Comments on: metrogel, metrolotion, metrocream, noritate, once and twice per day – all the same same

By: LINDA M. DISNEY

LINDA M. DISNEY — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:34:59 +0000

HELLO, MY DOCTER JUST PRESCRIBED ME (FOUGERA) METRONIDAZOLE 0.75% TOPICAL CREAM. PLUS DOXYCYCLINE HYCLATE 100MG CAPSULES, THAT I TAKE TWICE A DAY FOR MY ROSACEA. I STARTED TAKING THIS YESTERDAY AND THIS MORNING MY NOSE AND CHEEKS ARE REDDER, IS THIS NORMAL? AND HOW LONG WILL IT STAY SO RED. IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE DRY. THANK YOU FOR LISSONING. LINDA

By: Digital Davo

Digital Davo — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:42:23 +0000

Comment via email;

Janice,

I have also taken the medication that your dentist prescribed for you and it did not affect my rosacia. I do think that cold weather is a problem because mine was under control with nortate cream mixed with ketocnizole for several months. I thank those who made suggestions via the site. However, when the cold strikes, I get a spot or two of either rosacia or seborrhea or some mix. My doctor says it rosacia. When this happens, I use a little of the mild steroid foam that my doctor prescribed when this first broke out. It gets it under control in a couple of days.

Hope this helps.
Stephanie

By: Janice

Janice — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 10:42:57 +0000

I have suffered from Rosacea for about 2 years and managed it quite well (with metrogel and lycene) and haven’t had an outbreak for at least 5mths. I have tooth infection and the dentist gave me metronidazole tablets to clear it up and I have had now got the most severe outbreak I ever had (swelling of my face particularly around the nose and very red and itchy). We also have very cold weather here at the moment. Could it all be co-incidence?

Thanks for anyone’s help

By: M Wood

M Wood — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:08:17 +0000

I thought I noticed a significant difference b/n metrogel and metrolotion, with the lotion being more helpful.

Seems to make sense that different people will have different efficacy based on delivery.

I can’t seem to find it now though.

By: aziza zaater

aziza zaater — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:04:31 +0000

I used Noritate while I was in USA. Now I live in Qatar, I searched most pharmacies for any metronidazol cream, they can’t find it. 2 tears ago I was able to find Dumazol in Qatar.

Can you supply a name of the product in this region?
thanks

By: Digital Davo

Digital Davo — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:30:36 +0000

Hi Stephanie,

Here is one study that found that metrogel also works for seborrheic dermatitis.

You are right that steroids are not a viable long term treatment for rosacea.

Have you tried any of the antifungal treatments like ketoconazole to treat your seborrheic dermatitis ?

hope this helps,
davidp.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:14:23 +0000

Please answer me on my e-mail though you may include my question in the website if you wish. I will get the answer more quickly via e-mail.

Is metrocream helpful to seborrheaic dermatitis of rosacia? Can it irritate the seborrhea? My doctor prescribed a steroid for my seborrhea related to rosacia. It clears it up completely but if I stop it, the seborrhea returns. I would rather use metrocream for which I have now gotten a prescription. It may be a better long term treatment for all of the rosacia related problems. I have some pimples occasionally but do not have lasting redness. I used to flush but no longer do.

Thanks,
Stephanie