Vascular flushing and antibiotics

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I recently started suffering from facial flushing and I became very

depressed because I didn't know what to do to prevent it. It was

extremely uncomfortable; my face would itch and burn and it felt like

I was on fire. I have been reading the posts and many people believe

that antibiotics do not help with flushing. Well, I have been taking

minocycline for a couple weeks now and my flushing is completely gone

and my face looks great. Before the minocycline my face was

constantly red and now it is completely normal with no signs of

rosacea at all. I was taking antibiotics prior to this (about a year

ago) and had no problems with my rosacea until I stopped taking

them. The flushing component came on about seven months after going

off minocycline. Now that I'm taking it again everything is

wonderful!! I guess my only concern is, how long should I stay on

antibiotics? I know someone who has been taking them for years

without fail. I'm thinking this can't be good but I don't know what

else to do. Anyone else on antibiotics long-term?