating base on

> their

> > rosacea (not steroid-induced rosacea)?

> >

> > I'd be interested to hear about the results.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > drummond

>

>

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