Soolantra

[Justfivemoreminutesplease]

I’ve taken (on and off for many years) Lymecycline with varying degrees of success for my skin. Following on from reading various threads here, I’ve got myself a prescription for soolantra and have been using it every night for nearly a month. Although there seems to be a bit of an improvement in my skin, it’s not the vast change I was hoping for.
However, can I please ask how much of the cream you use? Do you coat the skin or just use a small amount? For the last two nights I thought I’d put too much on, but this morning I think I can see a small improvement. Or am I just trying to convince myself...?!

I usually use a tiny amount on my nose as that’s the only area I get the rosacea. The first time I used it it cleared it in 2-3 weeks, now it doesn’t seem to be helping as much. I have the spotty type of rosacea, is that the type you have?

I used it fairly minimally, just on the affected areas and it worked pretty quickly. It only works on a certain kind of rosacea though, I think. Maybe it's not the right thing for yours? I hope you can get it sorted - it's a miserable thing to have x

I used to put a dot on my cheeks, nose, forehead and chin and rub in so I have a thin layer all over my face. The evening is the most important time. I noticed an improvement after a few months.

My triggers are spicy food and red wine.

I also have the spotty type although saying that, a red patch on one cheek appears occasionally.

Yes, it works a dream for me! I dot pea sized amounts on forehead, both cheeks and chin and spread in a thin layer at night time - that is when the demodex come out to be little fuckwits.

Have only used for a week at a time as necessary but I keep it until needed again. So thankful it has been approved in this country, in America it’s around $370 a tube!

You can also ask to try azelaic acid OP. It may work better for you and it is available with prescription.

I get through a tube in 6 weeks.

@sammylady37 do you have the spotty type of rosacea?

Thanks everyone. I have it on my nose mainly - the whole bottom half of my nose is bright red and with juicy yellow spots on and off. It’s as delightful as it sounds.
I’m trying to work out if a ‘pea size’ is a fat garden size or petits pois one.
Maybe I’ve been using too little, or as I fear, it’s just not going to work for me.

I agree with PP perhaps try azaleic acid. You can get it online through the Boots acne clinic. It’s known to be effective for the pustules caused by rosacea xx

Does the doctor have to prescribe this??

It is a prescription treatment but you can get it via the Boots online acne clinic. I paid £16 for mine xx

@Justfivemoreminutesplease - it might just take longer to take effect. I’m hoping this is the case for me too. It worked so well before and I’d tried most other topicals & months of antibiotics. I’m
going to try using more x

@Justfivemoreminutesplease are you sure it’s rosacea???

@Sarahlouiseis33 not the spotty type, the flushing and redness and thread veins type. I get laser treatment for the veins and the worst of the flushing. The soolantra helps the baseline redness- I will notice if I go 4 or 5 nights without applying it.

You’re got me thinking now Agnes as I’ve had it for so long. The dr always said it was. I’ve looked for some photos of me (/my nose) but hate having my face photographed close up so this is was the best I could come up with 😝 this is a month plus from applying the cream