Originally posted by Makron
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I called and discussed with my pharmacist at the time how to make a similar mix. We made it first with 0,2 mcg, or 2 mg. Must have made an error in the mcg/mg/gr in the original forum post in 2010, but that's in writing, not when I actually measured it off with the pharmacist on the phone. We tried 2 mg first, to not make it too strong, I later made a second bash with 3 mg.
First time trying I didn't know if I would tolerate it or not, would I? The eye gel had preservatives in it and I can't use anything on my skin. I don't moisturize apart from some jojoba oil of late, for the past few months. But nothing for the 8 years before it, just bottled water. So when I did a test patch with the brimonidine eye gel, like my friend Wrincleclue used (and posted on, initially with good success), it burned and turned red, but not after 5 hours; immediately. Discussed it with pharmacist, assumed it was as such not a good trial, as this brimonidine eye gel brought too many variables with the inactive ingredients of the eye gel, and I made the mix with water and brimonidine powder only then, to give it a fair try. In hindsight I should have used it only on a part of my skin instead of putting it all over my face, but I wanted to do a proper test and make some reliable pictures. As I wrote in more recent posts here at the beginning of this thread(s) (and I am flattered you are spitting through all of them), I probably used too much of it. It took some time for the paleness and light patches to set in and I put a second layer of the mix on in the mean time. And then some more when I felt the mix was wearing off and burning red patches were coming through. As you can read, I wrote that my brimonidine experience was most likely not fully comparable to Mirvaso, as I might have used too much of it (defo not a pea sized drop) and that I hoped Mirvaso would work better. But I did warn people of the bad rebound people like me and Wrincleclue and Mistica experienced while experimenting with brimonidine. Flaws in the execution style taken into consideration.
The red adding to the blog was made yesterday, because I read it back and in my old blog posts (had another blog before this one, dating from 2007-2011 approx.) I had mentioned the pharmacist discussion there and in the new one I had condensed the diary entries and left some of these details out. Reading it back yesterday, it seemed incomplete, and as you can read back on the forum posts from 2010, I mentioned these added details there as well.
Not really sure what you are trying to say with this summary; that I used 2 mg instead of the 3,3 that Mirvaso consists of? That I update a blog post with details that were also used in the original forum post? That I duped Mirvaso based on a shaky brimonidine trial? As you can read back, I knew and stated that you can't compare the home made brimonidine trial with an end product like Mirvaso. But the brimonidine rebound effect which a lot of people experience here was a right estimation and prediction as it looks now, wasn't it?
And now its time to say who you are. new time poster, appearing at the first Mirvaso review posts here and noticing an update I made less than 24 hours ago. Doubt your such a fan of the blog.
Oh My.. they're a bit cranky about the company down there at Galderma. Cranky but accurately funny. It's so sad for their families though. They are getting hit hard right at the holiday season.
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