Hi Mark, I would advise caution for a couple of reasons. Firstly a patent is not an indication that a drug is suitable for rosacea - it just means someone owns...
Thanks Mike, I have read that some list members are shocked when they find out how expensive Oracea is. This makes me sad because oracea is a great marketing...
Ok so I rounded up Foundations to these. They all come from Paula Bergouns Reviews. Has anyone tried any of these? Laura Mercier's is not there but I am...
Griffen, I have been researching the same thing. I am in the Charlotte area and I think I have been to the same number 1 Derm with Vbeam. Did not like her at...
Hi gang: I've been using a tiny bit of glycerin in a spritzer bottle of distilled water for about three or four weeks now. It causes my skin goes from dry to...
Just my two cents worth, but I formally used periostat ( well, actually it was the generic doxycycline). I have RX coverage and it was covered as a generic...
Mark I take Ivermectin 2 X per month I worked out the dosage and schedule with my derm and some trial and error. I take 5 ea 3mg tabs about eery 15 days. ...
Hi Andrea, Glad this was of some help. Keep us posted on what your doc finds. Sounds like you've got a pretty good one in that he/she is intererested in...
Hi! It's nice to find this group. My name is David and I have fairly mild Rosacea. ...Mainly red patches on my cheeks and temples. Sometimes, I also get...
Susan, I tried the Body Shop Aloe day moisturizer a few months ago and it was not moisturizing enough for me. (Just FYI, I live in Vancouver BC where it is...
Hi Artist, Thanks for the update. You may have already answered this, if so I apologize---where do you keep your spritzer bottle. I was thinking of doing...
Hi, If you don't mind my asking, what kind of Rosemary essential oil and where do you buy it?? Thanks. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Well, unfortunately I don't know everything about every laser and IPL out there. and there are a growing number of new devices entering the market all the...
Hi Russie: I have small plastic spritzer bottles I think I got at a drugstore. I'm sure your Target bottles are great. I have one with just plain distilled...
Has anyone had any experience with the ActiveFX laser? It is a form of fractional laser, but you only need 1 treatment. I heard it will help for oily skin,...
Even though I have had rosecea for about 3 years, and am normally pink and flush, I have just tried metrogel for the first time but after one month using this...
What kind of Metrogel are you using? Is it the .75% or the 1%? I started off with the .75% and it irritated my skin. Make my face red and it burned a little...
Thanks for your comments Russie. 200mg does seem like a lot but maybe that is the sort of dose they thought was needed to rapidly reduce the inflammation. The...
Rosacea News April 2007 1. Chlamydia pneumoniae (Cpn) and azithromycin PAPER: The role of Chlamydia pneumoniae in the etiology of acne rosacea: response to the...
Hi- I just started using Metrogel for the second time. My big rosacea problems tend to come and go, though I'm always a little pink at the very least. Anyway,...
If you were told to use the metro gel twice a day it is probably the weaker version of the gel and I know it irritated the heck out of me. So, when the doctor...
Thanks, David. Sad news about Cutanix, since it is such a great product. Was there any response to the feelers you were putting out? Kind regards, Aurelia...
Hi. I'm very happy to have found this group! I've been living with roseaca for about five or six years. It's never been too bad, only redness and a few bumps...
What is the sad news about Cutanix? Please advise. Thanks. John _____ From: rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com] On...
Melissa, I am so sorry you are going through this. A couple of years ago I was prescribed a sulfur soap (NOT a cream) to wash only the area with dermatitis...
...or less? I am totally confused. I need a sun screen as I am out in the sun for a few hours every day, what do I need to look for or to avoid? I am in the...
ha ha....I didn't set my timer and fell asleep in front of my red/near-infrared lamp last night for over an hour. I didn't see or feel any problems. It felt...
I had my appointment with Dr. Kaufman in Miami about a week and a half ago. I thought she was pretty caring and had some interesting ideas. She feels that I...
I reccomend a hat. I have never found a sunscreen that didn't burn my skin so now I just wear a hat when I'm outside. At first I didn't like it but now I'm use...