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Anyone else dealing with Demodex Mites? What helps?
Skin Health | Last Active: May 4 7:52pm | Replies (240)Comment receiving replies
@alju, ivermectin is used to treat river blindness (onchocerciasis), intestinal infection from threadworms (strongyloidiasis), and other kinds of worm infections. Ivermectin is an anthelmintic. It works by interfering with the nerve and muscle functions of worms, by paralyzing and killing them.
This medicine is available only with your doctor's prescription.
Read more about it from Mayo Clinic here: https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/ivermectin-oral-route/description/drg-20064397
It is NOT safe to take ivermectin used in veterinary medicine.
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It's my understanding, from doctors and from what I've read, that permethrin and ivermectin are prescribed for both scabies and demodex mites. That's why I thought it was strange that my insurance protested the use of it the mites.
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I want to be clear that the topical ivermectin I am using is for humans, marketed under the name Soolantra. I would never recommend the veterinary version to anyone, but what I am using has worked to eliminate my ocular demodex infestation. The oral medication was prescribed to me originally by a dermatologist, and I was then prescribed additional doses by a pharmacy.