From:  Esther231@_.com 
Date:  Sat Feb 20, 1999  2:50 am 
Subject:  [rosacea] Re: Oral Meds

In a message dated 2/16/99 9:04:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
sgyesq@_.att.net writes:

<< Does anyone else treat thier rosacea solely with oral medications? I have
tried quite a few topical medicines and everyone, more or less, has aggravated
the rosacea or otherwise aggravated my skin. >>

I react to a preservative in most of the topicals, so I don't use much of the
normal rosacea topicals. I so spot treat bumps with Cleocin T when they come
up, but that's it. I mainly use Claritin (but zyrtec really is better with
rosacea). I can and do use zinc oxide and vaseline daily. Thank goodness for
both of them. I avoid triggers like crazy. I take aspirin if I'm flushing or
going to be somewhere a lot of my triggers are going to be - like a mall or a
school function. I use compress on the back of my neck if I start to flush.
If I have burning, I use a tea rinse - plain ordinary tea - and it takes the
burn right out. I do cycle onto minocin as soon as I have a flush I can't get
down any other way. I usually am on it only a day or two. If none of that
works, I take hydroxyzine and it works like a wonder. Just puts me to sleep
so it's my last ditch effort. I can and do treat seb/derm when it comes up
with Mycelex. I love the stuff.

How about you?

Esther