Mirvaso and Tingling: What Users Say

• Rob...
• February 20, 2020

For Rosacea "Avoid believing these negative reviews! I used it once and had amazing results, my face looked nearly unflushed! I used it again the next day, but 12 hours later, I looked at my face in the mirror, and it looked like I've got second-degree burns. It made my rosacea worse and made it appear in places I'd never had it before (the side of my eyes). I took a cold shower, and it went down. 36 hours later, my face is tingling, I look like I'm more sunburnt than usual, and my face is tingling."

• Tan...
• January 25, 2015

For Rosacea "I was prescribed this medicine to help with my rosacea. Just like others, the initial response was amazing. Face looked pearly white. I used it for about 3 days, mornings only and a tiny drop. All of a sudden, on the 4th day, I'm sitting at work and begin to feel this tingly feeling in two parts of my face. I looked at myself in the mirror and couldn't believe my eyes. The two areas were swelled up, so bright red it was almost purple! Swelling did not subside until the next day. This medication was very expensive, I will be calling them to try to get my money back. I shouldn't have filled the prescription, I just got so excited when the sample worked, was afraid the pharmacy may take a long time to fill the prescription."

• Ale...
• August 26, 2019

For Rosacea "I am battling papulopustular rosacea and have been on doxy for 3 months. Recently, a new dermatologist suggested Mirvaso. Applied a tiny amount on both cheeks and nose. Within 20-30 minutes, saw miraculous results. Amazed, started googling; read your reviews in horror and went to the bathroom to wash my face 10 times. So Mirvaso was on my face for an hour. But I reckon that it absorbs fast since you are supposed to wash your hands immediately after applying. After 10 hours, I washed my face, and it turned much redder than it was to start with. The next day, redness somewhat subsided and had a tingling sensation like sunburn. The day after, redness was gone, but in places where I applied Mirvaso, it looks like skin recovering after a sunburn, with one layer gone. It’s much lighter than the rest of my face in those areas. I read some people had chemical burns from this thing. The danger is that it blocks the blood vessels, so there’s no way for us to know if there’s any irritation immediately. Please don’t try it."

• Bos...
• March 11, 2016

For Rosacea "I'm a 36-year-old male, Celtic bloodlines on both sides and until 9 years ago of suitably pale disposition! Have rosacea for 9 years and have been on antibiotics (Minocin 50 mg) for 8 of them, along with annual IPL therapy. Was off the Minocin until last week for a year when my dermatologist put me on 100 mg and also prescribed me Mirvaso. I seem to have a reaction to the 100 mg with red blotches and spots, so after 3 days, I tried the Mirvaso. Used 3 times over 4 days. Worked like a dream the first day, but effectiveness wore off. Last 2 days have suffered very, very bad rebound flushing, tingling on cheeks followed by burning sensation. Hottest parts of flushing nearly purple. Booked in for IPL today to try and reduce redness/purpleness. Avoid."

• KCR...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 19, 2014

For Rosacea "I was researching rosacea products and discovered Mirvaso. Immediately, I asked my dermatologist for a prescription, and she also gave me some samples. I used it the very next day, and within minutes my face looked normal. It worked so well for the first few days, and all of a sudden my face was bright red, tingly, blotchy, and my nose would run like crazy. I thought to myself, 'It can't be!' I really thought I found the answer to my lifelong embarrassing constant redness. I had to know for sure that the medicine was the culprit, and I put it to the test. So the following week, I put it to the test, and I discovered that it was the culprit."

• Bab...
• March 16, 2015

For Rosacea "I was given a sample by my dermatologist and decided to give Mirvaso a try for a couple of weeks before purchasing. After a week, I noticed that my facial skin would start tingling, then turn bright red! It has now been 4 days since I discontinued using the product, and fortunately, the brightness is finally starting to fade back to where it was before I started using this product. The episodes of tingling skin have occurred less and less frequently. Bummed that the product did not work!"

• sam...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 29, 2023

For Rosacea "The doctor told me to use this cream daily. After six days of using it and seeing my red/purple cheeks and nose looking a little better, I started getting what everyone on here is calling rebound redness. My cheeks and chin went bright red... like I had held an iron on them. The burning sensation went across my face, and my lips and tongue tingled. I went back to the doctor, and she told me to apply more cream when the burning came out. The doctor said the burning was my skin doing what it should do, and this was normal. This is not normal. This was happening at 2 pm and 8 pm and lasted around 3 hours. No rhyme or reason why it happened at these random times. I had 7 days of this after I had binned the cream, and thanks to a review on here, I tried applying Sudocrem on the burning areas, and this did calm it down. Bear in mind I used it for 6 days, and it took 7 days to calm down... my lips and tongue tingled for 14 days or so. Don't panic, and for God's sake, don't take the doctor's word as gospel."