Hi,
Ive had eczema for 5 years now. Ive tried everything, Ive been to about 5 different dermatologists and nothing seems to work.
A perscription will last about 2 weeks and then the rash will grow immune to it and come back! I have it on my eyelid and have the same symptoms as Santiago. Is there anything you can suggest?
Santiago:
What you describe sounds much more like eczema than rosacea, and therefore a cream with cortisone in it, like Meticorten, makes sense, not doxycycline.
I'm really not sure, though, why the cream makes your skin better bit still leaves you with so much itch. Maybe you should ask your doctor to look at the skin when it is itchy, and make a suggestion to deal with it. I'm sure there is something that will help.
Meanwhile you can try taking diphenhydramine (Benadryl in the US), 25 milligrams at betime, to fight itch.
Good luck.
Dr. R