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The biggest problem I have with Rosacea (by far) is the bumps I sometimes have on my nose. The bumps often have white pustules, and are very embarrasing. Should the bumps be "popped?" I always do pop them. Too embarassing to walk around with white bumps on my nose! Also, should I use a topical cream after I pop the bumps? (Note...I'm taking doxycycline for my rosacea, but the bumps still appear sometimes. Not often, but sometimes.)

Thank you!

Tom

No smilie with a red face to choose from!

firstly, thank you to RRDi for having the vision to make available this wonderful resource for those of us with rosacea. We are a shy lot aren't we? have to say, I'm disappointed to arrive here and find that there are no conversation threads.

Iam only very recently diagnosed, though have been struggling with an increasing facial rash with skin changes for the past 10 years and had been reading adn self assessing myself as having rosacea for the last 4 years. I also have other symptoms looking very auto immunish and so my GP had thought the rash to be more likely lupus. a swag of blood tests have returned clear on this and the dermatologist's diagnosis is definately rosacea with seborrheic dermatitis -so that is something of a relief.

Iam using 'Finacea' (azaelic acid) to treat demodex mite and 'Head and Shoulders' dandruff shampoo on my face for the dermatitis i guess. i have chosen at this stage not to take 6 weeks antibiotics.

i would really like to hear about others experiences on this type of program. How long did yiou need to use the azaelic acid? Stings my face like crazy but I am seeing the improvement already after only 3 days. has anyone succesfully taken the antibiotics? what happened after the 6 weeks? Have you needed to repeat the program?

What kinds of alternative, holistic treatments are out there?

Thanks and best wishes

Flash

Flash, I have used Finacea before, and didn't feel like it did any better than any of the other topical creams I've tried. Which is to say they didn't fix the problem. The only success I've had in keeping Rosacea at bay is antibiotics. I'm currently taking Doxycycline, and it has worked really well. I'm taking 50mgs once a day. I still have occasional outbreaks of bumps on my nose (awful), but they're few and far between. When that happens, I take an extra 50mg tablet per day for 3 or 4 days, and it clears right up. All according to Dr's recommendations.

Doxycycline....according to my Dr..... is much better to take than Tetracycline, because it doesn't interfere with the antibiotics you might need to take to cure an infection. Perhaps the kind folks Drs. on this forum can comment on this.

If the Finacea is working for you, by all means you should keep using it. Maybe you won't need any antibiotics. Do what works for YOU.

Best wishes,

Tom