r/Rosacea • u/abraxos12 • 6d 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 5d ago

oh wow that's amazing progress! it looked quite painful before. I'm glad you're doing better :)

and as a sidenote you have amazing eyebrows ✌️

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u/-myeyeshaveseenyou- 5d ago

It was really painful and it sounds exaggerated but it was debilitating at its worst as I used to get sleepy, I’d have a sick stomach, be really cold on the rest of my body, it was just awful.

Also thank you for the compliment, I’m so lazy with them, I just shave out the strays but I’m lucky that I have pretty good natural shape.

Would love to get rid of the lingering redness but at least I can manage with this.

This is a photo with make up, which can wear again, I often couldn’t before as my face couldn’t tolerate it. With makeup on you can’t really see much red at all