cea...condition or symptom

[Guest guest]

I believe there is no cure for cea because it's a symptom of a

greater problem going on inside the body. I really think it has much

to do with the autonomic nervous system, but I don't know. All of

these products: prescriptions, herbs, cleansers, lotions, and

supplements, is really tedious and has minimal affects. I feel like

the medical community is soooo making a profit off of us with the

minimal to no relief we get. Let's face it, blood vessels aren't just

naturally volatile and hypersensitive. It's a question of regulation

of the body. And that leads me to think it's the nervous system or

possibly an endocrine problem. All these trips to the dermatologist,

praying for just a tiny sparkle of relief. It's all looking like it's

a waste of time. There is no cure for a headache, it will be a

symptom that gets temporary relief until whatever the condition is

treated...and yes a headache is an inflammation of the blood vessels

too. I am so tired of these daily regimens of putting this and that

on, avoiding this and that. Then the depression comes when the

results of whatever we added to the regimen doesn't work. Yes, I'm

depressed too. Have any of you noticed that when you have a flare,

the rest of you doesn't feel right? You might feel agitated, can't

sit still, like your body is rebelling against something. No, no no,

these are all just symptoms of a greater bodily malfunction. So why

give rosacea a name, like it's disease with a possible cure. To sum

it up, it's a symptom that can only get temporary relief at best.

Let myself or the board know if you agree or disagree. I don't know

what to say anymore...I don't think any of us do.

[Guest guest]

i completely agree. at least in my circumstance. i have always had a very

low tolerance for stress and it has manifested itself in many ways in my

body, after reading your post i am believing that increased blood flow to my

face as well as dermatitis is the result of certain levels of anxiety. i

have tried everything to avoid it topically and there is nothing that helps

to any degree of consistency.

for instance, i have had two very bad flares in the past few weeks and i can

now see that they were at times when i was greatly under stress at work.

most recently this week, where my mind and body was completely paralyzed by

anxiety over upcoming deadlines at work. my face was became very dry,

pink/red blotchiness and at times became overheated. i had not ingested or

did anything externally to provoke this onslaught of rosacea, leading me to

believe that this was symptomatic of the increasing stress levels i was

feeling. this weekend i forced myself to relax and not dwell on these

deadlines and as a consequence my skin is back to its beautiful pink hue. i

cannot give credit to any lotion, oil, or ointment for its renewed health. i

am curious, however, to see how my skin reacts this week when the pressure is

back on. the experimentation continues.

has anyone else made the mind/body - stress/skin connection?

tim

[Guest guest]

I was on Paxil, an anti-depressant/anti-anxiety drug for the last 9

months and I noticed that flushing incidents due to stress were

virtually nonexistant. I stopped taking it a few weeks ago and I've

been getting flares at least once a week since then.

> i completely agree. at least in my circumstance. i have always

had a very

> low tolerance for stress and it has manifested itself in many ways

in my

> body, after reading your post i am believing that increased blood

flow to my

> face as well as dermatitis is the result of certain levels of

anxiety. i

> have tried everything to avoid it topically and there is nothing

that helps

> to any degree of consistency.

>

> for instance, i have had two very bad flares in the past few weeks

and i can

> now see that they were at times when i was greatly under stress at

work.

> most recently this week, where my mind and body was completely

paralyzed by

> anxiety over upcoming deadlines at work. my face was became very

dry,

> pink/red blotchiness and at times became overheated. i had not

ingested or

> did anything externally to provoke this onslaught of rosacea,

leading me to

> believe that this was symptomatic of the increasing stress levels i

was

> feeling. this weekend i forced myself to relax and not dwell on

these

> deadlines and as a consequence my skin is back to its beautiful

pink hue. i

> cannot give credit to any lotion, oil, or ointment for its renewed

health. i

> am curious, however, to see how my skin reacts this week when the

pressure is

> back on. the experimentation continues.

>

> has anyone else made the mind/body - stress/skin connection?

>

> tim

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

>has anyone else made the mind/body - stress/skin connection?

>

my sister's rosacea first

flared

when she was working at a job that gave her

severe anxiety

and

tremendous stress.

my rosacea flares in concurrence with

illness -- tonsilitis

which is more of a physical stress than an emotional

or mental

one.

stacey

[Guest guest]

I can certainly identify with your frustration. I have been trying to deal

with this cursed condition, syndrome. or whatever the heck it is since 1989.

Praying for a sparkle of relief and at times getting it. But all only short

lived. Living with rosacea is like living with a ticking time bomb. I never

know what or when or where something I do or did or may be thinking about

doing is going to start a whole chain of events that will leave me with a

hot burning irritated face. Like you, I just don't figure that the blood

vessels or the skin in general can be that volatile or hypersensitive. The

largest organ in the body meant to protect the body and regulate the

temperature. Surely. there must be some failsafe mechanism to keep this

organ intact and functioning.

Like you, I am tired of these daily regimens. I want to be able to wash my

face, out on a creme if it is dry, use a sunscreen and blush from excitement

or exercise or a glass of wine and not fear that the nest few days of my

life will be pure h#ll. And then spend the next few weeks worrying about the

permanent damage I may have caused. What is the solution. I wish that I

knew. OMG, I wish that I knew. Would love to hear the thoughts of others.

Take care

cea...condition or symptom

> I believe there is no cure for cea because it's a symptom of a

> greater problem going on inside the body. I really think it has much

> to do with the autonomic nervous system, but I don't know. All of

> these products: prescriptions, herbs, cleansers, lotions, and

> supplements, is really tedious and has minimal affects. I feel like

> the medical community is soooo making a profit off of us with the

> minimal to no relief we get. Let's face it, blood vessels aren't just

> naturally volatile and hypersensitive. It's a question of regulation

> of the body. And that leads me to think it's the nervous system or

> possibly an endocrine problem. All these trips to the dermatologist,

> praying for just a tiny sparkle of relief. It's all looking like it's

> a waste of time. There is no cure for a headache, it will be a

> symptom that gets temporary relief until whatever the condition is

> treated...and yes a headache is an inflammation of the blood vessels

> too. I am so tired of these daily regimens of putting this and that

> on, avoiding this and that. Then the depression comes when the

> results of whatever we added to the regimen doesn't work. Yes, I'm

> depressed too. Have any of you noticed that when you have a flare,

> the rest of you doesn't feel right? You might feel agitated, can't

> sit still, like your body is rebelling against something. No, no no,

> these are all just symptoms of a greater bodily malfunction. So why

> give rosacea a name, like it's disease with a possible cure. To sum

> it up, it's a symptom that can only get temporary relief at best.

> Let myself or the board know if you agree or disagree. I don't know

> what to say anymore...I don't think any of us do.

>

>

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