Lymecycline for Rosacea?

[luthien]

The docs think I have rosacea so have been trialling metronidazole cream. It's only really mild, I have a flareup on my forehead and cheeks which lasts a few days, goes really itchy, then stops, ends with little spots and dry skin. Then the cycle repeats. I've just finished a months course and went back for a check up, doc says because the spots are still there and it still looks a little flushed to try a course (1 month) of lymecycline tablets. Anyone used this?

I'm looking into natural alternatives; if anyone has any suggestions! I've started on monitoring my diet and looking for changes that result in flareups; I already limit gluten, dairy and red meat due to my endometriosis.

[Glondon1]

I’ve taken lymecycline for acne and it was really good for that. My sister suffers with rosacea and was prescribed a tetracycline which she found effective but took a couple months to kick in

[luthien]

The limecycline didn't seem to have much effect, it actually had more side effects.

Docs did a little investigating with my help, we worked out that as it's hayfever season I've been taking cetirizine which seems to keep the rosacea at bay. I noticed it only flared up after I'd done exercise (sweaty stuff) starting with a noticeable itchiness, and then stayed around for a week later. Then gone again. So as it's the itchiness that starts it, we've gone for doubling up the dose of cetirizine the day of exercise or when I notice it's itchy, then using hydrocortisone in the evening of that day or when I notice it's red. After a month that's worked well - no flareups.

So we'll keep that going and add soladex once a day for three months to really combat the remaining flushed look - two months later and it now looks normal

[ovenglove]

I bought some cream from the chemist called dermalex repair for rosacea and works brilliant. It not cheap about £20 but lasts ages as not much needed. I spent years on oxytetracycline daily previously

[luthien in reply to ovenglove]

I have that! got it on subscribe and save from amazon, works out a bit cheaper It works well as a daily moisturiser for sensitive skin, only need a tiny bit

[ovenglove in reply to luthien]

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[Mambo2020]

Hey I've been given these same tablets and I'm 2 weeks in and I've had a massive flare up I was given the tablets and the skinoren cream to help with suspected rosacea but I seemed to have developed loads of tiny spots all over my face and chest. It's really upsetting because I've never had something like this happen before.

[hilger]

Lymecyline has really helped my acne rosacea. It cleared up fairly quickly once I started taking it and I recently decided to try stopping it. Unfortunately it flared up again (very mildly but I’m taking no risks) so I’m going to continue taking it.