I'm going to Nail this baby

[Guest guest]

....and if I don't, at least I'm going to slow it down. I actually

had an ETS consultation scheduled today to control my

blushing/flushing, but after reading several postings of post-ETS

surgery, I found one's flushing could be many times worse after. Some

days I'm in an " I give up " mood, but today I'm going to put up a

fight. I've been told I have rosacea by two derms. I'm lucky, I don't

have acne, I just have intense redness and heat on my cheeks and nose

always. During bad times, the redness extends to my forehead,

temples, and chin. I notice that the number of visible vessels are

increasing. I don't know if it's related or not, but a month ago a

had extremely bad and scarring acne on my shoulders and back...my

doctor gave me Zoloft for psychiatric reasons (can someone tell me

what this is for?) and the acne on my back disappeared. Anyway,

between this forum and another blushing/flushing forum, I'm putting

together a new regimen that I hope packs a punch. The other forum

is: http://www.bfsforum.com I could spend days there, and still

learn.

Here's my regimen plan:

1. A multivitamin shake everyday (I seem to flush with the pill)

2. A horse chestnut combination

3. Zyrtec (A great allergy pill for internal and external allergens).

4. Twice daily cleansing with Zia Fresh Cleansing Gel

5. No make-up or moisturizers (just my preference)

6. Clinique City Block (I'm buying it tonight. How is it?)

7. MSM supplement (I bought this today. How is it?)

8. I'm looking into herbal chinese medicine at this

site, check it out: http://www/herb-doc.com/acne.htm

Has anyone tried this?

9. I'm going back to the accupuncturist here in Los Angeles. It's a

Accupuncture school and the students work with you under the

instructor's guidance. Only $20 a visit. It's called

Samra University.

10.Minimize carbohydrates and other diet triggers. Slap me on my

wrist, but I love a cigarette after dinner.

11.Exercise, but with minimum stress. I've done a beginner's Yoga

tape everyday this past week and from the first day after the

workout, I woke up to a dramatically less flushed flush with

smooth baby skin, and it held up throughout the day. It's been

amazing. I'm so happy with the results, I bought a pilates tape to

try tonight.

A couple things I'm looking into:

Many claim to have been helped using a combination of effexor,

propranolol, and clonidine to control facial flushing/blushing.

Although I dissaprove of most makeups, I've heard of something called

Almost Makeup. Has anyone tried this, and does it irritate the skin?

For the finishing touch, when I get this situation under control, I'm

going for the photoderm.

I still have to have hope. The day I don't is the day I admit defeat.

So after 5 years this is where I'm at. Let's all list our regimens

and collaborate. Together we are stronger. Please respond.

Love you all, Greg

[Guest guest]

....and if I don't, at least I'm going to slow it down. I actually

had an ETS consultation scheduled today to control my

blushing/flushing, but after reading several postings of post-ETS

surgery, I found one's flushing could be many times worse after. Some

days I'm in an " I give up " mood, but today I'm going to put up a

fight. I've been told I have rosacea by two derms. I'm lucky, I don't

have acne, I just have intense redness and heat on my cheeks and nose

always. During bad times, the redness extends to my forehead,

temples, and chin. I notice that the number of visible vessels are

increasing. I don't know if it's related or not, but a month ago a

had extremely bad and scarring acne on my shoulders and back...my

doctor gave me Zoloft for psychiatric reasons (can someone tell me

what this is for?) and the acne on my back disappeared. Anyway,

between this forum and another blushing/flushing forum, I'm putting

together a new regimen that I hope packs a punch. The other forum

is: http://www.bfsforum.com I could spend days there, and still

learn.

Here's my regimen plan:

1. A multivitamin shake everyday (I seem to flush with the pill)

2. A horse chestnut combination

3. Zyrtec (A great allergy pill for internal and external allergens).

4. Twice daily cleansing with Zia Fresh Cleansing Gel

5. No make-up or moisturizers (just my preference)

6. Clinique City Block (I'm buying it tonight. How is it?)

7. MSM supplement (I bought this today. How is it?)

8. I'm looking into herbal chinese medicine at this

site, check it out: http://www/herb-doc.com/acne.htm

Has anyone tried this?

9. I'm going back to the accupuncturist here in Los Angeles. It's a

Accupuncture school and the students work with you under the

instructor's guidance. Only $20 a visit. It's called

Samra University.

10.Minimize carbohydrates and other diet triggers. Slap me on my

wrist, but I love a cigarette after dinner.

11.Exercise, but with minimum stress. I've done a beginner's Yoga

tape everyday this past week and from the first day after the

workout, I woke up to a dramatically less flushed flush with

smooth baby skin, and it held up throughout the day. It's been

amazing. I'm so happy with the results, I bought a pilates tape to

try tonight.

A couple things I'm looking into:

Many claim to have been helped using a combination of effexor,

propranolol, and clonidine to control facial flushing/blushing.

Although I dissaprove of most makeups, I've heard of something called

Almost Makeup. Has anyone tried this, and does it irritate the skin?

For the finishing touch, when I get this situation under control, I'm

going for the photoderm.

I still have to have hope. The day I don't is the day I admit defeat.

So after 5 years this is where I'm at. Let's all list our regimens

and collaborate. Together we are stronger. Please respond.

Love you all, Greg

[Guest guest]

> ...I still have to have hope. The day I don't is the day I admit

defeat.

> So after 5 years this is where I'm at. Let's all list our regimens

> and collaborate. Together we are stronger. Please respond.

>

> Love you all, Greg

I love you too, Greg. Will you marry me?

Now that I have that out of the way, let me just say that I agree

thoroughly with the last part of your post: " Let's all list our

regimens and collaborate. Together we are stronger. " So true.

Have you been taking the horse chestnut yet? I will begin early next

month (I'm buying it at the GNC and I'm waiting until my GNC discount

kicks in.) about 5 days before my 2nd FotoFacial treatment. I'm

hoping that what I read about the escin in horse chestnut making

blood vessels less permeable and more resistant to destructive

enzymes is true. Perhaps under the influence of escin, the facial

vessels that my body creates following my FotoFacial will be of a

better quality than the sundry damaged ones they will be replacing.

I hope.

The cea Board is a classy piece of work which should be treated

with the respect deserving of the warm, attractive entity that it

is. We may put up with you cheating on us with other forums, Greg,

but you better not lead us on just to dump us in the end. We'll drag

you on Jerry Springer in a heartbeat.

Keep in touch!

-- Jillian

[Guest guest]

> ...I still have to have hope. The day I don't is the day I admit

defeat.

> So after 5 years this is where I'm at. Let's all list our regimens

> and collaborate. Together we are stronger. Please respond.

>

> Love you all, Greg

I love you too, Greg. Will you marry me?

Now that I have that out of the way, let me just say that I agree

thoroughly with the last part of your post: " Let's all list our

regimens and collaborate. Together we are stronger. " So true.

Have you been taking the horse chestnut yet? I will begin early next

month (I'm buying it at the GNC and I'm waiting until my GNC discount

kicks in.) about 5 days before my 2nd FotoFacial treatment. I'm

hoping that what I read about the escin in horse chestnut making

blood vessels less permeable and more resistant to destructive

enzymes is true. Perhaps under the influence of escin, the facial

vessels that my body creates following my FotoFacial will be of a

better quality than the sundry damaged ones they will be replacing.

I hope.

The cea Board is a classy piece of work which should be treated

with the respect deserving of the warm, attractive entity that it

is. We may put up with you cheating on us with other forums, Greg,

but you better not lead us on just to dump us in the end. We'll drag

you on Jerry Springer in a heartbeat.

Keep in touch!

-- Jillian