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Uggh! So yeah I went and had a little facial to help fade the broken capillaries and she gave me this redness relief cooling mask to take home ( I normally red no flushing in the cold weather) I haven...

Hi there Jpak   What symptoms of Rosacea are you treating with the Minocycline?? I.E. Acne or Flushing?   Minocycline, and other Tetracyclines, are a common first line of defense initially ...

Hi Oli Girl Good idea; I will try the crunches and stretching- My back still isn't better yet grrrr. I vacuumed yest and that wasn't helpful at all!!   Do they say that the Plaquenil will als...

I didn't have any acne for about 6-8 months after Accutane but then some of the P&P came back. Now I'm taking a moderate amount of Vitamin A to help it (I know the risks, but it's working well). T...

Hi Oli Girl,   Oh yeah... that is wierd that a cooling/calming mask would contain that ingred. Also, one would think it was in such a mineute qnty that it wouldn't cause redness let alone cause t...

Haha so cute... I'm fine in the mornings but can be worse in the arvos or evenings, mostly dependent on temperature or whether i'm stuck in any sort of stuffy room. Plaquenil's seemingly helping a ...

JT- A good thing the dryness and itchiness has improved for you over time. My skin has gone back to being pretty oily (worse than my mid 20s wierdly enough). Seems like the Accutane just loves to give...

I have recently been diagnosed with rosacea & the antibiotic cream did not seem to be doing much. I came across this site: It is pretty radical but it seems to be working. I have had success with ...

Hi Mark   You're definetly not alone in this. It's really good you found this thread- you will learn alot by reading others experiences, struggles and successes.   Most experience the sever...

Is your seb derm controlled now? It's been a nightmare trying to deal with this over the past year (I also got it after accutane btw). I tried ketaconazole but it did absolutely nothing for me. Cur...

My dermatologist's resident recently recommended to me that I let my condition flare-up so that they could re-diagnose it. However, before they could get me in the actual dermatologist called and put...

Hey guys   Ive been on Plaquenil for about 3 months and my flushing has gone down alot (still there but gone done) but it has not really made my face less red and im wondering if its because its...

JT- That's really encouraging that the flushing has gradually decreased over the years. Hopefully one day, we will all be free of it whether one chooses to either wait it out, or control with the aid ...

UCF492 I don't use Propranolol myself however I believe quite a few veteran members who post in this thread have used it or still do. Here's a link to Propranolol usual dosage and info on how it wo...

I think it has something to do with Omegas increasing the severity of flushing and inflammation post-Accutane users like us experience.   Lamarr has mentioned in a prior post: "Gamma linoiliec i...

Hi all   My Derm has decided to prescribe me Plaquenil and is mailing out a script; so that is good news, and I didn't even need to ask for it. He has not deemed me as having Lupus, but I have en...

So what's the general consensus on what's gonna help with this flushing? I've been to my derm about this and she just dismissed it. Im going again on Wednesday and I'm determined to not leave the room...

Anyone have any advice regarding acne scar laser procedures? My flushing has died down significantly, only really taking place when im embarrassed (more then your average flushing still thou unfortun...

Towards the end of my accutane treatment I started to develop facial redness, which kind of looked like sunburn. At the time I thought nothing of it and figured it would pass. I am now over 3 years ...

Hi Jumiormk   Sometimes I have flushing on just one side of my cheek too, others days it'll be both... I also get rashes from the sun by just being in my car.   As advised to someone on thi...

  Did theese come before you started the doxy the blistering and rash????   I had like a lupus rash across my cheecks and nose, I was tested and came back postive for ANA and Postive for th...

Hi all   Myleastfavouritemistake- Know exactly how you feel re burning up/flushing from being inside rooms. Any tiny amount of heat, rooms full of people, or poor air circulating triggers the flu...

Hi all I is a high possibility that anyone with oily skin and acne actually has 'Seborrheic dermatitis'. Yeast lives in normal healthy skin but florishes in oily conditions that can cause acne brea...

my primary doctor said she would not take vitamin levels for me. she said to see like a HOMEOPATH.   she did do some bloodwork for thyroid and other stuff.   has anyone tried BETA BLO...

In some good news: strangely, while the entire rest of my face is dry, my nose is extremely oily (more than I ever remember). Yet I need to keep the corners of my nose moist otherwise it gets red, fl...