Steroids - can Majorie/someone explain....?

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I know personally that my rosacea had a major inflammatry component. Topicals

are completely out of the question.

I wonder if someone may explain to me exactly how steroids reduce inflammation

in the skin? Also how do Non steroidal antiinflammatries differ? Please in very

simplistic terms.....

I have personally tried aspirin, the first time I took it a lot of the

inflammation was reduced. Now though, it has no effect. I have relied on oral

steroids bu,t obviously, despite them working wonders they have serious side

effects e.g skin thinning (atrophy..sp??).

I have mentionned before that no sleep helps my skin (ok only works after one

night up) and also no food- Someone suggested to me that the body produces more

cortisol under these conditions. I wonder if Majorie or someone can confirm that

and also if cortisol in the blood stream has similar effects on the skin as the

steroids applied topically and taken orally?

Thanks

B

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[Guest guest]

I know personally that my rosacea had a major inflammatry component. Topicals

are completely out of the question.

I wonder if someone may explain to me exactly how steroids reduce inflammation

in the skin? Also how do Non steroidal antiinflammatries differ? Please in very

simplistic terms.....

I have personally tried aspirin, the first time I took it a lot of the

inflammation was reduced. Now though, it has no effect. I have relied on oral

steroids bu,t obviously, despite them working wonders they have serious side

effects e.g skin thinning (atrophy..sp??).

I have mentionned before that no sleep helps my skin (ok only works after one

night up) and also no food- Someone suggested to me that the body produces more

cortisol under these conditions. I wonder if Majorie or someone can confirm that

and also if cortisol in the blood stream has similar effects on the skin as the

steroids applied topically and taken orally?

Thanks

B

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