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Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Hey everyone, About a year and a half ago I finished a 6 month course of low dose accutane (10mg/day at first, 20mg/day later on) which left me with severe, debilitating flushing. I had cyclic fl...

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14 years ago
How I Cured Accutane Induced Rosacea

Pleasehelp123, celexa (citalopram) is not similar to mirtazapine. Celexa is an SSRI antidepressant, and presumably all AD's from this class would have a similar benefit for flushing (prozac, paxil, ...

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14 years ago
How I Cured Accutane Induced Rosacea

Yes, but used off label as an anti hot flash/flushing medication in low doses

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14 years ago
How I Cured Accutane Induced Rosacea

Hey everyone, About a year and a half ago I finished a 6 month course of low dose accutane (10mg/day at first, 20mg/day later on) which left me with severe, debilitating flushing. I had cyclic fl...

In forum Rosacea & facial redness

14 years ago
Azelaic Acid

There is no black and white for why or why it doesn't promote facial hair. In fact azelaic acid's anti-rosacea mechanism isn't even really understood scientifically. It even says so on the consumer pa...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

I work out 5 days a week as well. I have also wondered whether the gym was affecting my flushing (although at the gym i am also less red than most) and have taken breaks for weeks etc. with no differe...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

I did both sides and my nose. where the treatment is necessarily is really specific to the individual, my nose was prob my worse part while my forehead and are unaffected and in some people their chin...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

I have had 5 v beams with 4 non pupuric and 1 pupuric the pupuric (bruising) was definitively best for taking away the cosmetic aspect of flushing (redness, broken caps) and probably did more in 1 go...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Hello A New Start, I've had many V beams and I always find immediately after the procedure and for 24ish hours following my face is much cooler and less prone to flushing. This is because the V beam ...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

I have a big post for all of you about my last 8 months battling (and winning) against flushing. I pretty much have it under control and am going to document my experience in the upcoming weeks.

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

So after a little more research, i was reading about how hyperthyrodism could be a cause for the heat intolerance, sweating, and facial flushing i experience. If this is my problem, would beta blocke...

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14 years ago
Oily skin better after sleeping?

Hormones, body temperature, cortisol etc. change from the time you wake up until you go to bed. Cortisol is a stress chemical that is at its lowest upon waking and highest before going to bed. This ch...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Fractal: Unlike other psychological conditions, flushing is unlikely to be resolved by counseling. Metrogel will do nothing for your flushing. I would try to get on an anti anxiety medication (prefera...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Fractal: I would give a beta blocker, preferably propranalol a go. It will likely stop any physical reactions to anxiety, and it seems that a lot of your flushing is being triggered by stress/anxiety...

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14 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

Yeah, on the left side of the picture. Accutane was also the cause of my massive pores though. I'm worried about doing needling because I can't risk making things worst with the horrible skin texture ...

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14 years ago
Spontaneous Scarring Condition - AMVC - Atrophia Maculosa Varioliformis Cutis - Pitted Scars Suddenly Appearing - Not Acne

The indents in these pics are some pretty horrible spontaneous scars that occurred for me after an accutane course: /

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Prozac worked great for me for severe flushing. Lexapro is an SSRI in the same category, and presumably should help. If it works like prozac, not only will it help with your anxiety related flushing, ...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Hey guys, I been following these posts for awhile now...i too have been dealing with some issues post accutane!!! It all started when i was on the drug 2nd time my liver enzymes were high my cholester...

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14 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Nick: The prozac is doing its job - flushing down 90%; most notable is my new found tolerance to heat as I just returned from a week long stay at a resort in mexico and was not bothered by flushing ev...

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15 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

The type of flushing prozac has helped the MOST with is heat intolerant flushing. Even my friend who doesn't flush but gets hot and sweaty extremely easily has been cured by prozac. Guys I can't stres...

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15 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

The type of flushing prozac has helped the MOST with is heat intolerant flushing. Even my friend who doesn't flush but gets hot and sweaty extremely easily has been cured by prozac. Guys I can't stres...

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15 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Also, I've read a few stories about wellbutrin causing/increasing flushing - so maybe that's something to look into?

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15 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Would just like to inform you all that I am in complete remission of flushing! I began taking Prozac (fluoxetine) 20 mg/day about two weeks ago, and after around day 5 my flushing suddenly halted. Eve...

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15 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Would just like to inform you all that I am in complete remission of flushing! I began taking Prozac (fluoxetine) 20 mg/day about two weeks ago, and after around day 5 my flushing suddenly halted. Eve...

In forum Rosacea & facial redness

15 years ago
Post Accutane/Minocycline Facial Flushing

Would just like to inform you all that I am in complete remission of flushing! I began taking Prozac (fluoxetine) 20 mg/day about two weeks ago, and after around day 5 my flushing suddenly halted. Eve...

In forum Rosacea & facial redness

15 years ago