what is wrong with my FACE

[MWOS]

for the last few weeks my cheeks have been bright red and hot. all the time. I'm uncomfortable. help me. send help.

[iamali]

Rosacia?

[TrickyBob]

Pregnant, duh.

The blush of a loved woman?


Herpes?

[studytime45]

Have you started/stopped taking any supplements or prescription meds recently?

Flushing sucks.

[Deleted]

dy winter skin?

[gretchenindisguise]

Are you teething?

[sharknado]

Saggy boobs and dry skin

It's hormones honey.

[MWOS]

Mar 3, 2014 12:22:41 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

Pregnant, duh.

The blush of a loved woman?


Herpes?

I will cut you.



I can't think of anything I am doing differently. I thought it was windburn from the cold but yesterday when I was putting makeup on I thought it was looking really bad.

Can they even do anything to treat rosacea if that's what it is?

[TrickyBob]

Could you possibly be eating something you are allergic to?

[Deleted]

lupus

[MWOS]

omg, could it be this fucking progesterone?! god I hate this shit

[Deleted]

Aids.

Oh, if it's Rosacea yes, they can treat it.

[studytime45]

Mar 3, 2014 12:31:27 GMT -5 MWOS said:

omg, could it be this fucking progesterone?! god I hate this shit

"Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) is a rare skin condition in women that recurs in a cyclical manner corresponding to their menstrual cycles. It is thought to be a response of the skin to the hormonal changes that happen just before menses.



Characteristically, the skin eruptions occur during the luteal phase or the late pre-menstrual phase of the cycle. This is when the blood level of the sex-hormone progesterone rises. The skin rash happens as an autoimmune response to the body's own progesterone, hence its name.



Within a few days of menstruation when progesterone level falls, there is partial to complete resolution of the rash. It will recur during the next cycle.



Some patients have had previous exposure to external progesterone in the form of oral contraceptive pills. This is thought to pre-sensitize patients to react against their own internal progesterone. However, not all patients with APD are exposed to previous hormone therapy. It has been postulated that these patients produce an altered form of progesterone that incites an immunologic response against it. In another theory, progesterone is thought to heighten a patient's hypersensitivity response to another allergen."

dermnetnz.org/reactions/progesterone-dermatitis.html

[flutterfly]

My cheeks do this when I'm PMSing. Always chalked it up to the hormones going crazy. If you are on progesterone, I'm going to guess that is the issue.

[bluefish]

How is your blood pressure?