red blotchy chest/neck rash

[nurseam]

Just wondering if anyone has a 'miracle cure'!!  For a few years now, I've been getting a red blotchy chest/neck rash in circumstances where I - am drinking alcohol, anxious, nervous, excited, upset - really feeling just about any emotion.  It's gotten to the point where I do not expose my chest/neck ever - and cover up whenever I can.  I had read once that taking Niacinimide could help - and I've been taking about 1000mg of it for a few months, but am not seeing much improvement.  Anyone with any help or suggestions I would REALLY appreciate it.  

[kathy350z]

I've suffered for many years and I don't know what causes this but if I use a air dryer on my neck and chest it gets all the red out at once. It takes about an hour or the redness to die down but after that in splotchy free for many hours. Hope this helps.

[kathy350z]

The only thing that works that I have found is using a hair dryer before you have a big event. Use the heat on your neck and chest. It will be red for an hour but will die down. It does work for a few hours and you won't splotch up. I do t know why this works so well it's like it's getting all the histamine or whatever is causing the blotches out at one time. I've suffered for many years and I'm 32. I'm glad that I discovered this and it has been my life saver. I hope I can help some people out there.

[SadFlusher]

Has anyone tried taking Clonidine (Dixarit)?

I'm a 24yr old female and have been trying to find a cure for this for the past two years (I've suffered from this for at least 11 years). I've seen an allergist, a naturopath, a homeopath, have spent hundreds of dollars on natural supplements and have cut all gluten out of my diet for the past year - I still experience terrible blotchy blushing brought on by excitement, frustration, anger, sadness, extreme happiness, nervousness (pretty much anything other than indifference) and hot water, skin creams etc. It's ruining my life and all social interaction :(! I cover it up with scarves, turtle necks, and Dermablend makeup...but I would love a real cure/solution.  

Today I went to visit my GP and she prescribed Dixarit for the flushing, which is a vascular stabilizer typically used for menopausal flushing/migranes/high blood pressure. I was wondering if this might have a similar effect to Propanol. If you've tried this, I would appreciate hearing about your experience (including dosage, how you took it, if it worked) :).

[Aislyn]

Anyone heard about IDIOPATHIC CRANIOFACIAL ERYTHEMA?? I think this is what we're all suffering of. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_craniofacial_erythema --> check the link

I have been suffering from this since college. Everytime I give presentation or reports I always look like a tomato in front of the class. I tried using antihistamine but unfortunately it doesn't work for me. I think antianxiety and betablockers would be a great help.

[melelolo]

I have the red blotchy issue, too. With both alcohol and with important things. I was prescribed Zoloft (which is more commonly taken for depression, but can also be used for anxiety), which I have been taking for about a year now. It helps SOOO much! I would highly recommend taking it to anyone else with this problem. I haven't had any issues since I started it. I've kept my dose quite low (50mg) because it works...

I also have a prescription for Propranolol that I only use before presentations, interviews, or things that would typically cause me to be very anxious. It's also EXTREMELY helpful. When I take it I feel much more confident and able to express myself without having to worry about having difficulty speaking or breaking out in a blotchy rash.

[Irishemerald]

I've posted several months ago and was going to report back on my progress.  I've been taking allergy pills every morning and then again at lunch.  As long as I don't eat the trigger foods, or more than one at a time, I find the redness not to return.  If it does, it's often when I eat a combination of the trigger foods at once, like chocolate and soda, or cheese and tomatoes.

If anyone else is suffering from this, I would strongly look into if, like me, you have an intolerance to histamine.  Its very common in Europe and those of European decent.  Those who have it, their bodies lack the ability to break down histamine correctly.  When you eat foods that produce histamine, your body cannot break it down correctly.  This brings on the redness.  

If you have tried many things but with no success, surf the web for more information about histamine intolerance.  It has made a vast improvement for me.  I hope this information helps others as well.