I feel bad complaining about this considering Tec is working well for me (eh, awaiting results from recent brain/spine MRI...but has been going fairly well.) but I still have significant flushing every time I take my medication. It starts about 20 minutes after each dose and lasts about an hour.
My face, ears, chest, and backs of my arms flush red. This has happened so often that I now have enlarged capillaries in all these places except my ears and around my eyes and forehead. I had beautiful skin prior to using this medication. Now it is ruined, I look like a splotchy alcoholic.
I am visiting a dermatologist tomorrow morning-- to see if I am a candidate for Laser therapy to shrink the capillaries. Of course this isn't inexpensive...I'm angry I'll have to pay out-of-pocket to (hopefully) fix the results of a known side-effect. I already physically feel like crap most days, so can't I have a few shreds of vanity?
My face, ears, chest, and backs of my arms flush red. This has happened so often that I now have enlarged capillaries in all these places except my ears and around my eyes and forehead. I had beautiful skin prior to using this medication. Now it is ruined, I look like a splotchy alcoholic.
I am visiting a dermatologist tomorrow morning-- to see if I am a candidate for Laser therapy to shrink the capillaries. Of course this isn't inexpensive...I'm angry I'll have to pay out-of-pocket to (hopefully) fix the results of a known side-effect. I already physically feel like crap most days, so can't I have a few shreds of vanity?
I am cautiously optimistic? The IPL session was $80, far less than the $400-$500 quoted by another office.
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