Hi Robin,

From my post on 12/10/04 here's what I experienced:

...

Course of Treatment

I took Stromectol (Ivermectin) based on Dr. Nase's recommendation
for severe infestation as a once daily dose of 12mg (I am @ 165 lbs)
for 14 days. After reading somewhere that Demodex have a life cycle of
@ 15 days, I decided to follow this up with 2 weeks of a single 12mg
dose once a week so that I would have 4 weeks of treatment similar to
the moderate infestation recommendation. After the first two weeks, I
had such positive results that I wanted to make sure I killed off any
potential hatchlings. I just took the last dose today at 4 weeks.



Side Effects During Treatment

1. About 5 to 6 hours after my first dose of Stromectol, I felt
itchy/crawly like I had never experienced before. This lasted for a
full day and occurred again around my 5th daily dose.
2. After my first dose of Stromectol, I experienced quite a bit
of sleeplessness each night, waking up @ 3am each morning without
being able to get back to sleep. This occurred until 3-4 days after
my initial 14 day treatment ended and then started again once I took
my single dose on the 3rd week for 3-4 days also. I expect it will
occur again tonight as I took my 4th week's dose today.
3. I experienced some gastric distress (cramping, diarrhea even
some mucous - SORRY) each day following a dose. It was much more
severe with the 14 days of daily dosage.
4. I also experienced severe muscle cramping while on the 14
days of daily dosage. I normally run/jog for 25-30 minutes a day.
While taking the Stromectol, my legs would cramp up so bad I could
barely finish my run. I've never experienced this before.
5. I experienced extreme drying of my skin during the initial 14
day treatment, and had to bump up my water intake to 12, 12oz glasses
of water per day from my normal 8-10.
6. By day 3 of the initial treatment, I started experiencing the
most severe P&P outbreak I have had since treatment with Accutane and
IPL. My skin also looked flaky and splotchy. It quickly went away
and occurred again at day 5 or 6 or so. Again it was bad, but
quickly disappeared. Luckily Aurelia's posts had me prepared for
this "worsening of symptoms" before getting better.


As you can see I took Ivermectin for 14 days in a row and then for two
weeks in a once a week dose. I had stomach problems for the whole 14
day dose period, but only for a day or so with the once a week dose.
I don't remember dizziness while taking it. However, I
definitely experienced a worsening of rosacea symptoms for the first
few days before they started getting better.

Good luck...

Dan

--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, "robinlee3" <RobinLee3@y...>
wrote:
>
>
> I am about to take a dose of ivermectin tonight, and am concerned
> about the side effects. I've read reports and info on the potential
> side effects of dizziness, and upset stomach and am wondering how
> long this will last. I can't recall how much of a dose i'm taking,
> but i think it is 6 pills taken at once. Can I expect to feel ill
> all weekend, or just tonight (if at all). Any support would be
> appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
> Robin