Facial flushing/blushing

[Spottedtowhee]

A week ago I woke up with uniformly very red cheeks and forehead. Since then, my cheeks and nose have been variably red, especially when I wake up in the morning. There is no itchiness or heat but the skin seems a bit puffy and there is a little flaking. I’m taking C/L 25/100 five times a day and have been on medication for 2 1/2 years. Is facial flushing a symptom of PD? Or a side effect of C/L? Or unrelated?

[GymBag]

My face does that sometimes when I first get up. But not as much as it did before I had the stints put in at my heart. A thorough medical exam by a general practitioner MD may be timely, he can determine a course of action and get the necessary tests and send you to the right specialist. The older GP's get pretty good at this.

[Spottedtowhee in reply to GymBag]

Thanks, Gymbag. I’ll go to my GP if it doesn’t resolve soon.

[laglag]

Have you looked up Rosacea? It's not PD related & it usually isn't flakey but it causes redness on the nose and cheeks. You might want to check it out?

[Joynb in reply to laglag]

It is more common in people with PD. I find that cortisone cream cleans it up quickly.

[ParlePark]

I think Laglag is right. Sounds exactly like it. My dad and I had it as well. As I recall I think an antibiotic clears it up.

[Spottedtowhee in reply to ParlePark]

Thank you for the reply. I will keep rosacea in mind, although so far it doesn’t seem typical.

[ParlePark in reply to Spottedtowhee]

A dermatologist will tell you it’s actually quite common.

[chartist]

Spottedtowhee,

If it turns out to be rosacea, quite a few people report treating it with 1% hydrogen peroxide and borax. Google it to find how people use it for rosacea. A word of caution on the hydrogen peroxide, the bottles at drug stores are almost always 3% and 3% HP can be harsh on the skin, so it would need to be diluted.

Art

[Spottedtowhee in reply to chartist]

Thanks for the information, Art.

[whatadrama in reply to chartist]

No no not the borax.... heard terrible stories on this ... way too harsh on an already sensitive skin. I have had Rosales on and off and only thing to help is minocy line a low dose anti bio. Takes a few months to help... and then can some back if I stop taking after it clears up.. sorry just had to comment.

[LAJ12345]

My husband had rosacea for many years. He has got rid of it by eliminating sugar and gluten and taking berberine and allimed garlic extract alternating with probiotics, week about.

[Doohat]

My dermatologist says I have rosacea. To me it looks like a mild sunburn. It comes and goes. I also have flaky skin behind my ears and sometimes on my eyebrows. He said that's seborrheic dermatitis. A dandruff shampoo should be able to help clear that up.