Hi I am new here. I have suffered from this 'asian flush' thing for about a year now. The strange thing is I am Irish with definatley no Asian blood (as far as I am aware anyway!!!) I get it really bad though, all over my face, and sometimes my chest, arms and even legs once. In addition to this sometimes my heart beats faster and my breathing feels wheezy. Its INCREDIBLY annoying as Im sure you all know.
Is there anyone else on here who is caucison and gets this? Also I have very pale skin with freckles and red hair....I wonder if this is something to do with why I get it? I am not prone to blushing atall though in normal situations and I dont have that 'ginger toned skin' like some redheads.
The only thing I have found that works for me is to drink alchol with a fruit juice, like vodka and orange. Wine is the worst followed by beer or anything mixed with coca-cola. Also I dont know if anyone else finds this but if I drink something with loads of additives in (like an alchopop) it gets even worse. The fruit juice thing really works for me though.
Ive also found that if I feel myself turning red (this normally takes about 2-3 drinks) If I stop drinking, drink water or lemonade for a while or have a packet of crisps and then resume drinking then I can normally carry on without any flush.
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong place, just finding me way around!
The sooner they invent somekind of medication for this the better! Im a 20 year female at university and it really affects my social life, and dates i have been on! I hate the weird stares!!
Eve
April 25, 2006:
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