From: The Lucey Weinhold Family
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:35:21
Simon Harrington wrote:
> Are they anygood?
> Hearing from anyone that uses them would be a great help.
Hi Simon —
I do, I do! Here’s my story:
I had rosacea for years without realizing it. I just thought it was a peculiar sort of acne and treated it accordingly — doing all the wrong things, naturally, i.e., scrubs, peeling masks, alcohol-based cleansers — yowie! It just got worse and worse. About 12 years ago, my doctor looked at my rash and off-handedly prescribed cortisone cream, assuring me that this would “make it go away” — it just grew worse and worse. (I got disgusted and threw away the cortisone cream after about a week, thank goodness.) By the time a friend said to me “You know, Pat, I think you have rosacea”, I had a flaming red face almost all the time, with rashy-looking papules on my forehead, temples, cheeks and chin, behind my ears, and creeping past my hairline into my scalp. The constant itching and burning were driving me crazy, and I looked a mess.
After my friend’s extremely helpful remark, I researched “rosacea” on the ‘Net and discovered in approximately 5 minutes’ time that yes, indeed, this is EXACTLY what afflicted me. I quickly happened upon the Rosacea-LTD site, immediately ordered the disks, impatiently drummed my fingers on the table until they arrived, and set about using them religiously as soon as they arrived.
I didn’t notice much of a change for about a week, but then I discovered that I wasn’t getting any new papules, and that the redness in my face was starting to fade. It improved every week after that. After about a year of daily use, my breakouts were confined to my cheeks and chin, with occasional dots on my nose after a particularly bad flush. The condition of my skin continues to improve (I’ve been using the disks for 3 years now), but it’s not just the disks, although they help quite a bit. I’ve also become increasingly aware of my “flushing cycles”, my triggers and how to avoid or minimize them, and my general health. The one “lifestyle factor” that has helped me more than anything is my dedicated guzzling of 8 - 10 glasses of water each day — it definitely keeps me from flushing as frequently or as severely — although I’m also very careful about what I eat and drink. (I had to reluctantly give up my precious glass of Cabernet with dinner (sob!), but after some cautious experimentation, I discovered that I can safely sip a sissy-strength mixed drink like a margarita or a weak screwdriver without flushing. Life has its occasional compensations…..)
I’d like to contribute a bit more information that can help you to decide whether you want to try the disks or not: first, my skin tends to be oily, and is not nearly as delicate as some of the skin types I’ve been reading about in this forum. Yes, it’s sensitive, but I’ve never reacted to the Rosacea-LTD disks at all, and I know others with more sensitive complexions have reported that the disks irritated their faces. And the other thing I’d like to stress is that the good results take time and conscientious use — these disks weren’t a quick fix for me, but I consider them a very good natural alternative to the more medicalized solutions like antibiotics. I’m willing to accept occasional episodes of flushing and breakouts — I’ve mentioned before that I get my most dramatic rosacea episodes during PMS time — because at its absolute worst, my rosacea is now SO much better than it was three years ago that a bit of blotchiness now and then or a few spots don’t seem like much of a trial to me.
And someone else mentioned the cost, which is amazingly low compared with some of the other therapies available. My first order actually lasted for 2 years — I used the yellow disk every evening and the pink one every morning. Sorry to ramble on so, but I think all the details I’ve included will be helpful to those who are trying to decide whether this product will work for them or not.
Pat Lucey, a satisfied Rosacea-LTD user
2 comments ↓
“After about a year of daily use, my breakouts were confined to my cheeks and chin”
Who would use a product for an entire year with it taking that long to work? This is obviously a sales pitch and I think its wrong that you are tricking people with something like this. To make people suffer with something that will make their condition worse or waste a year of their time while they are trying this crap before they realize its not going to work and by then the condition is much worse and untreatable. I dont expect anything but censorship on this comment, but just wanted to let you know that its wrong what you are doing and there is karma in life for this type of stuff.
Actually I don’t see anything wrong with this user report. I have personally used rosacea-ltd for several years - mostly because I continued to get a benefit. One of the great things about this product is that it can be used for years with no side effects - unlike systemics and some other topicals.
Also it is worth noting that rosacea may develop over many years so expecting a reversal of symptoms in a short period may be unrealistic. Anything that reverses symptoms quickly should be looked at carefully to see if it is sustainable and safe.
davidp.
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