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Treatments for Lichen sclerosis besides steroids
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Oct 19 5:47am | Replies (173)Comment receiving replies
I concur. LS must be treated although it always comes back. It could be worse without treatment. This is one of those hateful diseases of "no cause, no cure." I use halebetasol, but will ask my gynecologist next week about switching to clobetasol. I did a bit of reading and one of the sites said halebetasol lasts longer after applied. I read about foods to avoid if you have lichen sclerosis. It is a long list and I eat many of the foods. I am not ready to change my diet. I eat what we have and mostly what my husband cooks. My gynecologist is the fourth one since feeling this pain many years ago. I trust her and will stay with her. I use a compounded ointment to numb the pain. Right now I am using haebetasol twice a day. Maintenance is twice per week and twice per week of Premarin. Didn't one of your doctors tell you to use the clobetasol after confirmed LS? I have appointments with my gynecologist every 3 months and I never make it to that time before I need to see her again. We always keep that as my back-up- appointment and I will be using that next week. Good luck to all of you who are suffering this dreadful disease. I have never hear of the spots on both sides of your torso. Please ask your doctor what to do! @joybringer1
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Yes, my gynecologist correctly diagnosed LS twenty five years ago. The last steroid creams all caused stinging resulting in sporadic use. I tried several. Big mistake on my part. Initially, LS didnt bother me. It was diagnosed during annual exam/pap smear. Should have persevered. Damage done. I use faithfully clobetasol now.
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We are all so different. And I can only hope I can give you hope though I have no solutions and no suggestions. I was diagnosed by an experienced gynecologist and treated accordingly for LS. For some unknown reason my LS went away. I had it for about a year and a half. . It was awful. And then it went away. My only treatment was Clobetasol . I knock on wood scared to death it will return because I am claiming to be free of it. But the date on my last Clobetasol prescription was March 2019. So sometime after that it went away. I am 79 and have not been sexually active for many many years if that might be questioned. I have no idea what made the change. The only changes in my lifestyle and pattern during that period of 2017 to 2019 was I lost 35 lbs and was primarily on a salt free diet. Not low salt But as salt free as I could get it ! (Salt triggers my appetite is why I chose this to lose weight. ) In no way whatsoever am I suggesting a low salt or salt free diet made the LS change I am just reporting some of the details of my experience. Because I truly don't know of any thing that might possibly contribute to the LS going away. I just hope this can give you some hope !!! I wish you the best.