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Grover's Disease: What works to help find relief?
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Has anyone ever been prescribed Ammonium Lac Lotion? My GD is spreading, but it’s only spreading on one side of my body, which I find really strange. Does the disease tend to “run it’s course”? That’s what my dermatologist told me. The derm said that the rash does eventually go away, it just takes time. I’m really giving up hope. I’ve tried everything
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As was stated well by @nodgabnoj , there is no one-size-fits-all pattern to Grover's, and if your derm doc said that it will eventually go away, you need to find a new derm doc because it doesn't eventually go away in some people. Unfortunately, I am one of those people and I've had it for about 15 years. Try the cilantro smoothies or the cilantro drops made by Herb Pharm and available on Amazon. I'm on the drops and they have noticeably helped, but the disease is tough and hangs on. There is far more anecdotal evidence for the efficacy of the smoothies made with fresh cilantro, so I advise trying that first if you can tolerate going to a bit more trouble. Also, I advise going back to this point on this forum and start reading the posts from there. Good luck!
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/grovers-disease-247ffc/?pg=11#comment-114878
Try some Miracle Oil tea tree skin creme. It comes in a four ounce jar and is not that expensive. I had Grover’s Disease for 20 years and it was 90% gone after a week using this cream. No more itching and just a few small spots. I couldn’t believe how well it worked as I just tried it on a whim. I believe it works by reducing the number of Demodex mites that live on our skin which have been linked to Grover’s disease. I used it twice a day for about a week and now in the morning after I shower. Good luck.
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Never heard of any one using it. Unfortunately, from my perspective, your doctor is mistaken, as so many others are. I have had GD now for at least three years. Still waiting, as others on this site, for it to run it's course. Have you done the Cilantro smoothies yet ? Most people find them to be pretty effective. I did them for over two years with pretty good success. I now do the Cilantro oil which also proves to be about as effective. If you go back and read the past blogs on this site you will understand that each person suffers this miserable disease differently. Secondly you will find that doctors are almost completely in the dark about GD and that your best prescriptions are found here, given by people who actually have the disease and have done, and continue to do, their research. It is horribly frustrating, but you do not suffer alone, for what that's worth. F/B also has a GD group. Just don't give up hope.