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My name is Karyn Elise. I am 19 years old. I am happily engaged to the love of my life. I am about to go away to college. I plan on going to college for Dance and business. Dance is my passion and my first love. I want to open my own dance studio one day. After college... [More]
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Flushing Be Gone

May 14, 2008 06:55PM - 2 comments

Since I have been on different acne medications I have been experiencing severe flushing episodes. Mostly triggered by heat. But can also be triggered from emotions like anger, ambarrassment, or stress too. Both my family doctors believe it is a reaction from the medications I was on. My dermatologist doesn't know what to think of it. I have done lab work to make sure it is nothing serious... and everything came back normal. So I'm glad it's nothing serious but this flushing is making my life miserable. Physically, emotionally, and mentally I feel awful because of it.

So I have done my share of researching. I have found that there are others on ACNE.ORG that deal with this too... since they have been on acne medications. I know of two people that after a good period of time off medications the flushing pretty much went away. So... I have hope that eventually my body will return back to it's normal self. Sometimes though I get really scared this is gonna last forever. I have only been off medications for a little over a month so far. It toke a good six months for one of the people I talked to on ACNE.ORG till the flushing stopped for him. So... I'm trying to stay calm and give it time. It's hard though to stay positive at times. Though lately I felt like there was some improvement... the past few days have been pretty awful. So I donno what to think right now.

My plan is to stay off all medications, Eat as healthy as I can, Drink tons of water, get some cardio in the mornings, and over all try to be positive. I'm hoping flushing out my system and staying active will help my body recover. I keep praying to god and trying to be the best person I can be. Good can only come to good people I think. Also Good comes to those who wait, they say. So I'm waiting... trying my best to hang in there... and to not let this make me bitter or depressed.

More than anything else in the whole wide world... right now all I want is for my body and face to go back to normal. I regret ever going on any medications. I should have delt with the mild break outs I had before. I'd much rather deal with that than this flushing and redness. :-(

PLEASE GOD HEAL ME AND MAKE THIS FLUSHING GO AWAY FOREVER

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by josh87, May 14, 2008 07:05PM
im dealing with the same thing.. have u tryed medicines for the redness? im contemplating if i should, but i dont know if there reallly is anything for it

by KarynElise857, May 15, 2008 10:59AM
Hey honestly I don't really think it is a good idea to go on other medications. I would stay off of everything. That is what I am doing. I think if I want my body to go back to normal and for my flushing to stop... then I have to allow my body to start functioning normally again. With any kind of medications in my system... my body wont be functioning normally. It will be functioning the way the medications make it function. This flushing never happened before going on medications. It makes sense to me that as long as I stay off medications... then my body will stop flushing. I think it is best for you and I both to give our body the time it needs to recover with out anything interfering... like medications. Other medications may even make things worse. And it can take months before your body fully recoveres from the medications and what it has caused. Thats my opinion anyways.

Good luck though in what ever you decided to do. I wish you all the best.

God Bless



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