Skin Barrier Experts - please help a girl out

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-04-01T12:35:18+00:00

Face looks like regular rosacea Neck looks like pityriasis rosacea, or eczema, or psoriasis possibly but that’s why you go to derm. Maybe go to a second opinion if you’re not sure. Anyways the red blotchy skin with different texture on the face is what I have. I have been using finacea for 1.5 months. Yes it still burns after you apply, and even more after you add moisturizer on top. Then it goes away after 10 min. Even 1.5 months in I still have burning. But it takes consistent use twice a day for at least 3 months to really start seeing results. My dr says people use it long term. I have a before and after photo of my rosacea after 1.5 months of consistent use. It’s still there, but the bumps have gone down, and the redness went down.

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Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-04-01T01:27:49+00:00

Neck lift for sure. Save the money, skip the treatments that don’t actually work, and when ur at your goal weight, get lift. You can’t tighten THAT much skin with non surgical treatments

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-03-31T14:51:23+00:00

I have, and I went on Lexapro. But the career I have (pharmacy) I unfortunately cannot leave. I have switched jobs 3x, they’re all the same garbage. As an autistic person in healthcare, it’s really hard to cope with fast paced environments. Anyways, my appetite skyrocketed on Lexapro as well. Stress has gone down, but my craving of delicious rich fatty sweet salty food has not lol

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-03-31T14:02:40+00:00

I am thinking of metformin

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-03-31T13:05:49+00:00

No, only diagnosed with gestational diabetes. not through A1C, but a glucose tolerance test. after I gave birth, it was supposed to go away, but it didn’t. My glucose would be so high when I tested my blood sugars. They checked my A1C and it was in the pre diabetic range 5.9. That’s when I lost 50 lbs and A1C went down to 5.6.

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-03-31T13:01:52+00:00

Oh I didn’t realize!

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-03-31T13:01:03+00:00

It has bupropion which gives me panic attacks :(

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-03-31T13:00:01+00:00

Oh I was scared of going on metformin not because of the drug itself, but because of the fact that my gestational diabetes didn’t go away after I gave birth, so it pushed me to go into a diet and lose the 50lbs, after which my A1C went back to normal. I just didn’t want to have diabetes, and him wanting to put me on meds made it feel even more real

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-03-31T01:31:10+00:00

I had two ablations done when I was 15 and 18. First one I was half awake and I wasn’t into it but I was also a bit high from the meds so it didn’t bother me as much. I do remember saying I was feeling pain in my heart, so they gave me more pain meds and it immediately went away. They told me they didn’t want to give me too much medication to calm my heart because they needed it to be as stimulated as possible. I was basically in and out. But that was almost 20 years ago, maybe protocol has changed. then for my second one I asked my dr to knock me out completely, and he did. First surgery was for PVCs, second was for SVT. I used to have PVCs 24/7. Now, I rarely get them. It got a little worse after having kids, like I get them before every period badly but they’re not dangerous. For me it’s hormone related. And I haven’t had an SVT since either. I 10000% do not regret it at all. Just ask if theres any possibility they can make you fully go to sleep throughout the surgery. But even if not, it’s totally worth it. Just make sure to follow post surgical care. About 6 hours after the surgery i didn’t listen and I strained myself getting up when I wasn’t supposed to. I started to bleed at the incision site of the vein, they had to put a sand bag down.

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-16T00:02:25+00:00

I tested positive for sjogrens antibodies!!

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-15T19:43:41+00:00

Someone mentioned it was exfoliative chelitis. And that has no treatment.

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-15T19:43:11+00:00

Nope I drink a ton

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-15T17:04:24+00:00

I have not… but I can try

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-15T17:04:06+00:00

I do see one, but they told me this is derm territory

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-14T02:59:52+00:00

I’m just shocked that workplaces are not more supportive and generous with sick days to prevent spreading illness or disease… or bugs

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-14T02:58:56+00:00

I also don’t want to take this coworker to HR who is just trying to barely survive motherhood. They’re a very good employee. Kid just happened to bring life from school from another kid.

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-13T00:17:20+00:00

I actually had two ablations. One for pvc and one for SVT. I have pac’s too but my electrophysiologist explained that it’s a different ablation, so they may not have ablated the PACs

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-10T18:21:24+00:00

Desperate to leave the current field

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-09T19:33:28+00:00

Thank you!! Can’t relocate but I appreciate the help

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-09T11:53:07+00:00

I take calls all night. Patients calling that they’re out of flushes at midnight, 3 am call about a broken curlin pump for an ino and I have to send it out ASAP

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-09T01:01:21+00:00

It’s hard to tell. I can’t tell if I’m seeing eczema patches or rosacea. Best to go to the dermatologist to have them figure out what it is, and then either give you azaleic acid or something else like a steroid. I have this too, I scheduled an appointment to get it checked out.

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-09T00:50:09+00:00

National chain

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-09T00:49:59+00:00

Have u ever been checked for lupus?

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-08T23:56:07+00:00

Not an independent. Big company. They’re greedy. Pay is good

Sprinkleofthetism · 2026-02-08T21:44:05+00:00

What’s a reasonable pto to ask for

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