Permanent use of Tetracycline for Rosacea

I have been taking 500 mg of tetracycline for 3 years or so, to prevent rosacea from entering my eye area, which was very unsightly.  I fear that its use on a permanent basis such as I have embarked on may be causing GERD.  GERD is not something to play around with.  

If I quit, the eye area rosacea comes back eventually.  Then to get rid of it, I have to do a course or two of minocycline and then go back to the maintenance dose of tetracycline.

All of this is concerning, yet, the positive side is that the tetracycline use may be the reason I have not had any cavities or other tooth problems in the same period.  Prior to its use, I experienced enormous problems with my teeth, for decades.  I am on my second set of crowns all over my mouth and have had lots and lots of root canals.  Since I started the tetracycline, however, I have had no problems with my teeth whatsoever.

So, what would you do???????????????????????????????????

[loiloi]

Hi. Use Oxyteracycline intermittantly with Metro-gel (topical metronidozole).
There are lots of other products which can improve Rosacea. Rosaliac by La Roche-Posay is very good as is the Redness Relief Range by Eucerin, indicated for rosacea and sensitive skin. Clinique has recently launched a Redness Solutions range which dimishes red facial veins associated with rosacea.
It would appear that some of your dental problems were caused by bacteria and taking antibiotics has cleared up the infection.
Eloise.