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Orb , 25 Jun 2014

Those little white plugs and the painful nodules that multiply

Location: Central California Age: 45 Health in General: Good Diagnosed Illness: 10+yrs Fibro, Hypersommina/Chronic Fatigue (sleep mean 1.4), Chemical sensitivity, Noise Sensitivity, Allergies to molds, GERD ,Tachycardia, Double jointed through out (means I have shallow joint sockets), Lactose intolerant, IBS Skin Health: Youth - tight pores little to no blemishes, very fair completion, no scaring, average sun exposure Late Teens Early Twenties - mild facial acne, sever back acne. Late Twenties through Early Thirties - Oily hair that required daily washing, Oily scalp, oily completion, pours slightly visible, light to moderate acne on face with moderate back acne constantly. Sought Medical Intervention from Dermatologist at age 30 and was prescribed Acutaine Outcome: EXCELLENT! Fast Forward 10 years to current: Strange facial smell. Aprox. 6 open lesions, all on right side of face. Scalp sores, and athletics foot (sever) most of my nails have fallen off. This began about 3 years ago with an under the skin eruption of what I thought was a pimple. After about 4 to 6 months of attempting to extract all of the congestion, I seen improvement. New nodules began to appear. I developed one on my rt, cheek, 3 on my chin, one on my frontal jaw line, 2 on my forehead and 2on my nose. These were usually not painful but would become extremely festered to what appeared to be a white head. Not able to resist the temptation to squeeze, I would attempt to pop these things. Never once did any of these things pop, in fact they only multiplied and got larger. About October of 2013, I started noticing a build up on my scalp. When I scrubbed my hair with shampoo it would hurt in a few spots. The spots felt like gaping holes and they would ooze. These were extremely painful and interrupted my daily living. While attending to my nightly routines of washing my face I discovered I very large lump on the lower right side of my skull. It was projecting up from my scalp and was about the size of my thumb. The next morning I called my FD and made a appt. to have her exam. She looked at my scalp and concluded that it was a fungus. And the knot on my scalp was a swollen lymph. Nothing was prescribed and I was told to go purchase Selcin Blue and that should cure me right up. After one week of use my condition had only gotten worse. I went to the pharmacy to see if there was any other product I could buy since it seemed that the blue stuff wasn't. I was at a loss with all the products so I made my way to the Pharmacist on duty and explained my condition to him. He was very helpful in assisting me to a better product but he also advised me to contact my doctor for a script as the condition I was diagnosed with would not be cured with OTC shampoos. He explained to me that I needed a prescribed shampoo along with an oral anti fungus. I call the office and left this info with my nurse. I must say that I was more then surprised when the return call from my doc. Was to tell me to continue with the shampoo for another 10 day and nothing else was suggested. BUT THIS WASNT WORKING AND MY CONDITION WAS GETTING WORSE. Frustrated by this and in great pain from these open sores I went to our local urgent care. There I was seen by a doc who examined my scalp and said it was a staff infection. She prescribed a round of antibiotics and I was on my way. The scalp sores did heal but the growths on my face excelled. One of those that is on my chin took on a different look. I started looking like a wart. i left it alone until the moment I thought I seen a white looking sorta wormish thing poking out of it. It was one of those things that many here have described. It was a plug and there were many more to follow. I worked that thing down over many weeks until I got every one of those things out but it wasn't until I began to use some Athletes foot cream on it until I noticed to start to die off. Its been about 3 months and just last week that wart thing is coming back. I also still get scalp sores monthly and as of last week I now have a growth under my right eyebrow that bubbles and oozes with crud. I just want this to go away once and for all! I will be seeing a derm. This thursday, but I do wish I could find a magic natural remedy to cure what ever this is that has plagued me.
98 Answers
spottyface1
June 27, 2014
Hi Orb, I am so sorry to hear that you have had to deal with this, I truly feel your frustration. I have been trying to figure this out for a while. I will say that I am glad that your doctor at least acknowledged the cause of your problems as a fungus. I have everything that you just described, minus the athlete's foot, and every doctor I have been to tries to prescribe antibiotics. I listened and followed their advice at first because...well, they are doctors, they are the experts. Hmmmm...big mistake. All the antibiotics I was put on made my condition so much worse. When I tried to explain this, I was talking to deaf ears. I did the same thing and started antifungal cream, which helped, but the fungus is so deep that I also needed an oral antifungal. Once again I tried asking a doctor for it...my request was denied, as I expected. So...what's a girl to do....I took matters into my own hands. Did my own research and tried to figure out the proper medication, dosage, and duration that I would need. Researched reputable pharmacies and ordered the medicine myself. I am completely aware of the potential dangers of this. However, having open and non-healing sores on my face comes with it's own dangers. I tried getting medical treatment from a professional and I was ignored, so I felt that I was left with no other option. I am getting better but I have a ways to go. I also take herbal supplements that are supposed to be good for general health as well...apple cider vinegar, garlic, msm, vitamins-probiotics...Also, the earth clinic website has tons of information and alternative remedies. One other note, since I am a pet owner, I have also considered the possibility of an overpopulation of demodex....which feed on yeast(a fungus) then the demodex spread the fungus...kind of a viscous cycle...I don't know if that is part of my problem, but it seems likely. Antifungal medications won't kill demodex, but there are plenty of topical medicines and herbal supplements that will. You might want to try attacking both problems simultaneously to speed your recovery. I hope that I have been help to you. Please keep me posted...sometimes its just nice and helpful to talk to someone who understands. Good Luck!!
spottyface1
June 27, 2014
By the way, would you mind telling me what kind of fungus/condition you were diagnosed with??..I don't have the sores on my scalp or the athletes foot, but the facial sores you described sound exactly like mine. - Thank you
pthesmith
December 24, 2014

In reply to by spottyface1

These plugs are parasites. DO NOT LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOUR OTHERWISE …and believe me, they’ll try (ill-informed dermatologists included). The parasites are called Demodex mites. That plug is the adult stage of the mite. Usually, humans are only inhabited by Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. I suspect you’re describing the Demodex injai, the "large-body" Demodex. You'll want to get rid of these things ASAP and with extreme prejudice. I wound up with an all-out infestation because it took me 7 years, 5 useless dermatologists, and 2 ill-equipped primary care physicians to figure it out. One dermatologist accused me of making the sores myself and suggested I take an anti-depressant. But, don't get me started on that... I even had an elevated IGg because my system was so irritated by them. Anyway, back to the mites …The adults move around on your skin (usually at night because they don’t like light) and give you an itchy, crawly sensation. After they mate, the pregnant female emerges to lays eggs. When the pregnant female comes out, it looks kind of like a regular pimple. But, no puss comes out it-only fluid- and it gets red and irritated if you mess with it. The eggs she lays around the area where she emerged, that look kind of like "spindles." They’re down inside your skin but have little white hairs sticking out of your pores. Those hairs get a little thicker and will sometimes fall out as the egg evolves into an adult mite. Don’t bother pulling them out. The hairs will simply detach and the mite will stay in your pore. The adult mites are NOTHING NICE. They have, what I call venom (for lack of a better word), that causes a sever immune response. If you mess with them, they create this clear fluid that makes a hole in your skin. If you persist, they will make you bleed profusely. I think that stuff is an anti-coagulant too! After you lose the battle (and you will), your skin feels like it's on FIRE. Depending upon how much you messed with them, you'll either have a sore spot that won't heal or a plasticky quasi-scab looking thing …on top of a sore that won’t heal. If you lift up the plasticky scab, you can see the adult mites attached to the underside of it. I say that to say this: DON’T BOTHER MESSING WITH THEM. You will not get them out without putting a deep hole in your skin. They just dig down deeper if you try to pull them out with tweezers. The immune response will make a real mess of your face. You cannot kill the adult Demodex with creams because they move down into your pores beyond the reach of topical miticides. You cannot kill adult Demodex with ingested miticides because they have a hard outer shell that protects them from absorbing the chemicals. If you pinch one of those white plugs really hard with some tweezers you can hear it crunch. (I even tried applying a tiny bit of RAID …didn’t work.) I got rid of the MF’ers with 3 things: (1) Ivermectin, (2) Permethrin SFR, and (3) sulfur paste (all of which I found at the local feed store for animals). First: Use Ivermectin to kill the mid-stage mites. I used the equine version. It’s a paste with 1.87% Ivermectin. (DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IVERMECTIN DOSES ARE DETERMINED BY WEIGHT. I SIMPLY USED THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF PASTE FOR MY WEIGHT. I HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, BUT BE CAREFUL). Within 6-8 hours of your first dose of Ivermectin, you'll see the mites pushing out of your pores IN DROVES. Because it only kills the mid-stage mites (not eggs or adults), you’ll need to take Ivermectin once a week, for 4-6 weeks. When you take the Ivermectin, change your bed sheets every night, for at least three nights. Also, buy a few extra pillow cases so you can have a newly washed pillow case every night for at least four weeks. I STRONGLY suggest this measure because the mites wreaked havoc on my scalp. My hair has not grown for more than 3 years. You may want to use Selson Blue shampoo for 4 to 6 weeks, just in case. Second: Use Permethrin SFR, which is 38.6 % Permethrin, to kill the eggs. Dilute it in a spray bottle and spray EVERYTHING in your house, including mattresses, couches, carpets, etc. …EVERYTHING. Then, vacuum really good, and spray EVERYTHING again. Buy new pillows too. Wash ALL CLOTHING and LINENS in hot water. Put them in the dryer on “high heat.” I even lightly sprayed the Permethrin solution on the dried laundry, and the replaced bed sheets. Permethren is not really toxic to humans, and it’s odorless once it dries (PLEASE READ THE PACKAGING THOROUGLY). WHILE I DON’T RECOMMEND THIS: I poured ¾ cup of the Permethrin SFR in my bath water. After soaking for a short time, there were so many eggs (with the white hairs) that my bath water had a film on it. I only did this because I had a full-on infestation. Third: Apply the sulfur paste all over your body. It’s a little tricky to apply, so I suggest wearing gloves. Also, it’s really thick and has a strong smell. I used Pierce’s All Purpose Nu-Stock. I had to mix the paste with baby oil to get it to spread. You’re supposed to wear it, kind of like calamine lotion, for 3 days straight. Then re-apply, on top of the first application, and wear for another 3 days. The objective is to keep the adult mites from mating and laying new eggs. I realize this is a lot. But, BELIEVE ME, you do not want to be infested with these things. This has been a 7-year nightmare for me …finally coming to an end. Good luck!

megansmom
July 04, 2014
I'm 76 living on the Oregon coast and had severe acne as a teenager with residual scarring. I've been fighting the little white spots I call cores for 7 years. Finally after 1 GP and 4 Dermatologists who were not listening/reading [I wrote a 3 page chronology of my facial problem] and my conclusion that it was folliculitis; one dermatologist finally did a punch biopsy and confirmed that it was folliculitis. Mine is based on a Staph aureus infection [contracted from a hospital surgical staple] but they can be based on fungal infections as well. I am still fighting as this doc won't extract the cores and as you know the wounds won't heal until they are removed. He firmly believes if you leave them alone they will heal while taking antibiotics. I took antibiotics for 18 weeks, nothing healed spontaneously, and when a new round of bumps appeared I stopped taking the antibiotics as it was obvious they were not working.. If I have to go out amongst strangers and feel self-conscious I put Safeway Hydrocolloid bandages on the open wounds, makeup and I'm good to go. At 76 I don't feel self-conscious often but it's nice to have a goto coverup. I am going to see an Infectious Disease doctor next week to see what the chances are of getting rid of the staph. My instinct tells me staph just goes dormant and reappears when your immune system becomes challenged. I'm hoping to get him to "excoriate" the existing plugs that I haven't been able to remove. With moist heat packs at night and simple vaseline I have often been able to reduce the inflammation and extract the cores leaving a clean dermis field which the epidermis [skin layer] contracts over, makes a smaller wound and with vaseline and a bandaid heals nicely.. When I can the wound heals; If it heals over an unremoved core the core pops up again down the road. I find zinc based shampoos work for me alternating with a black tar shampoo for what I was told many years ago was seborrhea on my scalp, this doc says it's also folliculitis - I think it is both as my mom had the scalp seborrhea but ignored it - don't know how she did it, it was a white creamy layer over her entire scalp. Mine would be sore with bloody patches until I got control of it with Zincon shampoo at the time -maaaany years ago. It had to be hormone generated as I broke out in bloody scalp sores 5 months after each of my children were born when my body was returning to normal. Good luck to those of you with the tiny white spots - "insist" on a punch biopsy if folliculitis isn't recognized. The test will prove it one way or the other. Keep up the good fight!
spottyface1
July 04, 2014
Hi Megansmom, I have spent so long dealing with this, I am at my wits end. After going the antibiotic route, then the fungal route, with little improvement. Im starting to think that there are two kinds of infections involved. I think that the bacteria or fungal infection is secondary to possibly scabies or some other kind of mite. I get red zigzag lines, yellow looking skin, painful little white plugs, oozing clear yellow sores and hard mounds under my skin. I go through a continuous cycle of getting a little better, which is always followed by an immediate setback. I think this is due to the hatch cycle of some kind of mite. I've had cultures done with no answers. I walked in to the emergency room today and demanded to be helped. Nobody ever takes me seriously, I'm very quiet and passive and I tend to get over looked most of the time. But I woke up this morning with a swollen face and miserable. I decided to take action. They almost admitted me, but my blood work came back normal. I got some antibiotics and anxiety medicine was sent home. There is a place here in florida with infectious specialists and Im calling on monday morning to get an appointment. There is an answer for this but I don't have the ability or the resources to figure it out on my own. I will get to the bottom of this, I will not let this win, I will get better. I am happy to share any knowlege I gain from this if it helps someone who is suffering. I hope that you get your answer too. I wish you the best.
mace760
July 09, 2014
Hi: Please read my post here http://www.skinpick.com/node/3783 that talks about nasty white roots and possible cure. Finally found a lady that knows how to treat. Many of the photos I have are identical to morgellon pics so I am going to ask if it is possibly the same condition.
pthesmith
December 24, 2014

In reply to by mace760

These plugs are parasites. DO NOT LET ANYONE CONVINCE YOUR OTHERWISE …and believe me, they’ll try (ill-informed dermatologists included). The parasites are called Demodex mites. That plug is the adult stage of the mite. Usually, humans are only inhabited by Demodex folliculorum and Demodex brevis. I suspect you’re describing the Demodex injai, the "large-body" Demodex. You'll want to get rid of these things ASAP and with extreme prejudice. I wound up with an all-out infestation because it took me 7 years, 5 useless dermatologists, and 2 ill-equipped primary care physicians to figure it out. One dermatologist accused me of making the sores myself and suggested I take an anti-depressant. But, don't get me started on that... I even had an elevated IGg because my system was so irritated by them. Anyway, back to the mites …The adults move around on your skin (usually at night because they don’t like light) and give you an itchy, crawly sensation. After they mate, the pregnant female emerges to lays eggs. When the pregnant female comes out, it looks kind of like a regular pimple. But, no puss comes out it-only fluid- and it gets red and irritated if you mess with it. The eggs she lays around the area where she emerged, that look kind of like "spindles." They’re down inside your skin but have little white hairs sticking out of your pores. Those hairs get a little thicker and will sometimes fall out as the egg evolves into an adult mite. Don’t bother pulling them out. The hairs will simply detach and the mite will stay in your pore. The adult mites are NOTHING NICE. They have, what I call venom (for lack of a better word), that causes a sever immune response. If you mess with them, they create this clear fluid that makes a hole in your skin. If you persist, they will make you bleed profusely. I think that stuff is an anti-coagulant too! After you lose the battle (and you will), your skin feels like it's on FIRE. Depending upon how much you messed with them, you'll either have a sore spot that won't heal or a plasticky quasi-scab looking thing …on top of a sore that won’t heal. If you lift up the plasticky scab, you can see the adult mites attached to the underside of it. I say that to say this: DON’T BOTHER MESSING WITH THEM. You will not get them out without putting a deep hole in your skin. They just dig down deeper if you try to pull them out with tweezers. The immune response will make a real mess of your face. You cannot kill the adult Demodex with creams because they move down into your pores beyond the reach of topical miticides. You cannot kill adult Demodex with ingested miticides because they have a hard outer shell that protects them from absorbing the chemicals. If you pinch one of those white plugs really hard with some tweezers you can hear it crunch. (I even tried applying a tiny bit of RAID …didn’t work.) I got rid of the MF’ers with 3 things: (1) Ivermectin, (2) Permethrin SFR, and (3) sulfur paste (all of which I found at the local feed store for animals). First: Use Ivermectin to kill the mid-stage mites. I used the equine version. It’s a paste with 1.87% Ivermectin. (DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK. IVERMECTIN DOSES ARE DETERMINED BY WEIGHT. I SIMPLY USED THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF PASTE FOR MY WEIGHT. I HAD NO PROBLEMS AT ALL, BUT BE CAREFUL). Within 6-8 hours of your first dose of Ivermectin, you'll see the mites pushing out of your pores IN DROVES. Because it only kills the mid-stage mites (not eggs or adults), you’ll need to take Ivermectin once a week, for 4-6 weeks. When you take the Ivermectin, change your bed sheets every night, for at least three nights. Also, buy a few extra pillow cases so you can have a newly washed pillow case every night for at least four weeks. I STRONGLY suggest this measure because the mites wreaked havoc on my scalp. My hair has not grown for more than 3 years. You may want to use Selson Blue shampoo for 4 to 6 weeks, just in case. Second: Use Permethrin SFR, which is 38.6 % Permethrin, to kill the eggs. Dilute it in a spray bottle and spray EVERYTHING in your house, including mattresses, couches, carpets, etc. …EVERYTHING. Then, vacuum really good, and spray EVERYTHING again. Buy new pillows too. Wash ALL CLOTHING and LINENS in hot water. Put them in the dryer on “high heat.” I even lightly sprayed the Permethrin solution on the dried laundry, and the replaced bed sheets. Permethren is not really toxic to humans, and it’s odorless once it dries (PLEASE READ THE PACKAGING THOROUGLY). WHILE I DON’T RECOMMEND THIS: I poured ¾ cup of the Permethrin SFR in my bath water. After soaking for a short time, there were so many eggs (with the white hairs) that my bath water had a film on it. I only did this because I had a full-on infestation. Third: Apply the sulfur paste all over your body. It’s a little tricky to apply, so I suggest wearing gloves. Also, it’s really thick and has a strong smell. I used Pierce’s All Purpose Nu-Stock. I had to mix the paste with baby oil to get it to spread. You’re supposed to wear it, kind of like calamine lotion, for 3 days straight. Then re-apply, on top of the first application, and wear for another 3 days. The objective is to keep the adult mites from mating and laying new eggs. I realize this is a lot. But, BELIEVE ME, you do not want to be infested with these things. This has been a 7-year nightmare for me …finally coming to an end.

spottyface1
December 15, 2015

In reply to by TeeGee

Hi TeeGee,
I have been suffering, and I mean seriously suffering, with this for 3 and 1/2 years with spreading sores on my face. I won't go into the drama this has caused me. I started out thinking it was a bacterial infection...lots of rounds of antibiotics-trips to urgent care centers...nothing worked. Several dermatologists visits...They were no help what so ever! I had three cultures done...not a virus, bacteria, or fungus. I was sure that it was a fungus...but oral fungal medications, creams...nothing. Had a biopsy done...they said there was nothing there and that I must be doing this to myself. I knew I wasn't. As soon as I told the dermatologist that I thought I might have some sort of parasite...scabies/demodex...something...I got the 'you must have a mental problem, you're delusional' typical response. So, I dropped it and went home in tears. I tried ivermectin, didn't really help, then albendazole...made some progress....and then I finally realized what I was dealing with and it all made sense. This is terribly embarrassing and I have never told anyone, but if it helps somebody...here goes...I picked up a tapeworm from my cat. They lay all over me and my pillows, and I guess somehow I got infected with a tapeworm larva and it spread...I ordered praziquantel pure powder (100% pure), along with some empty gelcaps and started dosing myself. That was back in August and I am making tons of progress. It won't go away over night or in two weeks. The medicine killed the larva and the cysts on my face slowly began to die. The medical information on praziquantel says that dermal lesions caused by tapeworm should subside after 5 to 6 months. Considering that I've had this for almost 4 years, and that it hasn't been a full 4 months since taking the medicine...I'm pretty happy with the results so far. I'm not saying that everyone who is dealing with white plugs in their skin that multiply has a tapeworm larva skin infection...some people might just have keratosis pilaris, some might have demodex that can be cleared up with ivermectin, it might be a yeast for some people...but for me, it was none of those things...and it wasn't discoid lupus either...something else that the dermatologist insisted that it was (even though the biopsy was negative for it). For me, it was a tapeworm that I got from a cat...and it has been a living hell...(although I will say that it was worth it because I turned to Jesus Christ for help and drew closer to Him...I wouldn't change that for anything in the world...not even scar free skin) I hope this helps somebody. God Bless!

TeeGee
December 15, 2015

In reply to by spottyface1

Hi, I appreciate your info..this is the worse nightmare I've ever had. Its been 6 years with countless doctors all providing no help other than they think I'm crazy. Do you happen to have any ohotos? I appreciate anu help possible.

spottyface1
December 15, 2015

In reply to by TeeGee

Hi TeeGee, I don't have any pictures other than what the dermatologist took...and I never want to see that guy again. Its difficult to describe the sores on my face because I don't know what to compare it to, it's like nothing that I have ever seen. (Several doctors said the same thing...They had never seen anything like it before...made me feel so good...that was after I had been going to doctors and dermatologists for two years begging for their help, all the while it was spreading and getting worse.) I would describe it as massive swollen lumps deep in my face, yellow ooz and eventually yellowish stringy skin, hardened skin, the small round white plugs that sometimes I could get out...sometimes I couldn't. Sometimes little white spindles sticking out of my skin, really painful but sometimes it also itched. The main thing is that it spread, under my skin...I don't know why doctors were telling me that I was doing it to myself, they could feel the deep hard cysts/nodules under my skin...how was I creating those myself...and why would I do that. I am a fairly intelligent and educated, I'm not a drinker or a drug user. I felt that after going through the typical things that might cause this...bacteria,fungal,some sort of virus, and repeated cultures proved negative for these pathogens, that it wasn't such a ridiculous stretch to consider some sort of possible parasite...something just really common and easy to pick up. I even told them about the stray cat that I rescued which might have been the source of a possible parasite. (Although at that time I was thinking tapeworm...more like some kind of mite...I didn't know what it was, but it had to be something along those lines) The doctors never once considered for a moment that it was possibly a parasite. They immediately shut that possibility down even though the numerous medical tests that I had done provided no answers and I continued to suffer (and am still suffering) as a result. Curezone has some great information and that's where I learned about praziquantel and albendazole. Please let me know if there is anything I can do, and please keep me updated. I wonder how many people are suffering with something like this who have been scorned by doctors.

TeeGee
December 16, 2015

In reply to by spottyface1

Hi fab to scab,
Thanks do much for the info. I truly am going crazy. I dont have a cat.. but i have been exposed to cats. helping my mom always with her 2 cats cleaning up the litter and things. So maybe i caught something like you have from the cats. I really cant stand any if these doctors. They act as if I am some crazy person in need of mental help, or that i am the cause of these lesions. I am 45 yrs old & I have raised 2 fine boys age 22 & 19.. I have never used drugs in my life. I rarely ever have a drink of alcohol other than maybe a special occication. The doctors have my chart history showing i am if soubd mind. other than this issue, yet they still treat me as if i am a crazy wacko. Really makes me so upset thinking my character is being torn into bits of crap. So Upsetting. This 6 yr battle has controled my life since it has started. i will try the info you sent in hopes i can find some help. I so appreciate you being so honest and sharing your journey. Thank You from the bottom if my heart. Thank You Thsnk You Thsnk You.

spottyface1
December 18, 2015

In reply to by TeeGee

Hi TeeGee (fab-to-scab here, got my old username back)
I was just thinking about you and wondering how you are feeling, both emotionally and physically. If anybody can understand the trauma that this has caused you it would probably be me. If you need someone to talk to or someone just to listen, I will.

TeeGee
December 19, 2015

In reply to by spottyface1

Hi fab-to-scab,
i'm pretty sure I have Demodex mite infested in my face. I've used the borax with peroxide solution and tree tea. alot of stuff came forward. not that it all came out. so now i'm stuck with what to do next.

TeeGee
December 19, 2015

In reply to by spottyface1

Hi fab-to-scab,
i'm pretty sure I have Demodex mite infested in my face. I've used the borax with peroxide solution and tree tea. alot of stuff came forward. not that it all came out. so now i'm stuck with what to do next.

TeeGee
December 19, 2015

In reply to by spottyface1

Hi fab-to-scab,
i'm pretty sure I have Demodex mite infested in my face. I've used the borax with peroxide solution and tree tea. alot of stuff came forward. not that it all came out. so now i'm stuck with what to do next.

spottyface1
December 20, 2015

In reply to by TeeGee

I TeeGee,
If you think that it's a demodex problem then I would definitely try the ivermectin, orally or topically or both. I took ivermectin orally and I didn't notice any side effects.You might even try some albendazole too.

TeeGee
December 20, 2015

In reply to by spottyface1

Hi thanks, question? ivermectin 1.87 paste thats for horses is that correct. i did buy it..just havent used it as of yet..also what kind of albendazole should i buy?

spottyface1
December 20, 2015

In reply to by TeeGee

Hi,
Yeah, ivermectin 1.87 paste for horses, just make sure that it doesn't have anything else in it. I bought vetrimec paste which is good for oral use and also topically because it's kind of like a cream. I also bought Ivermectin 1.87 apple flavored gel from Durvet. It didn't taste as awful but I don't know if it would be good to use topically. If you take the ivermectin paste orally, you will most likely gag on it...it's bad. So here's a tip: get some greek yogurt (I say greek yogurt because its much thicker and works better). Here's what I did - get two spoons, dip the first spoon in the greek yogurt and coat the spoon really good. Then take the ivermectin tube and squirt the paste on top of the yogurt coating (kind of towards the tip of the spoon) Then take the second spoon and get a spoonful of yogurt and glob it on top of the ivermectin and cover the ivermectin completely with the yogurt. Have something to drink in hand, something like juice or flavored water (wouldn't do anything with fiz but that's just me) Then just take the yogurt/medicine in one big lick and shove it right to the back of your throat and swallow (kind of like the way you might lick peanut butter off a spoon)- don't try and taste anything with your tongue thought...just get it down and take a big swig of the drink...you won't taste a thing. As far as the albendazole, I used valbazen oral suspension for cattle and sheep. I bought a baby liquid syringe and measured 5 to 10 ml and took it twice a day. Its worse than the ivermectin. I don't really have any good tips for it. I guess when you have suffered with this for as long as we both have...well that was enough motivation for me. Ivermectin works best on an empty stomach and it never gave me any problems. Albendazole is a whole different ballgame. You need to take it with 30-40 or so grams of fat in order to better absorb the medicine. DO NOT take albendazole on an empty stomach!! Also, a word of caution...When the medicine starts working and these buggers start to dye...it is not pleasant. It is very very likely that you will get worse before you get better. You may want to have some benadryl, ibprofen, and possibly even some antibiotics on hand. I know it sounds crazy to be taking veterinary medicines, but for me it was either take animal medications or continue to suffer without any hope of ever getting better because doctors could not or would not help me. What other choice did I really have?

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