Seborrheic dermatitis / Nizoral

[Stanza]

Well, finally I'm finding out facts. I asked my Doc for a referal to dermatologist and she was very good at spelling things out.

My doc and I thought I had Rosacea. I have red cheeks, I've noted I respond better to cleaning my eyes with cold and not hot water etc...but the derm thinks it's seborrheic dermatitis - mild to view but seems to cause me a lot of eyelid pain!

She's prescribed me Nizoral which I'm curious about and I will see how it goes.

The dermatologist was really good at looking actually at my eyes - which surprised me as I didn't think she would but was glad for that. Eye doctors have been so dismissive but I figure if I have blepharitis someone can help me find out why

[irish eyes]

Nizoral

Do you mean Nizoral cream - Ketoconazole?

A dermatologist prescribed that for me around 10 years ago. It was effective for a time but it doesn't do any good now. I don't suffer with rosacea; I asked to be referred to a dermatologist because no-one else had come up with anything worthwhile and it seemed a logical thing to do.

Nizoral is certainly worth trying - I hope it helps. It was my lifeline for quite some time. I smeared a small amount on the top and bottom lids a couple of times a day. I was advised to use it `sparingly'.

[Stanza]

thanks for that as they gave me a lot of info but didn't say about putting it on my eyelids precisely so I was sort of tentatively doing that last night! Sounds like you went to the dermatologist for the same reason I did.

I'm curious how it will go. It is the ketoconazol cream - and the shampoo too. Cream to use twice a day - seems to go far and the shampoo twice a week. I'm to put it where my skin flakes - I don't visibly have that much but then again I've been covering it maybe with my cleaning regime.

[locky]

ketoconazole

The Only Concern With Ketoconazole Is It Might Become Toxic Also When Applying It May Sip Onto The Ocular Surface When Showering The Shampoo Off... Alot Of People Are Reporting Of Protopic Ointment Treating Blepharitis With Good Results Also Daktacort Ointment As A Alternative Please Remember When Applying Any Skin Medicine Not To Let It Reach The Ocular Surface....

Locky...

[Stanza]

Thanks, will do.