Can someone recommend treatment for rosacea besides metrogel?
Saturday, December 12th, 2009 at
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Medications include:
Antibiotics. Used alone or in combination with another medication, antibiotics are the most common medications used to treat rosacea.
Isotretinoin (Accutane). Isotretinoin is usually only used for severe rosacea or rosacea that does not respond to antibiotics. Note: Isotretinoin should not be taken by women who are pregnant or may become pregnant because of the risk of serious side effects, such as miscarriage and birth defects.
Tretinoin (Retin-A, Avita, Renova). Tretinoin is a topical medication most often used to treat acne. It may be used to treat the pimples that develop from rosacea but is not useful for treating red lines (telangiectasia) or facial redness.
Corticosteroid creams. Corticosteroid creams may reduce redness but should not be used for more than 2 weeks.
Other medications may be used, including imidazoles or azelaic acid gel (such as Finacea). For severe cases, medications that constrict blood vessels (vasoconstrictors) may be used.
According to Prescription for Nutritional Healing by Phyllis Balch, author of a renowned book on healing yourselves through nutrition and supplements(no hooey here). Used in many offices says the underlying cause of Rosacea is not undestood but aggravated by consumption of alcohol, spicy foods, sunlight, humidity, or extreme temps., and certain skin products. But that everyone is aggravated by different things.
Suggestions are: evening primrose oil internally. it’s an omega 6 fatty acid. we need those anyways.
Pynogenol(pine bark) which moderates allergic reactions and inflammatory responses by inhibiting histimine production
Vit. B complex which are anti-stress and Vit. which is necessary for healing and construction of new skin tissues.
there is so much more info in this book. I will list is below so you can and should look it up. everyone reacts differently to all things, both naturally and chemically manufactured. as well as everyone has a different belief system. this is old information that is resurfacing in the medical communities for people who want alternatives to drugs.
either way, researching is your best bet.
good luck
I have rosacea and I have found something that is not a prescription, called Neo-Strata Bionic Lotion that really works for me. It is only sold in doctor’s offices, although I buy mine on eBay for about 1/3 the price that they charge in doctor’s offices. I worked for a dermatologist for 8 years. Hope this is helpful to you.