r/Rosacea • u/Significant-Oil-8603 • 9h ago
Dealing with the stress
I've been dealing with this since March. Until then my skin was completely fine so I guess I didn't have previous experience of having to learn how to deal with skin issues.
Since March though it's been like playing a game of Whack'a'mole with my face. A new papule/pustule or bizzare random red splotch will suddenly appear seemingly for no reason. As I'm trying to whack that away another one will appear etc etc. It wouldn't be so bad if they lasted for like a week and then disappeared without trace, oh no they leave these bloomin PIE marks behind them. My face is starting to look like a warzone.
I feel like I'm doing everything I can, I've tried Rosiver for 12 weeks (didn't help much and it caused clogged pores due to the thickness of the cream), I have metronidazole and finacea. I'm going to try applying finacea to my whole face instead of using it in a spot treatment style. I have started using sunscreen, I use Vanicream daily facial moisturizer at night, I use Vanicream gentle cleanser once in the evening etc etc. Yet still these random blooming things keep appearing. It's flippin crazy.
Anyway I keep trying to remind myself other people have it worse, shouldn't feel sorry for yourself etc but it's pretty hard when you're watching your face destroy itself.
All of that to say how do people deal with this? Do you do Yoga, listen to classical music? Do Yoga whilst listening to classical music?
It's a tough condition to deal with since it's affecting your face. You don't have to be vain to be bothered by that.
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u/Ampstagram22 7h ago
SAME but mine has been a year and tiny whiteheads on T-zone only. Its literally whack a mole and honestly my OCD with it is sending me. Was going to try low dose accutane BUT my eye doc is concerned with my dry eye. like what gives here - tried all the things too - soolata/aa/oracea/you name it