So my question is pretty much as per the thread title.
I'm coming to the end of a 4-week course of prescribed nizoral cream, for what I had very much hoped was an acute fungal issue (it seemed to have been triggered by long-term soolantra use, then worsened by a couple of antibiotic courses over the past year).
However, the results - as so often - have been puzzling. The cream has been very successful at times in 'zapping away' live eruptions (I did a patch-test on a cluster of fresh papules when I started the course for example, and they were virtually gone within 24-36 hours), but it also appears to have caused wider-spread symptoms that I'd liken to the 'die-off' effect that many people report when treating for demodex.
I'm about 25 days into this treatment and my symptoms today are significantly worse than when I started the cream, having worsened noticeably over the past 3-4 days. I now cannot wait to discontinue, and just pray that my skin settles. But is this in fact a 'normal' part of such a treatment cycle...or simply benefit-less irritation?
Has anyone experienced similar, or can anyone offer any comment on this? (Tom Busby, if you read this, I'd be hugely grateful for your thoughts).
Many thanks
I'm coming to the end of a 4-week course of prescribed nizoral cream, for what I had very much hoped was an acute fungal issue (it seemed to have been triggered by long-term soolantra use, then worsened by a couple of antibiotic courses over the past year).
However, the results - as so often - have been puzzling. The cream has been very successful at times in 'zapping away' live eruptions (I did a patch-test on a cluster of fresh papules when I started the course for example, and they were virtually gone within 24-36 hours), but it also appears to have caused wider-spread symptoms that I'd liken to the 'die-off' effect that many people report when treating for demodex.
I'm about 25 days into this treatment and my symptoms today are significantly worse than when I started the cream, having worsened noticeably over the past 3-4 days. I now cannot wait to discontinue, and just pray that my skin settles. But is this in fact a 'normal' part of such a treatment cycle...or simply benefit-less irritation?
Has anyone experienced similar, or can anyone offer any comment on this? (Tom Busby, if you read this, I'd be hugely grateful for your thoughts).
Many thanks
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