HRT for women

[WrinkledClue]

My hot flashes triggered massive rosacea flushing too.

Here are the options I saw:

1. Do nothing. This was untenable for me, as the flushing was so bad that I could not sleep or eat. It also causes cumulative damage and is to be avoided if possible.

2. Take Estrogen. This worked great for me until it gave me a blood clot. The problem with this method, too, is that some day, you WILL have to get off the estrogen, and when you do, the rosacea will come roaring back.

3. Other meds. I found Remeron (mirtazapine), which shuts down nearly all the hot flashes and thus the flushes, and Clonidine, which does the same. Drawbacks are the Remeron makes me sleepy and hungry. For me, the benefit outweigh the drawbacks of this option.

Hope this helps.

[Mistica]

This isn't about HRT, but it is about the protective effects of estrogen in relation to inflammatory disorders.

http://coolinginflammation.blogspot....in-damage.html

I thought those heading for menopause might find it interesting.

Personally, I would be interested if ladies notice an exacerbation in rosacea symptoms when the estrogen is supposedly at it's lowest during the menstrual cycle?
I don't. In fact, I feel I am the exact opposite.

[EMPRESS LAINIE]

i recently discovered bio-identical estrogen and progesterone, actually produced and shipped from where I live. I recently had another outbreak of rosacea on my face, but mild, and got more doxycyline 100mg from Quickcare. Then the doctor instead of the 2x daily wrote it for 1X daily, so I ran out after 2 weeks, not noticing he had done that. I did tell him 2X daily. I am so fed up with doctors and their idiotic mistakes in prescriptions. I got one doctor to give me my diabetic scripts for a year, and then he dumbly put the wrong expiration date on the scripts so I could only get 4 to 6 refills even though he wrote them for 11.

Anyway, the doxy seems to have cleared it up except for one patch, and I have been taking the bio-identical estrogen in cream form for 2 months now. So I will see what happens with a little time.

Oh yeah, the doctor wrote "contact dermatitus: instead of rosacea. Doesn't he know the difference?

[spuggylegs]

This isn't about HRT, but it is about the protective effects of estrogen in relation to inflammatory disorders.

http://coolinginflammation.blogspot....in-damage.html

I thought those heading for menopause might find it interesting.

Personally, I would be interested if ladies notice an exacerbation in rosacea symptoms when the estrogen is supposedly at it's lowest during the menstrual cycle?
I don't. In fact, I feel I am the exact opposite.

Mistica

First few days of menstruation my rosacea improves dramatically, then its all down hill after that.

[liss22]

i recently discovered bio-identical estrogen and progesterone, actually produced and shipped from where I live. I recently had another outbreak of rosacea on my face, but mild, and got more doxycyline 100mg from Quickcare. Then the doctor instead of the 2x daily wrote it for 1X daily, so I ran out after 2 weeks, not noticing he had done that. I did tell him 2X daily. I am so fed up with doctors and their idiotic mistakes in prescriptions. I got one doctor to give me my diabetic scripts for a year, and then he dumbly put the wrong expiration date on the scripts so I could only get 4 to 6 refills even though he wrote them for 11.

Anyway, the doxy seems to have cleared it up except for one patch, and I have been taking the bio-identical estrogen in cream form for 2 months now. So I will see what happens with a little time.

Oh yeah, the doctor wrote "contact dermatitus: instead of rosacea. Doesn't he know the difference?

yes my doctor also insisted that i had contact dermatitus and gave me aqueous cream and diprobase which are very greasy emmolients until i later saw another GP and he confirmed it was rosacea so frustrating

[Judworth]

My days of flushing are increasing (used to be 5/6 short epidodes per month) now I am

flushing for many hours for maybe a week!

I am certain my increased flushing is down to perimenopause and the crazy hormone

swings that it brings!

A question: I have an appt with Prof Tony Chu, IF he prescibes some drugs to help with

flushing is there one/two that will help to control hormonal flushing?

Thank you in advance.

J

[amethystice215]

this is interesting, i have been wondering about birth control and rosacea, the shot that i took for birthcontrol is a progesterone shot and my rosacea started shortly after receiving it.

[WrinkledClue]

amethystice215 -

I'm so sorry this is happening to you. Progesterone is a famous rosacea trigger.

http://www.joiedevie.com/common_rosa...gers_lists.htm

The Mirena IUD, which leaks progesterone, greatly worsened my (already debilitating) rosacea.

How long is your shot supposed to last?

[amethystice215]

I am supposed to go in before July 19th for the next shot, (which I am NOT going to do) but I am sure it stays in your system longer, I think it may be different on how long it takes to get out of your system depending on the person, I am not really sure though, just reading up on it I have heard lots of different things.

[shorttcake521]

I went onto HRT several months after the flushing and redness started. I'm 51 and was having uncomfortable but manageable hot flashes. But after this Rosacea thing kicked in, my hot flashes started feeling like a torch on my skin, radiating from inside. I could not live that way, and I couldn't differentiate which sytmptoms were hot flash and which were
Rosacea flares. One made the other worse and vise versa.
I finally gave in and went on estrodoil which is bio identical estrogen. I use the new vaginal ring called Femring and it only has to be changed every 90 days. It's working so well for me. The benefits of the ring or creams or patches vs. taking pills is that your liver does not have to process it.
It hasn't made my Rosacea better, but it has calmed the fire raging in my body, but not the fire on my face. At least when my face is flaring the rest of my body doesn't go with it.
I loooove my estrodoil! I'm on it for life, risk or no risk.
Roxanne

Hi Roxanne: This question is for you and the others who like the estrodoil. You say it helps your hot flashes, but does it also help the mood swings? Thanks! I have been spending literally thousands of dollars taking the bio-identical hormones in pellets inserted under my skin, but my Testosterone has shot up for some reason. They told me my body is "holding onto it." But, it's making my hair growth ridiculous, and making me Testy. Long story short, but I don't think the insertable bio-identicals are right for my body. They worked well for over a year, but I think to save money I don't have to be spending and to not have the bio's inserted, i am going to go back to Gyn for pill or cream/gel form of the estrogen and progesterone. I take progesterone at night that melts under my tongue. I think it's 100mg?

Thanks, girls! I had a complete hysterectomy, ovaries included, in July of 2011, then jumped on the bio-identicals after hearing so many cancer scares with the synthetic hormones.


Terry