Rosacea Support Community

Here it is. Finally I'm going to document my struggles to keep the skin on my face looking normal. I've been keeping notes and have some photos I've taken so I'm going to clean them up and backdate my blog posts so you can all see and read my trials. Some of you may be familiar with "My Action Plan" forum post where I declared war on Demodex mites. For the first time I'm years I managed to get my Rosacea, Seborrheic Dermatitis and Psoriasis under control to the point that it really wasn't noticeable and I looked normal again.
Then disaster struck in late October as things suddenly flared up like crazy. It was like I'd got things back to the way things were years ago before my skin got bad, then it got bad again all over. After months of suffering and going through the same diagnosis cycle all over again
-> Some kind of reaction, Hydrocortisone treatment
-> Looks like Rosacea, metrogel treatment
-> Looks like Psoriasis, Hydrocortisone and UV treatment
Next would likely...

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I always suffered with slight eruptions on my skin . Right back to my teens but although at the time I thought it the end of the world and felt so ugly on reflection they were just outbreaks... I'd get...

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Found this neat site. Go to MSN, click on "Lifestyles", click on "Makeover Tool". Now you can take a picture of yourself from your shoulders up, with your hair pulled back and no makeup....

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I am 44 years old and have been diagnosed with acne rosacea for 1 month. I figured it was rosacea for a while but had it confirmed. My eyes were affected also, but the doctor did not prescribe anything...

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So far so good! It's been a month now without any flare ups. This is the longest I've ever gone without having my face feel like it's on fire with burning and itching to the point of distraction. My regimen...

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Hi, everyone! I'm new to the forums. I was diagnosed with Rosacea nearly two years ago after having years of great skin. It's been a real rollercoaster ride trying to control it. Sometimes the flare-ups...

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Has anyone heard of Etival Laboratoire Urgen-C. I live in Canada and this is new and only available through Shoppers Drug Mart. It is expensive and may be a cash grab?

Hi Hunkeymonkey, Thanks for the comments. A regular doctor has diagnosed me. I think the dry skin caused the flakey skin. Glad to tell you that what I am doing above has helped a lot. The pimple like things...

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If it's flaky are you sure it's Rosacea? Was it diagnosed by a dermatologist or a regular doctor? I've had bad experiences with misdiagnosis :/

Nathan, this was just called to my attention. I am very sorry for any mod's late reply, although it777 kindly replied ...

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Hi Nathan, after suffering for years, I tried the rememdies Cathy posted here from a book called Banish Rosacea and it worked, I feel 99% better, i very rarely get a flareup anymore. I'm not sure if it...

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