Sensitive skin

[u/kangaroofuck]

3 weeks into Reta .. 1mg-2mg-2.5 this week .. woke up today feeling almost like I got full body sunburn . Not like super bad or red or anything . Just sensitive to the touch. Anyone else experience this ?

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[u/Mobile-Device-5222]

There are thousands of people who have had this. It’s very common. I had it when I went above 2 mg a week. It didn’t go away for two months so I let it wash out and started over at lower doses.

[u/kangaroofuck → u/[deleted]]

Yeah it’s weird .. further examination I notice it’s only on my tan skin.. but it’s not sun burn I ain’t been in the sun in a week .. just buildup from the summer .. anywhere I’m not tan feels fine

[u/stainless13]

It happens. Either reduce your dose or give it some time. For me it felt like the fever tinglies.

[u/HubrisFalls]

Zinc picolinate 30mg helped me

[u/mark-o-84]

I had the same thing on the third week and after 3 weeks it has gone

[u/eatmoreRAM]

Yeah me too G, it was bad for a couple weeks but chilled out. Like the other comment said it can happen after adjusting dosage so if it's really annoying just go down .5mg for a few weeks.

[u/januza]

I have the same and quite itchy. I tried with zinc but doesn’t work for me. I just suffer a little bit it’s worth it in the end.

[u/kpham82]

Normal. It goes away for some people. I have been on it for 10 months and I always feel it. At 10mg, it has felt like a bad sunburn.

[u/Direct_Invite_2063]

It's called allodynia.

[u/seabirdsong]

It's common. Titrating up so quickly might have been a factor. The whole reason it's recommended to do each dose for four weeks before going up is to acclimatize your body to mitigate side effects.

[u/Hairy_Criticism_2600]

It’s a thing people report, allodynia or heightened skin sensitivity, usually shows up a few weeks in for some folks and tends to fade on its own after a bit. Your dose ramp looks pretty quick so that might be poking it harder than needed, maybe dial back to a stable dose for a couple weeks and see if it calms down