soberlife123

After another relapse (and I was doing so well) I noticed may face has gone red.....anyone else had this and how long did it take to go away???


Le eek!

Jsbodhi

My face was red after a binge too- usually went away in 2-4 days
Drink a lot of water- and stop drinking

Delizadee

Oh yes. Some types of alcohol make it worse for me like wine or beer. Usually once I get through the worst of the withdrawals and like Jsbhodi said, lots of hydration it settles back down.

I also find doing some exercise to get the blood pumping and help sweat it put helps to clear it up a little faster. And making sure I go light on the makeup and wash my face properly and moisturize helps too.

And agree with Js. No more drinking
My face is breaking out too. Boo.

SoberLife90

Team SoberLife! You can do it bud. Sorry about the red face, but it will probably go away if you stop drinking. Maybe your just a little flushed. The alcoholic life is no way to live. How ya plan on gettinf back on your feet?

FreeOwl

embrace sobriety and that'll be a thing of the past!!!

swollen, puffy, red and blotchy faces..... reason #243 that alcohol is just plain nonsense.

Jillian2563

My face usually turns red and burns as soon as I decide to drink. It's very odd. Once I'm past the 2nd drink, I guess I forget about it. I'm not drinking now and it hasn't happened! I hate that feeling and hate alcohol!

Cascabel

Alcohol, especially in excess, is a contributing factor to a skin condition called rosacea. Rosacea, sometimes called "the Celtic curse" is a reddening and coarsening of the facial skin often accompanied by visible "broken capillaries" and the classic drinkers "strawberry nose".

Early signs of rosacea may include a reddening of the face when drinking. Like alcohol addiction, rosacea is a progressive condition. Not all rosacea sufferers are drinkers and not all drinkers suffer from rosacea. But, if one is genetically predisposed to rosacea, drinking will exacerbate the problem.

Delilah1

My face was always red when I would drink. My foundation is lasting a lot longer now that I am sober.

justbrowsing

Hi guys, I may be a bit overreacting, day 2 (yet again) and my symptoms have never been that rough. Face is incredibly red and I see other body parts red.
Everything I read about paws is scaring me, don't know what to do.
Other than severe itching and insomnia, and feeling a bit confused, nothing too major. Don't know if I feel like I have temperature cause my face is red or I do. Checking now, dont think I do.

ALinNS

Personally no I have not had it however I see it a lot in AA and in the past Detox Centres, I would encourage you to get checked by your doc. From what I know is it appears because regulation of vascular control in the brain fails with constant alcohol intake, I have seen a few cases where it did not go away, not sure why.

Andrew

fantail

Justbrowsing, Day 2 is still well within acute withdrawal. Temperature regulation is one of the things that go haywire during withdrawal. Don't panic. This first week is not what the rest of it is like. Your withdrawal will peak sometime between today and two days from now. Once that's over you'll start healing, which includes PAWS for some people but is really far more manageable (FAR) than withdrawal. Hang in there!

justbrowsing

Thanks, it was way easier before. Gets harder the more times you go back to day 1.