When talking about rosacea medication, it is best to keep in mind that it is not used to cure this annoying skin condition, but rather to alleviate its symptoms. Basically, rosacea medication can make the redness disappear, the swelling go down and the feeling of being overheated decrease. That is, of course, if the rosacea medication is taken correctly and the sufferer does not over do it.
The most common types of rosacea medication are the following:
- Oral antibiotics: these antibiotics help with the branch of rosacea that is caused by Heliobacter pilori or by mites. After all, tetracycline is well known for its effect on those pathogen agents. However, do not expect the results to be immediate. It might take anything from two weeks to a month to see some improvement on your face, but it will be there.
- Isotretinoin: this one is a derivative of vitamin A, a well known drug used specifically for repairing damages to the epithelial cells. The problem with this "almost too good to be true" drug is that it cannot be taken by pregnant women or women who want to become pregnant in the near future. Basically, isotretinoin will pass through the wall of the uterus, causing all sorts of problems, including the modification of the child's DNA.
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