One more thing, I have written an editorial on the long term
effects of taking antibiotics which may help you:

http://www.rosaceans.com/bacteria.php

Brady
group owner

--- In rosaceans@yahoogroups.com, mythjedi <no_reply@...> wrote:
>
> I have a question and I am hoping that perhaps someone here could
> help me.
>
> I was treating my rosacea last year with Doxycycline. I used this
> medication for about two months and then stopped when I had a visible
> allergic reaction to it. I had a spotty rash under both of my knees,
> and I also had red patchy blotches on my face and back, which
> appeared similar to hives and would itch on and off. I also had the
> strong sensation of being sun burned on my arms and back, but I was
> not sun burned. I had not been in the sun, at all, since this was not
> recommended while taking this medication.
>
> After stopping my allergic symptoms began to clear, but every now and
> then I would still get a stray red patch on my arms or back, but it
> would fade quickly enough.
>
> However, I have now noticed that when I attempt to treat my acne
> rosacea, be it with a doctor prescribed treatment, or be it with a
> natural remedy, if my condition begins to improve at all these
> allergic symptoms return. I don't get the rash under my knees, but
> the hives, itching, and burning all return. Which I cannot
> understand, as I have not used doxycycline for a year now, and the
> other treatments I am pursuing are different than doxycycline, and
> certainly I cannot be allergic in exactly the same manner to every
> different form of treatment I try.
>
> Could this still somehow be related to the doxycycline? That seems
> like a stretch, but I'm grasping for an answer. I don't think that
> this is due to any normal allergy, as it only occurs when my acne
> rosacea begins to improve from a treatment I am trying. I know that I
> am still experiencing stomach upset from this medicine, a year on- so
> could it be possible that I am still experiencing other reactions as
> well? Any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks.
>