STICKY yet ?

Hmmm, I'll have to ask our team. I'll let you know asap, ok Jason?

Oh, did you visited your profile? You can make also a KPRF group or open any group you want. Just visit GROUPS area -it is in the top of every page.

After you started paxil, Jason. How was your over-all redness? :-) Do you still have som redness eventough you're not flushed? How bad is this redness?

put it this way, before paxil the redness from flushing/blushing was a 10, now no more flushing/blushing !

there is a little redness, but not from flushing/blushing because I dont, along with PDL treatments done once a month for 7 months and paxil the redness is a 2 ! Im going to get a few more PDL treatments in the fall.

life is good again.

Your lucky then. My case of rosacea/seborrheic dermatitis isn't textbook like but even without my flushing my skin is never even in tone. There is some kind of residual inflammation from either mites, bacteria, or yeast,

My KP is only isolated on the back of my arms so that is the least of my worries.

I am trying Rosula NS pads(I recommend highly) for the bacteria and I wash with ZNP soap for the yeast and finally I have been using the ZZ cream for the mites. Hopefully in a few months I will alleviate all known antigens and let my immune system heal to what it once was.

Dude, seb derm is very common and easily treatable by a dermatoligist, go to one!
rosacea seems easier to treat than KPRF, which u dont seem to have.

seb dermatitis is basically overproduction of oil on ur face mostly in your T- zone (forehead, nose, upper lip and chin) u need a soap made for oily skin, try aveeno products!
www.aveeno.com
do a search for sebborehic dermatitis. www.ask.com

rosacea, the only thing I have heard that is effective is laser treatments for any spider veins if u have any, or laser treatments either IPL or PDL for general redness.

what mites ?

Just wanted to put this link up so that people considering using Paxil for flushing like me... can get a better idea of how it may affect you from real people that have used it...

Social Anxiety Support - View topic - Calling all of those using PAXIL (or have used)


I am still debating if I will try this or not. The sides do seem a bit scary for me. Although Jason has had no side effects at all... (which is great) that doesn't mean that is going to happen to everyone. I will be talking to my doctor about trying PAXIL. If she doesn't think it's a good idea then I'm not going to push it. I may try something different for the flushing though. We will see.

for the 100th time, paxil related side effects are rare and at HIGHER doses. I only use 20mg daily, which completly stopped my flushing/blushing. since ur only 19, u might not be able to try it.
what do u mean ur flushing/blushing was caused by a medication u used to take? u dont have KPRF?

I was prescribed propranolol from my derm.. He said I had to try out that before I could get paxil..

Hi Jason.

No I do not have KP. I only have a flushing/blushing problem. YES, it only started after taking medications. I have been off the medications for almost 4 months... and though the flushing/blushing has not yet gone away it has definitely improved.

I do believe you are correct in that most side effects occur in those that take higher dosages. But there are a few of which were only taking 10-20mg and did experience some side effects. Which mostly went away after stopping the medication.

I am not putting anything against PAXIL. I am only saying that everyone should be careful... no matter what medication they intend to try. ALL medications MAY cause side effects. And for those that are considering PAXIL. I think it is good for them to also know what others have experienced besides your self. Not everyone will have the same exact experience as you. (though I and others hope to)

So please don't take this the wrong way or anything, I am only putting the link out there so that others get a chance to read about other experiences on paxil.

If you visit the link again you will see that another person posted with a great experience with PAXIL as well. NO SIDE EFFECTS and only on 20mg like your self.

I plan on asking my doctor this friday during my appointment about trying PAXIL. I have a good feeling about it. I know I will not need a high dosage, and the side effects are rare in low dosages. Also... I spoke with a doctor about PAXIL before and he said that Paxil does not change your personality or make you emotionless. (it simply subsides the anxiety and allows your to see things in a more positive light)

So... I am praying that Paxil is my answer and that the doctor will allow me to try it out. And of course I pray that I wont have any side effects. (or at least nothing serious or long lasting)

So please wish me luck. :-) I will post again on friday after my doctors appointment.

GOD BLESS And GOOD LUCK to all of you

Karyn

I am new to this fourm (signed up a few hours ago) and ve been reading threads. I also do have flushing/blushing problems and permanent redness as well (diagnosed KPRF). I ve just read the evening primrose oil thread. Jason encouraged ppl from there to read this thread. I really didn't know what paroxetine was. Thought it was a cosmetic/oil or something... But it turned out it is anti-depressant!

I am happy to hear that you don't have big problems with KPRF anyomre, jason .

But...

Prosac? Paroxetine? Generally anti-depressants? Don't get me wrong but I reckon that anti-depressants are very popular in the US. Here in Poland and Germany I can hardly know anyone who uses anti-depressants :O. Im not quite sure about the official figures but I think anti-deps are far less popular here in Europe than in the US.

I don't say that less people suffer from depression or SAD or something in Europe than in America... Probably we use different ways to cure depression here (Not sure because I suffered from a light depression only once, a few months ago - the only durg I used was vitamine B12 - actually it's not even a drug).

All I want to say is that all of you should avoid anti-deps because they are addictive and can cause other problems... Personally, I dont find blushing/flushin so bothering to use anti-deps (and think i will never use them).

Karyn, Elise,

Even if only for a few, even if only at a low dose, it is still appropriate to discuss side effects of Paxil and other anti-depressants. Whenever a pharmaceutical drug is used, the user needs to know everything about it. We are responsible for our own decisions, but we have to be educated to make an intelligent decision. Thank you for the link in your post.

Jason,

"For the 100th time"... We continually have new members with new thoughts to share. We can't expect a new poster to have read everything you have said about Paxil. We welcome all new posters, even when they post something that isn't new or when it is something you don't agree with. There are so many new people who haven't read everything that has already been posted on this forum. Information about all products and methods on this forum should be repeated.

Rojo,

Anti-depressants are very popular in the U.S. Did you know that only the U.S. and New Zealand allow TV advertising for pharmaceuticals? No other country allows this type of media exposure. People in other countries rely on their doctors to tell them about their pharmaceutical options. Billions of dollars are made in the U.S. from drug sales, and sometimes, profit is the motive, not what is best for the patient. New Zealand is now taking measures to ban prescription drugs directly to consumers.

kebod

Kebod,

You are welcome for the link. And I definitely agree that it is important to know EVERYTHING about a medication before starting it. That is why I am going to talk to my doctor about it. I have a million and one questions for her. I'm going to talk to my dermatologist about it as well. I see both of them this friday. If either my doctor or the dermatologist think there are too many risks involoved... then I will not take it. However, I do think that as long as I work with my doctor, monitor myself, and pay close attention to my body and any changes going on... I think everything will be alright.

We'll see how everything turns out.

Stay positive through all of this... I know in my heart that whether it be paxil or something completely different... we all will find a cure and be happy again one day. This is only a problem we must face (along with many other different problems) to help humble us, make us stronger, and better human beings. I firmly believe that if there is a will, there is a way. And anything is possible if you just believe. :-)

God Bless and Good luck to everyone.