Acne Rosacea: Re: [rosacea] Statins and Inflammatory disease [was cold ponds cream.]

Hi Emily,

Oops, yes, Lipitor is a statin. I should have included a list of the
statins, and mention that like all drugs they can have side-effects:

http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/cholesterol/a/statins.htm

Dan

--- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, <kemx@...> wrote:
>
> is lipitor a statin? lipitor can carry a hefty pricetag on the
body, joint pain and liver problems.
> emily
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: dfries2003
> To: rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 1:30 PM
> Subject: [rosacea] Statins and Inflammatory disease [was cold
ponds cream.]
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> FYI, there has been some fairly recent interesting research on the
> effects of statins in other inflammatory diseases, cancer, etc.
> Here's an easy to read article that discusses many of these studies:
>
>
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2001973144_healthstatin07.html
>
> Dan
>
>
> --- In rosacea-support@yahoogroups.com, rose jill
> <roseflowerbloom@> wrote:
> >
> > Elena, my mom said she used chrestor (for her high cholesterol). My
> mom uses cold ponds cream every night. My sister does not suffer from
> rosacea. I avoid alcohol at all costs, but what i said was when we
> were at my sisters, my mom can now drink alcohol, while i stay the
> heck away from it. Elena and 3rd, so far for the z cream I have seen
> 100% improvement for my eyes(no longer bother me) (no longer red) My
> ears (no longer bother me unless I have an allergic reaction to
> something (which is not as often as it was). The papules, i have less
> but since the z cream makes you break out here and there when killing
> the mites, sometimes i still break out and then i notice my skin being
> very clear afterwards. My cheeks and nose are pink in color not red
> now. I still react to certain foods, and heat etc... so this is not
> gone yet, also walter (from the z cream forum) indicates rosacea
> allergic responses take a year or more to stop reacting, it is a
> process that takes time. Elena, I am
> > still dry skin, but do notice the old skin sloughs off, and i have
> better renewal skin in replace of it. I am pleases so far, and have
> yet to see my rosacea gone completely, but going back to the way it
> was, I am better now for sure. I am 33 years old now, I think i
> developed it when i was around 26 or so not exactly sure, but it
> started off slowly like creeping up and then procrascinated into
> papules along with the flushing. I am type 2 rosacea. I have it
> cheeks and nose. hope this helps you.
> > Elena Mutter <emgm42000@> wrote: Okay Tamara, these are
> interesting statements. First, what is the cholesterol med your mom is
> taking so we can look into it. And did you or your sister (sounds like
> your sister suffers from this too?) give it a try too and what
> happened? Second, it's so funny about the Ponds. If it is Ponds cold
> cream then that's what my mom uses too LOL...........it's been around
> forever and is the "old-fashioned" stuff I think many of our moms
> used/use. Can your skin tolerate it? And third, you have really stuck
> it out with the z-cream.......I am so impressed! When you say you are
> 50% better, is that in all aspects of the Rosacea? Like p&p's,
> redness, dryness, hot burny skin and flushes? Also, if you had any eye
> problems, do you find that that is better too? Some people have said
> that even their eye symptoms got better using z-cream (not even the
> one they put out specifically for the eyes). Okay, those are my
> questions. Sorry to overload you but
> > wouldn't it be marvelous if a
> > great many of us could just start using Ponds cold cream and
> convince our doctors to give us whatever cholesterol med your mom is
> on..........ah, a girl can dream can't she?
> >
> > Take care,
> > Elena
> >
> > tamara wrote:
> > Hey guys, anyone use this? it has mineral oil in it though, is
that a
> > nono for rosaceans? Just wondered about it. My mom uses it every
> > night, she had rosacea many years, and gone now after taking
> > cholesterol medication. My mom to this day looks fab. I asked
her also
> > what moisteriser she uses, and she said cold ponds and loves it,
will
> > never change. My mom is lucky, I dont want to use the word cure,
but
> > she has been in remission since the chol. pills...she is very lucky.
> > My mom use to have it bad, and she also mentioned to me that
since her
> > cat passed away, her skin is even better. WHAT! I have a cat and
he is
> > my baby lol, my dad use to break out in hives and itch and loved
the
> > cat too much so he suffered alot, yaaa i know crazy, he hated
going to
> > the doctors too, it always cracked me up alot, because as soon
as we
> > said "doctors" he would tell us to bugger off.
> > Anyway, it just makes me think when I think about my mom and when I
> > visited my sisters...she can now drink wine without flushing, I
stay
> > the heck away until the z cream eliminates this rosacea
completely. I
> > just wanted to mention this, i did mention this before, this is why
> > every rosacean is so different and there are so many factors
involved.
> > I no longer believe that because my mom has (had) it that because i
> > developed it, its the irish thing and thats it. For me since
being on
> > the z cream, I am 50% better now and its been almost 3 months on
it. I
> > want you all to know that there is hope, and when I see my mom, she
> > has never looked better, and her skin cleared by accident as she
tells
> > me...she thinks it is the chol.meds that really made her feel
better
> > inside out, and I am pleased to see my mom in remission, as she had
> > rosacea for many years. tamara
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