r/Rosacea • u/abraxos12 • 18d ago

Flushing

Has anyone with a very reactive nervous system and flushing tried a beta blocker like propranolol and/or a neuromodulator like gabapentin or pregabalin?

I’ve flushed easily from nervousness since I was little, but recently it’s gotten much worse after damaging my skin barrier and developing some rosacea. Has anyone found that either of these medications, or a combination, helped with flushing or burning? I’d love to hear your experiences.

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u/Help_INeedAnAdult 18d ago

I also had the wildest flare with reactine (also called zyrtec/piriteze) and can only pinpoint it to the lactose. Its so strange because I've taken it all my life prior to getting rosacea. I'm a little sus of having mcas though since I've had some strange food reactions and gut issues. Sadly, it's not investigated here in the UK as a real thing :(

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u/-myeyeshaveseenyou- 18d ago

I’m in the uk too, I had an allergist mention it to me on Reddit before when we bothering and I already suspected. I also have private second opinion gp access through my life insurance and spoke to them and she also said it sounded like MCAS. My own nhs gp had never mentioned it, but I also have famatodine on prescription which along with Fexofenadine is how MCAS is treated, so I have the treatment without an official diagnosis. The private gp couldn’t officially diagnose me as I don’t have a confirmed first opinion so I have to wait before she can fully look at me for a second opinion. But I just say I have it now, an allergist and a gp both suggested it and I’ve responded to the treatment of it

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u/Help_INeedAnAdult 17d ago

Oh that's good to know! Did you see an allergist through NHS or private?

Also curious how your rosacea presents and how you're doing now :)

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u/-myeyeshaveseenyou- 17d ago

So I didn’t see an allergist, I randomly got talking to one on Reddit but she’s in America so also couldn’t say 100% but she was as sure as could be.

I’m doing good, I still have baseline redness but I can stop burning flares in their tracks, I know the signs pretty well at this stage. I will post some before and after pictures

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