I am scheduling an appointment with my GP about this next week, reading this thread has hopefully changed my life coming up to high stress finance interviews! Thank you so much for sharing!
I am 18 and I have also been getting this red rash on my face, neck, chest and arms for over a year. It has caused me lots of distress and I was able to overcome it at one point when my boyfriend and I split up, I was so withdrawn that I was able to drink alcohol and talk to anybody without getting the rash. However, shortly after we got back together it came back and I had to find new ways to deal with it. Over winter I wore lots of scarves and high neck tops but was worried about the forthcoming summer months. In February I started to wear foundation on my neck as well as my face, I use Rimmel London liquid foundation and an applicator brush to apply it to my neck. It has changed a lot. It covers up the rashes almost immaculately and has enabled me to wear lower cut tops and control how I feel in social situations as I am more confident the rash won't appear. I would love to try some sort of drug to sort the problem but I am concerned about the side effects. I'm hoping eventually the rash will disappear on its own, but if not, I always carry an extra little pot of foundation with me! Hope this helps!
I break out in red blotches on my neck and chest area when ever I get nervous around people. I've been diagnosed by my psychologist with social anxiety disorder. I'm now on Effexor XR 75mg once daily. It's only been 5 days since starting on these meds and will have to wait and see if they actually work for me.
Has anyone tried oracea? I went to my doctor about this problem and this is what she gave me. It is not a strong as a beta blocker, and she reccomended that I stay away from beta blockers because my blood pressure is very healthy so taking a blocker could lower it too much (to the point where I could feel foggy or faint while on it). From my understanding, oracea is typically used for rosacea and acne, of which I have neither. She also recommended a laser therapy treatment to the blood vessels on my chest and neck. Has anyone else tried oracea or the laser treatment? I am very hesitant about both, but I realize that I cannot keep tanning the rest of my life.
I was diagnosed with mitrovalve prolapse as an early teen, either from heat stroke or scarlet fever. Now I too am 40 and this red neck problem is becoming terrible :/ I am also very pale and some redness is as bad as a port wine stain amost!! I do have a Dr appt soon and will discuss all this with her. I take meds for anxiety, sleep disorder, and high cholesterol. It seems these symptoms are commonly shared also.
Benadryl works. They gave it to me at the hospital last week.