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red blotchy chest/neck rash
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.
I have had the same red hot rash on my chest for years. I get it when I get nervous. I used to drink Alcohol and that also made it break out....Recently I discovered I have Chronic Migraine - Migraine is NOT just a headache and that red rash is part of Aura for me - So if you ever get a headache after that and your eyes get sensitive to light then you may be having a migraine. Sometimes I don't even get a headache at all - that is called silent migraine
How long does the redness last after you use the hairdyrer? Is it something i could use before school? I am having a real bad problem with the redness. None of my friends get it and they ask me, What worng with your neck? It is so embarassing!
I, too, have been suffering from this rash for many years. I am 32 years old and I can honestly say I never noticed the rash until I started drinking in my 20's. I have noticed, for me, the rash only appears when I am really nervous, drinking alcohol, which I now avoid, or working out, which has become the most embarrassing situation for me because that is when it is worst. I am limited to working out at home because of this rash because I typically wear my hair up and a tank top and my chest neck and face get blotchy, red and itchy. My hands will also swell and get red and itchy. I have read about this in runners forums before, so the adrenaline being the cause sounds the most logical. Now, it's just a matter of figuring out if there is something that can counteract the reaction our bodies have to the adrenaline. If I find out anything more, I will post back.
I've also suffered from the red blotches that occur when i'm feeling some emotion out of the norm, mostly nervous and uncomfortable. I started to notice it when i was 15 and im 23 now and the only clothing i wear is something that covers my chest, so i don't need to worry about it so much. I have started to accept it more now and i find that building your confidence in situations and out in places really does help to decrease how often and severe my blotches appear. But I can never do a presentation or anything infornt of people for the fear that my chest, face, neck, and shoulders are just going to burst out in severe red blotches. When i feel it coming on i do try and control it, breath slower and deeper, think positive nice thoughts and i can usually make it go away.
But like everyone this is a huge problem for me especially if i'm going on a date! It does seem to be very common and i've noticed my friends are starting to get it as well so im really happy to tell them Beta Blocker or a anti histamine might help :)
But like everyone this is a huge problem for me especially if i'm going on a date! It does seem to be very common and i've noticed my friends are starting to get it as well so im really happy to tell them Beta Blocker or a anti histamine might help :)
Could you please tell me what dermablend product you use? I've just looked it up, but there are so many!
Hi everyone,
I am new to this thread, and have been suffering from this since my mid teens. I am now 25. I have taken birth control pills, but suffered this prior to starting those. I now have an Implanon, yet I believe every year the rashes get more severe! I had previously thought they were related to puberty and my inexperience in social situations etc, however I now have quite a high stress job, frequently present in meetings/group situations etc, and it is getting NO better!
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME?!
I have normal blood pressure (123/83 from 24 hour monitoring, I do have a family history of hypertension, so got mine checked. It did get to 190/100 during presentation at university, but when I am home sits around 100/70, so am worried about taking a beta-blocker in case it drops too low!)
I have a normal thyroid level (had an abnormal pap smear and had this checked)
I am fair skinned, but not really pale, just standard Caucasian brunette, can burn in the sun, but also tan. I don't really have freckles, just the odd one here and there
In the sun, and in front of heaters etc I get the rash
Just writing about the rash, at home on the couch, I get the rash?!?!?!
When I am nervous, excited, happy, anxious, upset, angry, basically any emotion except normal I get this same blotchy red ugly rash! It really effects my taking part in social things, having birthdays, wanting to get engaged/married etc, its greatly impacting on my life.
It occurs during presentations, sex, job interviews, conflicts at work/home, when I am exercising, or bobbing down, or squatting for a period of time
It occurs mainly on my chest and neck, but when really bad my face (I wear makeup everyday to avoid people noticing my face), arms, thighs, back, etc
It happens when I start to drink, especially red wine, but I wonder if it is the drinking, or the social situation I am in when having a few drinks, but as above, once I've had 3 or 4 drinks it calms down a lot!
It is driving me insane! There are many options listed here which I may try. I do suffer terrible hay fever during summer, so normally take Demazin (which has pseudoephedrine, and is the only thing that has helped my hay fever), however I consistently get the rash when I'm taking this :-(
I do also suffer excessive sweeting, mainly during presentations or when I am stressed. As a lot of people have said, I don't feel nervous, yet believe my body is giving me away, I LOVE public speaking, even job interviews, I get excited to prove what I know, and show how much I know, what a good fit I would be, yet you can see the interviewers staring, regardless of my outfit, at my neck/face/chest and losing focus of what I am saying and just wondering what the hell is going on! ARG! I'm exhausted thinking about it, I know it could be worse, but as other people have said, I am otherwise normal, attractive, not overweight, have good social skills etc, yet I feel like this lets me down so so much! Please reply to me if you have had any success with anything, I would really appreciate it!
I am new to this thread, and have been suffering from this since my mid teens. I am now 25. I have taken birth control pills, but suffered this prior to starting those. I now have an Implanon, yet I believe every year the rashes get more severe! I had previously thought they were related to puberty and my inexperience in social situations etc, however I now have quite a high stress job, frequently present in meetings/group situations etc, and it is getting NO better!
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME?!
I have normal blood pressure (123/83 from 24 hour monitoring, I do have a family history of hypertension, so got mine checked. It did get to 190/100 during presentation at university, but when I am home sits around 100/70, so am worried about taking a beta-blocker in case it drops too low!)
I have a normal thyroid level (had an abnormal pap smear and had this checked)
I am fair skinned, but not really pale, just standard Caucasian brunette, can burn in the sun, but also tan. I don't really have freckles, just the odd one here and there
In the sun, and in front of heaters etc I get the rash
Just writing about the rash, at home on the couch, I get the rash?!?!?!
When I am nervous, excited, happy, anxious, upset, angry, basically any emotion except normal I get this same blotchy red ugly rash! It really effects my taking part in social things, having birthdays, wanting to get engaged/married etc, its greatly impacting on my life.
It occurs during presentations, sex, job interviews, conflicts at work/home, when I am exercising, or bobbing down, or squatting for a period of time
It occurs mainly on my chest and neck, but when really bad my face (I wear makeup everyday to avoid people noticing my face), arms, thighs, back, etc
It happens when I start to drink, especially red wine, but I wonder if it is the drinking, or the social situation I am in when having a few drinks, but as above, once I've had 3 or 4 drinks it calms down a lot!
It is driving me insane! There are many options listed here which I may try. I do suffer terrible hay fever during summer, so normally take Demazin (which has pseudoephedrine, and is the only thing that has helped my hay fever), however I consistently get the rash when I'm taking this :-(
I do also suffer excessive sweeting, mainly during presentations or when I am stressed. As a lot of people have said, I don't feel nervous, yet believe my body is giving me away, I LOVE public speaking, even job interviews, I get excited to prove what I know, and show how much I know, what a good fit I would be, yet you can see the interviewers staring, regardless of my outfit, at my neck/face/chest and losing focus of what I am saying and just wondering what the hell is going on! ARG! I'm exhausted thinking about it, I know it could be worse, but as other people have said, I am otherwise normal, attractive, not overweight, have good social skills etc, yet I feel like this lets me down so so much! Please reply to me if you have had any success with anything, I would really appreciate it!
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