Skin issues: hives, acne, dryness, itching etc.

[Longroadhome]

On 11/16/2019 at 4:15 PM, Callie said:

Hello, Longroadhome!

 

Here is a list of the skin issues that I have dealt with or still am dealing with in AD WD. Never had any of this in my life until my FT off of the drugs.

 

 

 

Sensations

 

Itching (Insatiable itching subsided months ago. Still have itching that comes in waves.)

 

Sparking sensations on arms (Went away months ago.)

 

Burning (Intensity has eased but still very uncomfortable, especially on arms.)

 

Stinging (Intensity has eased but still very uncomfortable, especially on arms.)

 

Stabbing (Gone)

 

Feeling that arms are wrapped in cactus plants (Gone)

 

Frozen to the bone (Felt this in my arms and hands. Now occasionally, only my hands.)

 

Light touches cause tickly sensation that goes directly into my head.

 

 

 

Hypersensitivity

 

Mostly affects fingers, hands, and arms

 

Extremely smooth, textureless things feel normal

 

Anything with the slightest texture feels like sandpaper, burlap, etc.

 

Perhaps tactile sensory filtering gates in my brain are always open.

 

 

 

Rashes/Skin Eruptions (Easing up on these)

 

Hives

 

Single, itchy eruptions that look just like mosquito bites

 

Rash erupted in 2018 on skin that had received radiation therapy over 20 years ago. This rash completely disappeared but came back recently with less intensity. It’s disappearing again.

 

Two very rough textured rashes. One on my arm is gone. One on leg is still there. These last for months.

 

 

 

Appearance

 

Fingers are most often pruny looking

 

Tight looking skin on palms of hands

 

Dermatographia

 

Some things like dental floss and eating utensils leave red indents on my fingers and palms that last for hours.

 

 

 

There’s probably more than this, and I can go into a heck of a lot of detail about it all. I figured I’d keep it short. If you questions though, just let me know. I still have to update my signature page with all my symptoms past and present. I’ll let you know when that’s done.

 

 

 

What symptoms are you having, Longroadhome, with skin or other?

 

 

 

Healing thoughts to you,

 

 

 

Callie

 

Hi callie

im out at the moment and want to reply in detail to you so I’ll do this when I get home . 

Short term suffice to say for the most part I have all the sensations you have or do have 

interested in the tickle sensation you get with light touches because this has just started happening with me . 

Hives rashes bites extreme cold feeling in arms and hands have them all

and like you never had a problem before ever . 

Thank you so much for post I’ll get back to you later .

LRH 

[Longroadhome]

@Callie

 

Hi and thank you for detailed reply of skin issues. It helps all of us in WD. 

 

I’ll try and keep this part brief. I started my journey with poop out in August 2018. Though looking back poop out was there long before I just didn’t realise it. 

Started tapering paxil by cutting 5mg every month from Nov 2918 to Feb 2019 . 20mg to 7.5mg when I crashed.  Tried rescue dose to 8.5mg and this is where I have stayed. To help with WD symptoms doctor put me on pregabalin 150mg a day  taken in 50mg tablets morning noon night. I wasn’t happy with being on this tablet so started to wean myself off again too quickly. End of July 2019 I got to 25mg a day of pregabalin and crashed. This is when I did a cold turkey from both meds for two days . At the end of the third day I came to my senses and started taking 8.5mg of Paxil and 25mg twice daily of Pregabalin.  And this is where I have stayed for nearly 4 months . However I have now gone into what feels like protracted withdrawal. 

 

Many many symptoms 

anxiety depression agitation poor sleep tinnitus akathesia rage dry eyes brittle hair spots on face that leave pock marks dizzy spells and much more. 

Three months ago I got a UTI and took antibiotics. It came back some weeks later  and again I took antibiotics. I started to get a really bad rash incredibly itchy and scabby. These covered chest and back and lasted about two weeks. Along with the rash I started getting hives . The hives have been with me ever since. For about 9 weeks now. I’m on antihistamines . It just takes the edge off them . They come in clusters all over my body . Worse of an evening . For about the last three weeks I’ve also got what feels like nerve endings all over my body that intermittently tingle then itch for a few seconds (is this the same as your tickle sensation I wonder?) I also get the rash on skin and eruptions of “mosquito” bites. 

I have been to a dermatologist and she said because of coming of the antidepressants and having two UTIs it has made my body very sensitive and this is why I am getting the hives etc. She also said I have Dermatographia. 

And the same as you I also have burning stinging sensations that are with me every day. 

Extreme cold in arms and hands are with me too not good now the winter is here. 

 

And this is where I am at the moment.  

 

It’s  good to hear you are improving . I have a friend on the site who tells me everyone heals  from between  two and five years of being in WD. 

 

What were /are your other symptoms Callie? 

 

Sending healing thoughts your way

LRH 

[Callie]

Hello, Longroadhome!

 

I am going to update my page right now with all symptoms. Look for it here:

 

Callie: Venlafaxine XR or Effexor XR - hoping to be well someday

 

It'll probably be on page 5 or 6.

 

Callie

[sunnysideup69]

A year and a half into stabilising. Since about October, I've started to get eczema under my left eye, and it then appeared on my right eyelid. Now I believe it's spreading to under my right eye. I'm just using E45 cream on it, sugar free diet, have cut out cashew nut butter in case that was causing it. It's itchy and burny. Fascinating to read this thread and see it could be from Citalopram WD.

The last time I had eczema was in my teens, so this is quite random. My skin is very dry, I'm 50 and post menopause, but I'm also attributing it to WD.

[Guest]

Has anyone got seriously aging skin from long term Withdrawal? I feel like its aged me 20 years, not exaggerating ....

[Emma7855]

@Ryguy, yes, I've aged about 20 years in the span of a month. Not sure if it's due to withdrawal or hormones (I've been using a cream in which the main ingredient, turns out, is a phytoestrogen). I've also lost a lot of my hair (scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes) and have developed incredibly thin and wrinkly skin. Also I get random hives.

[Guest]

9 hours ago, Emma7855 said:

@Ryguy, yes, I've aged about 20 years in the span of a month. Not sure if it's due to withdrawal or hormones (I've been using a cream in which the main ingredient, turns out, is a phytoestrogen). I've also lost a lot of my hair (scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes) and have developed incredibly thin and wrinkly skin. Also I get random hives.

Me too, what is going on?!?

 

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[gardenlady]

I am in my third year of tapering Cymbalta with about 1.5 to 2 years left.  Withdrawal symptoms are brutal and agonizing and one of them is very severe itching.  It migrates from one part of my body to another with each stint lasting several months.  It's so bad that it keeps me awake.  It's truly bizarre and I haven't found anything that helps.  My dermatologist prescribed a cream but it's worthless.  My guess is that this is something I'll have to live with for years along with other life-disrupting symptoms.   

[ChessieCat]

17 hours ago, gardenlady said:

very severe itching.  It migrates from one part of my body to another with each stint lasting several months.  It's so bad that it keeps me awake.

 

It might be worth keeping a food diary to see if there is something you are ingesting which is causing/worsening the itching. 

 

I sometimes experience severe itching and it drives me nuts, making me want to rip my skin off, so I understand how difficult it is to cope with it.  It usually happens in the late evening just before bed time.  The area I get the itching is mainly where the body heat builds up (across my bikini line and pubic area) when I've been sitting at the computer for a while.  I had previously thought that it was caused by coleslaw that I had bought, but it recently started again and I had been eating egg tomatoes but no coleslaw every day for 3 days.  I think I had been eating the egg tomatoes when I was eating the coleslaw.  I've recently eaten truss tomatoes and I can't recall having the itching, or if I did it wasn't too bad.  I suspect that the egg tomatoes might contain more of whatever is causing the itchiness.  I've also thought that I might have got itching from eating a yoghurt with probiotics (which I bought because it was on special) whereas regular yoghurt doesn't seem to cause a problem.  However, I can't recall if I had been eating tomatoes at the same time as the yoghurt.

 

I found an old bottle of calamine lotion in the cupboard and used that and it worked really well and quickly and I've been able to get to sleep after using it.

[gardenlady]

Just as some people find that their skin problems are caused by certain foods, I've found that mine are due to Cymbalta withdrawal.  I have found over my many years of tapering that my withdrawal symptoms are unrelated to anything I do or don't eat or drink.  

[Longroadhome]

On 7/11/2011 at 11:32 PM, Eliotsmum said:

Hi: I've been off Pristiq for 3 months now, 3 weeks into w/d I started getting hives, they were bad, I have been keeping them at bay with a low dose antihistamine evey 2 days. I am now taking the antihistamine every 3 days.... they are getting better....I'm now worrying about them now. I just know that they will soon subside.....

 

[ChessieCat]

On 7/4/2020 at 2:27 PM, gardenlady said:

Just as some people find that their skin problems are caused by certain foods, I've found that mine are due to Cymbalta withdrawal.  I have found over my many years of tapering that my withdrawal symptoms are unrelated to anything I do or don't eat or drink.  

 

For the information of all members:  misterkarenb-hot-itchy-while-on-effexor

 

 

Edited July 10, 2020 by ChessieCat

[gardenlady]

The skin problem I've had while tapering Cymbalta has become more sinister and has evolved from an itching rash to bloody sores in multiple places over my body.  It's so bizarre.  I have bloody dots all over my nightgown and sheets.  The odd thing is that they don't heal, rather, they itch and remain like widespread small open sores.  I use generic Neosporin, but haven't found anything that really helps. 

 

While many people write of burning skin during withdrawal, I am experiencing a different form of it in these bloody rashes/sores.  Both problems are caused by iatrogenic neuropathy as a result of damage to the CNS by the antidepressant or other psych drug.  In my case, it's not food-related or alleviated by any dietary intervention.  I just hope it eventually goes away once I'm off the drug (still a year or more left in my taper) and, hopefully, begin the long recovery process.  

[sunnysideup69]

5 hours ago, gardenlady said:

The skin problem I've had while tapering Cymbalta has become more sinister and has evolved from an itching rash to bloody sores in multiple places over my body.  It's so bizarre.  I have bloody dots all over my nightgown and sheets.  The odd thing is that they don't heal, rather, they itch and remain like widespread small open sores.  I use generic Neosporin, but haven't found anything that really helps. 

 

While many people write of burning skin during withdrawal, I am experiencing a different form of it in these bloody rashes/sores.  Both problems are caused by iatrogenic neuropathy as a result of damage to the CNS by the antidepressant or other psych drug.  In my case, it's not food-related or alleviated by any dietary intervention.  I just hope it eventually goes away once I'm off the drug (still a year or more left in my taper) and, hopefully, begin the long recovery process.  

Wishing you well with the rest of your taper. Your sores caught my eye....I did a switch from Cit to Ven last year. Currently holding to get as stable as possible before tapering off these drugs. Anyway, three months after the switch,.my skin started to go a bit strange....eczema on my eyelids and my face breaking out. You're right, they are like little sores, they take ages to go away and leave little scars. Very weird. I also hope it will clear up as my system settles and I begin to taper.

[gardenlady]

Sorry you're having this symptom, too.  The bloody rashes I have are getting worse the lower in dosage I get despite a slow taper.  They are larger patches and more widespread over my body than before.  They do itch, but the bleeding is the most annoying as it continually stains my clothing, sheets and gowns.  It's odd that the patches don't heal, rather, they continue to flare for months at a time and then migrate around to different areas.  I do my best not to scratch, but it's pretty impossible as there are so many patches.  Sometimes I feel like I need mittens on my hands 24/7 which is impossible, of course. 

[ChessieCat]

34 minutes ago, gardenlady said:

the bleeding is the most annoying as it continually stains my clothing, sheets and gowns.

 

I realise that this doesn't solve the cause, but just wanted to let you know that the best way to remove blood stains is cold water and plain soap, not detergent.  If you can't or don't want to do spot cleaning, you can use pure soap in the washing machine.  It might be expensive to buy brand soap flakes, I used to be able to get generic, but you can buy Coles pure soap cakes and grate them with the fine side of a grater and dissolve it in a small amount of hot water.

[sunnysideup69]

50 minutes ago, gardenlady said:

Sorry you're having this symptom, too. ... It's odd that the patches don't heal, rather, they continue to flare for months at a time and then migrate around to different areas. 

Thanks @gardenlady. Likewise, sorry you're experiencing this. It's so weird. At first, I thought it was acne....but as you say, it just doesn't heal for ages and migrates. And of course, it has to be on my face 😐 These drugs are the gift that keeps on giving ....

[SandCastle]

On 12/1/2019 at 3:18 AM, sunnysideup69 said:

A year and a half into stabilising. Since about October, I've started to get eczema under my left eye, and it then appeared on my right eyelid. Now I believe it's spreading to under my right eye.

This is what I’m going through right now. I’ve had a rash under my right eye since July and every once in a while it threatens to spread to my left but then disappears from that side. I’ve been to the dermatologist who gave me steroid cream, but it hasn’t really gone away. It will just get a lot better and then worse again. Did yours ever go away?

[sunnysideup69]

On 10/22/2020 at 9:23 PM, SandCastle said:

This is what I’m going through right now. I’ve had a rash under my right eye since July and every once in a while it threatens to spread to my left but then disappears from that side. I’ve been to the dermatologist who gave me steroid cream, but it hasn’t really gone away. It will just get a lot better and then worse again. Did yours ever go away?

 

Hi there @SandCastle,

I'm going through the same pattern, but every time it comes back now it's less severe.

I don't have eczema under my eyes any more, but I still get these weird 'spots' which are more like a blistery watery rash, they come and go.

 

This is the history of skin so far; November 2019, 'eczema' under left eye...was more like a weird rash. It then also migrated to my right eyelid.

Next, around Christmas 2019, I started to notice these tiny blistery looking spots above my top lip. By January 2020 this was also happening on the right side of my nose, then I got a massive patch of rough/dry/blistery stuff at the right corner of my mouth. It was really angry looking.

GP was useless, just said it was 'dermatitis' and 'stress related'....of course, denied it was related to crashing from one antidep to another.

Then rash broke out under my right eye as well. It was like red spots but under my skin.By February my face was really red and angry looking in places.

By summer, the 'eczema' on my eyelids and underneath had gone but I was still getting outbreaks all around both sides of my nose, corners of mouth and sides of chin. I looked like I'd been sniffing glue or something......

About a month ago it had all but cleared up, but I had a patch of stress at work and I had an outbreak on both sides of nose again, however, not as severe as previous outbreaks and it's also clearing up faster.

I have never had skin issues in my life so it's defintiely the meds.My skin seems to be healing in waves, rather like my brain.

[SandCastle]

12 hours ago, sunnysideup69 said:

This is the history of skin so far; November 2019, 'eczema' under left eye...was more like a weird rash. It then also migrated to my right eyelid.

Next, around Christmas 2019, I started to notice these tiny blistery looking spots above my top lip. By January 2020 this was also happening on the right side of my nose, then I got a massive patch of rough/dry/blistery stuff at the right corner of my mouth. It was really angry looking.

GP was useless, just said it was 'dermatitis' and 'stress related'....of course, denied it was related to crashing from one antidep to another.

Then rash broke out under my right eye as well. It was like red spots but under my skin.By February my face was really red and angry looking in places.

Thanks for sharing all this! It sounds very similar to what I’ve gone through as far as the rash migrating. It showed up on the sides of my nose too but has been most persistent underneath one eye and around the inner and outer corner of that eye. This certainly gives me hope that it will go away eventually!

[sofasogood]

Hello everyone.

I quit Citalopram beginning of this year and since then my cheeks and nose have developed bad rosacea. I always had rosy cheeks in my 20‘s but nothing major. When I was on Citalopram however I started to have bad flushing. The nose stayed out of it though. But now I have a red stripe right through the middle of my face and it also starts to grow downwards to the corners of my mouth. Small pimples included. They fade mostly, but the redness stays and I have red veins all over that also leave red spots. The only improvement came, when I was on a carnivore diet for a month. I know that diet can have a huge impact and docs diagnosed histamine intolerance as well…I have been on a low histamine diet for about a year though. Started reintroducing zucchini and carrots and it starts all over again. Perhaps it’s also the stress I am feeling while reintroducing and being fearful of bad reactions. I am at a loss, what to do and I don‘t want to put on creams. I read about tropic face products in some personal thread, but I don‘t know what I should put on my skin. Does this get better? It seems it has worsened so much after starting to taper last year and since I tapered way to fast due to my doctors orders…I hope this skin stuff comes from WD. I would appreciate any help you could give me.

 

Cheers

 

 

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[arbor]

Hi @sofasogood,

 

I developed hot facial flushing, perhaps a mild rosacea, while taking AD's.  During the first months of withdrawal it got much worse and became typical rosacea.  I can now say that it has disappeared.  My face still flushes during exercise or with emotions, but otherwise, it has returned to something more normal.  I didn't use creams, just a cold pack.  I have a strong feeling that your rosacea will eventually get better and no longer be a problem.

All my best to you,

Arbor

[sofasogood]

Hi @arbor.

 

thanks for sharing this. It seems that you had a similar experience to mine right now. It is very hard to not obsess with this skin issue, because it makes me feel very uncomfortable. I would like to ask some more questions if it’s okay. How long did it take until you felt it went away again after withdrawal (I know everyone is different, but every info helps!) I am more than 6 months in and it is always present, some days more, some days less but I cannot say if it is connected to waves or windows. And I am always afraid, that it could get worse. And it seems it is much rarer in males but often more severe 🙈. Did you focus on diet at all for that time? I have been super restrictive after researching a lot, and people talking about diet resolving their problems (but as far as I know those were not from people in withdrawal). Since you mentioned obsessing over something like this as a dopamine related issue, I will have to deal with it in other ways for now.

I would also very grateful if there is perhaps others in here, that are dealing or have dealt with this issue, that could share their point of view.

 

Thanks a lot, since I‘ve been here I feel so much less alone in this.

 

Have a great day!

[arbor]

Hello @sofasogood Thank you for your post here.  I hope my experience can be of use to you.  Somewhere around the 30th month I believe, I started to notice that the small veins were less enflamed.  After that I realized I wasn't flushing as much.  (I can see my face flush during Zoom meetings!!)  For food I eat a Mediterranean type diet and avoid alcohol for the time being.  I've come to think that stress (including cortisol) increases my skin issues, so cultivating peacefulness and non-reactivity is really important for me.  Discovering a balance between wanting and needing to be with other people with how much the social stimulation is overwhelming and stressful because of my w/d oversensitivity--has been difficult.  I miss having a fuller life--😞  

Anyway, for the stress I use the techniques described in the Self care section plus on-the-spot-deep breathing, occasional EMDR, and other things if you'd like more detail.  This link is very practical:

The Dr. Claire Weekes Method of Recovering from a Sensitized Nervous System

 

For the dopamine/obsessional feelings I recommend "Change the channel" - dealing with cognitive symptoms.  One of the changes I've made is to avoid the mirror more!

Has your leaky gut improved at all?  

Really glad you're here,

Arbor

 

 

[sofasogood]

Hello @arbor.

 

It is good to hear, that you have been getting better! Yes your experience gives me hope! A lot to be honest. It is still hard to accept, that all these things happening can be attributed to the WD symptoms that come after quitting the medication. I read the threads about Claire Weeks and about changing the channel. A similar thing happend to me yesterday while I was coping with my left eye starting to develop a stye. I just started to think about differnet more pleasant things and read a book, that helped me calm down and go to sleep.

I understand the feeling of being owerwhelmed by to much input and I hope you will find the capacity to be with loved ones as often and with as amy as you want soon!

I don't know the satus of my leaky gut right now. Because of countless visits to many doctors my budget is very small right now and doing the tests is still very expensive here. It is not a routine check at you local doctors office and not covered by normal insurance (I still don't get, why this is not recognized as something for a routine check yet).

I will however check in to a naturopath clinic in two months and hopefuly they will have some ideas how to improve my health overall.

The rosacea comes and goes, but it has started growing again, so I might still be in the early stages :<

I know that everyone has a different healing time, so I take your information as a guideline to tell myself, that I will need patience to recover from this. 

Flushing in zoom calls makes me really angry and nervous as I fell the camera enhances this a fair deal. But my therapist also said, that I might have body dismorphic disorder and that I see the rosacea much more enhanced, than everybody else.

 

I am very grateful to have people to talk to about all this!

 

sofa

[arbor]

Hi @sofasogood  It may take a while, but I just know you're going to recover from all of this eventually.  

10 hours ago, sofasogood said:

I just started to think about differnet more pleasant things and read a book, that helped me calm down and go to sleep.

That's wonderful, Sofa--

I had leaky gut from the AD's.  The naturopath suggested this breakfast cereal.  It takes a lot of time to make, so I cook up a bunch and then freeze it in small portions.  He also recommended sauerkraut and yogurt.  My gut improved quite quickly.  Here is the recipe if you're interested--

 

 Whole grain hot cereal.  (Makes 4 cups cooked cereal) 1/2 cup whole oats groats and 1/2 cup whole hulled barley (not pearl barley).  ½ teaspoon salt 4 cups cold water.  Combine grain, salt, and water in your saucepan and cook at least an hour.  

 

About us looking red on Zoom, a friend told me to avoid wearing red or having red near the camera.  I haven't noticed if that helps.  I have sympathy for our poor nervous systems--all confused by these horrible drug effects.  I send you happiness, health, and ease.

Thank you for posting,

Arbor

[sofasogood]

Hey @arbor.

 

Yeah I discovered having leaky gut from AD's as well..this is why my functional medicine lady wanted to get me off those as quickly as possible...sigh. That drove me into WD.

I am actually histamine intolerant right now....how much I cannot say (tests do not really give you much to go on), but I attribute the rosacea to that as well. I have been through many diet changes, elimination diets and so forth, and I am really struggeling with reintroducing foods, because I am stuck on thinking I need to be in ketosis to make my skin heal (too much research and fear of making it worse again) I am not sure how to break that cycle, but I would love to try the breakfast cereal as I haven't eaten anything high carb for a least half a year and it sounds delicious :< I got stuck with keto and carnivore, because I did see some improvement skinwise. Now I don't know how to go back. Sauerkraut and fermented foods are a big nono for histamine people as is yogurt for me, cause I have casein intolerance too! I have to heal a lot of gut issues along the way, but I really don't know who to turn to anymore. But the recipe is bookmarked.

I've seen a thread on gut related issues and people seem to suffer from all kinds of food intolerances it seems. I think our gut and liver are directly connected to our skin. If these are in bad shape, the skin seems to be as well. Sauerkraut and yogut are full of good probiotics, I would love to use them if I could. Well I don't even know if I can...I am just scared s***less to try it out. Do you have suggestion to deal with that?

I noticed a big spot around my colarbone about two months ago, which looks like a big birthmark, but it came out of nowhere and is there to stay. Its really weird but it doesn't hurt and so I don't really worry about it too much.

And since I went off AD's little red spots have been popping up everywhere on my body ( I think they call them blood sponges)

 

Anyway! Getting caaried away 😆 

Thanks for replying with so much care!

 

Cheers

 

sofa

[arbor]

Hi @sofasogoodHow are you doing?  yes, I should have remembered that so many of us have intolerances.  I was very itchy in the beginning.  Now I'm less so.  It's good that the keto and carnivore diet has been working.  I have a friend who swears by it.  I also wanted to comment on the little red dots as well as the bigger spot.  I understand that the little dots are a side effect of the AD's.  I got them while on the drugs, then during the acute phase of CT w/d, they multiplied like crazy.  I think they're called Petechiae in English, though I like blood sponges better.  Now I'm not getting them.  The bigger spots showed up around my knees during acute w/d, then faded away.  I think they were also drug related.  Sigh, these drugs are so bad for us.  I do hope you're feeling better.

Best wishes,

Arbor

[sofasogood]

Hello @Arbor

 

It has been some time since I wrote. Rosacea seems to still grow on the cheek areas upwards to the eyes. It is not super red but there is darker spots appearing every so often. And it feels puffy and inflamed. I don't know if it is nutrition related. Its just hard to not go completely nuts over these kind of things. I am just so frustrated and don't know if I should keep on adding new nutrients slowly, because I cannot judge if they are good for my skin or not. Lots of people seem to go for whole food nutrition first and try to care about outside problems later.  There is so many days, when I just can't tell if I'm crazy or not.  I've heard lots of people say, that after they cleared their nutrition to whole foods and got rid of all the processed sh**, theit rosacea got lots better. I have been eating clean for a long time now, and processed stuff is long out of the picture, but it still doesn't seem to work! I am not real patient, did I mention that? The skin on my arms and legs is dry and flaky, but my nose likes to be as oily as it possibly can at the same time. I often feel like not going out of the house, because I feel ugly. I still do it, but it leaves me anxious and uncomfortable. It is very good to hear, that you have been recovering and getting rid of lots of symptoms. It gives me hope to just stay the course. 

 

Best wishes

 

Sofa

[arbor]

Hi @sofasogood

You're going to improve.  It's too early, unfortunately, to expect that this will go away right away.  The cells of our nervous system have been too affected by the actions of the medications.  Apparently it takes a long time for the drugs' impact to straighten out again.  The only good news is that our systems do heal.  The embarrassment is a common Neuro-emotion.  I feel it too.  Covid has made the feeling of not wanting to go out stronger.  I'm doing what you're doing which is still going out anyway.  But still, feeling ugly is truly, truly difficult.  However, when your mind is skewed by w/d, I don't think it's a good judge.  My bet is that when people see you they're just happy and relieved to be in the presence of your attractive nature, and aren't much noticing the red.  I had a rough day yesterday with impatience and restlessness--wanting things to improve and fearing the damage.  I wish none of us had to have these terrible feelings.

Always glad to hear from you ((( 🌻@sofasogood🌻 )))

Arbor

[Frogie]

I bought Tee Tree Oil and shampoo and conditioner containing it. I slathered my body in the Tea Tree Oil and used the shampoo and conditioner. It actually brought me some relief.

[Crochet]

I've been taking 5mg of Children's Claritin to control my hives and it has been working for the most part.  I tend to hive up around my period and ovulation.  There is also this burning brain feeling that seems to accompany the hives but only sometimes.  I try to eat healthy and avoid certain foods, and cutting out processed foods has certainly helped.  I'm not yet ready to do a deep dive into my histamine issues yet, but hope to one day in the future.

[peaceandlove]

On 9/5/2021 at 12:43 PM, sofasogood said:

Hello @Arbor

 

It has been some time since I wrote. Rosacea seems to still grow on the cheek areas upwards to the eyes. It is not super red but there is darker spots appearing every so often. And it feels puffy and inflamed. I don't know if it is nutrition related. Its just hard to not go completely nuts over these kind of things. I am just so frustrated and don't know if I should keep on adding new nutrients slowly, because I cannot judge if they are good for my skin or not. Lots of people seem to go for whole food nutrition first and try to care about outside problems later.  There is so many days, when I just can't tell if I'm crazy or not.  I've heard lots of people say, that after they cleared their nutrition to whole foods and got rid of all the processed sh**, theit rosacea got lots better. I have been eating clean for a long time now, and processed stuff is long out of the picture, but it still doesn't seem to work! I am not real patient, did I mention that? The skin on my arms and legs is dry and flaky, but my nose likes to be as oily as it possibly can at the same time. I often feel like not going out of the house, because I feel ugly. I still do it, but it leaves me anxious and uncomfortable. It is very good to hear, that you have been recovering and getting rid of lots of symptoms. It gives me hope to just stay the course. 

 

Best wishes

 

Sofa

hello how is your Rosacea now? I have this problem too all of a sudden I have never in life had this until my reaction to the anxiety pill. My cheeks are red & the area around my eyes too. Idk what to do 

[sofasogood]

On 7/5/2022 at 6:19 AM, peaceandlove said:

hello how is your Rosacea now? I have this problem too all of a sudden I have never in life had this until my reaction to the anxiety pill. My cheeks are red & the area around my eyes too. Idk what to do 

Hey @peaceandlove.

 

Rosacea is good most days. With good, I mean slight rosy cheeks but no major breakouts. I am still carnivore mostly, but I now realize, that this is not the only factor triggering it. Lastly I had some bad days with stress, anxiety and a some kind of cold. Didn't change my nutrition, still had a small breakout. So good sleep, meditation to calm yourself and cleaning up your nutrition were key for me. Perhaps try an elimation diet. But be careful: This can trigger waves, so just do it if you feel stable and do it slowly. I didn't and didn't have that good of a time. If you think of doing it, perhaps get more info out of this forum first.

Please also remember, that we are prone to seeing these things more pronounced than our surroundings. Ask people you trust to give you honest feedback. Most people see it less than we do. My goal is to atteign a "I don't give a s**t" attitude. So another big part is self confidence. There is also a cream I use daily. It is from Eubos. It's German and the tube I use is called cool and clear. It cools the skin and has a slight green tint to mask the redness. I have had lots of those but this is the best by far. At least for me. Try to restore the skin barrier with moisture and fat. I hope this helps. Hang in there!!! I have had so many health problems since taking the meds and I really think time will be the biggest factor to give your body time to adjust and heal. I wish you lost if luck!! If any more questions, just ask.

 

Cheers

 

Sofa

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ventus]

I am starting to get itching at night again, it's been a year since I felt this. It stops me from sleeping too. I remember it happening and going away before but can't remember how. I think it just stopped after holding for a long while.

[Callie]

Hi, Ventus:

 

Sorry to hear that itching is back. Yes, it's a symptom that apparently comes and goes; and one that we certainly wish would go for good, no doubt!

 

I have noticed, too, that there's long stretches or windows between episodes. Needless to say, recently itching has returned for me, too, but intensity has decreased from last time. I find the best remedy is not to scratch but to apply light pressure to the area with something cool like a pillow. It's easy for me as my itching is only on my upper abdomen. BTW, when the pillow gets warm, I just flip it over. Aloe vera gel can help, too.

 

If this doesn't work, I hope you find something that will. Just keep trying different things, and keep the faith. You'll heal. Hang in there.

 

Callie