Another Mepacrine Succes Story
Hey whats goin on guys. I just wanted to let you guys know that Mepacrine is also slowly giving me my life back just like halfpipe and llamar's story. Their posts are actually where i found out about anti malarials and mepacrine for rosacea .
Heres a little background info. Ever since i could remember i've had rosacea. When i look back at baby picture all the way up to high school, I've had rosy cheeks, flushing and blushing. In May 2008 i underwent ETS for my severe blushing., which was a total success. My blushing and red rosy cheeks were GONE. Then unfortunately about Five Months later, it came back into full effect, and even worse. It must have messed up something in body because not only was the blushing back, but SEVERE flushing brought on by weather, sun, alcohol, hot foods, so on and so on, which i never had before.
So from then until now (I'm 20 yrs old) I've undergone mutiple IPL's and medications. Clarithromycin and Noritate at first which actaully worked for about one month n then just stopped for some reason. So then i tried Proponlol, clonidine, and mirtazapine, suggested by users on this website, but to no avail. I tried numerous lasers, I went to a spa in pittsburgh which was the biggest mistake ever because the braud had no idea what she was doing. So then i came across Dr. Harvey Jay in New York City, he was extremely expensive, not to mention on top of transportation, hotel and food. But his lasers actaully worked. The only reason i stopped was cuz it was so damn expensive, as soon as i get rich I'm defntly going back to him. But anyways, my flushing was still very severe....i was at wits end, and my derm knew it, so i when i suggested the mepacrine she went right for it, no hesitation. So she had it compounded at pharmacy in Columbus (Columbus Ohio, USA). All i had to do was give them my credit card info and they compounded it and sent it out. I got it within two weeks. It came out to be about $90 with shipping and handling for a two month supply. It has been almost one month since the first pill. I take it every day at noon (500mg). It comes in a clear capsule and the medication is like a lime green / lime yellow.
But as i said it is slowly giving me my life back. It took about two weeks to kick in ( no initial flushing by the way), but after about two weeks i could def. tell it was helping. It took away about 70% of the burning stinging sensation that i got every day. You know how ur face feels like plastic cuz of the burning -- thats gone too. And as far as the flushing/redness, its taken it down about 50 - 60 %, and i can only imagine this will get better with time.
The yellowing of the skin side effect didn't happen to me, but i've noticed is that it lets get an awesome tan. I work in the sun everyday...im a landscaper...and it helps you get a good tan to almost mask the redness also.
So my point is people...this stuff works...It isnt a cure, but its damn close to it.
llamar, halfpipe, if your reading this, thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your story for me to read, which got me to where i am right now. Im actaully HAPPY now. I can go out in the sun and not worry about a burning purple flush coming. I can now actaully consider college, a girlfriend, more social occasions and so on, because of this.. Thank you again.
Any questions, feel free to ask..........................
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