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Soolantra and Itching: What Users Say (Page 2)

Reviews for Soolantra

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  • Kat...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 10, 2022

For Rosacea "I was diagnosed with rosacea in my early 40s. I am 44 now. At first, I thought it was hormonal because I stopped taking birth control pills. Then I thought it was eczema because my skin was always itchy and dry. I was already on tretinoin and it made it worse. My skin was so red and bumpy around my cheeks and chin. I was a mess. My derm then prescribed Soolantra and a sulfur face wash that is only by prescription, he then told me to continue to use the tretinoin as much as my skin can tolerate. After a week of using the combined regime, my face cleared up. No more bumps and only a very slight redness, but not that bothers me. It's been 3 months and I've never had my skin break out horribly after treatment. I still get occasional bumps but only like one or two, and they tend to disappear the next day. I never want to be without Soolantra or the sulfur wash. I truly think this saved my skin and helped tolerate tretinoin more without drying it."

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  • SLa...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 29, 2021

For Rosacea "I've used Soolantra for 4 days now. I'm experiencing super super dry skin, and my face seems to be getting worse, along with itchiness and a bit of a rash on my upper neck area. I'm gonna stick to the program and am hoping and praying that my skin gets better. Good luck to those on this journey too!"

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • May 15, 2018

For Rosacea "Applied Soolantra cream samples to entire face and neck for 3 nights. Developed intense itching, redness, and multiple red bumps and pustules on my cheeks and neck after the 3rd dose. I went from mild redness with no bumps to broken out and itching like crazy. I sure hope this goes away soon! Waiting on a call back from my dermatologist to find out what to do."

1 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 26, 2023

For Rosacea "So only on day 2 of Soolantra after suffering several years with awful redness and that rosacea rash! The first day seemed okay, but having just woken up from applying Soolantra on the second day, my face is so itchy and red! I am determined to keep at it as I can no longer face having to deal with this anymore and having low self-esteem. I find the cold seems to relieve the itch with Soolantra and only use it at night. If I need, then I apply a small amount of tinted moisturizer in the day. I will keep you all updated over the coming weeks!"

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  • Mom...
  • November 18, 2017

For Rosacea "I loved it very much in the beginning. Saw improvements within 1 week, which is weird for me after so many failed meds. However, not sure why. About 6 months into it, I'm starting to see more bumps, redness, and itch again. I still wear it daily, but it's been 1 month with symptoms back, and it's not helping anymore. I'm gonna give it a few more weeks to see if I’m not discussing with my doctor. I hope it works again as well as it did for so long. It actually disappeared. My insurance covered it just fine, $60 copay."

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  • Kat...
  • January 24, 2018

For Rosacea "Very itchy and sore after a week. My GP advised a two-week break. I tried again, and my papules slowly improved over the next few months. I am really pleased, as I hardly have any papules now. (I still have redness on my cheeks, though.) Very pleased, as I had no improvement with Metrogel or Finacea. This is much more effective. My skin is dry, so the richness of the cream helps, too."

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  • Mel...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 1, 2025

For Rosacea "After seeing a dermatologist regarding my face flare-ups, I have rosacea. I’m 37 and have started Soolantra and Oratane. OMG!! My face after night 1 of cream has had a massive flare-up and looks terrible, too embarrassed to go out. I have been reading people’s reviews on here to stick with it for the long haul. I just hope it settles, it's itchy, white pus, and redness all over. Don’t realize how bad the bugs are."

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  • Les...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • March 13, 2017

For Rosacea "Immediate itching and burning after applying. Developed redness and several red bumps and whiteheads. Very painful."

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