Does this happen to anyone else? I'm also nursing and am worried that the drug might be too strong for me, and therefore my baby, due to the reaction I'm seeing. The white skin (the first symptom I noticed that led me to go to the Dr.) is now turning an ashen gray. I've called my Dr., but she hasn't gotten back to me yet. Anyone experience the same thing?
After using clobetasol for vaginal lichen sclerosus, my skin in deep red-purple?
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- 23 Sep 2009 by clobetasolworry
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- clobetasol, lichen sclerosus
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suzanne668 Oct 2009
Vaginal lichen sclerosis usually start as small, subtle white spots. These areas are usually slightly shiny and smooth. As time goes on, the spots develop into bigger patches, and the skin surface becomes thinned and crinkled. As a result, the skin tears easily, and bright red or purple discoloration from bleeding inside the skin is common. More severe cases of lichen sclerosus produce scarring that may cause the inner lips of the vulva to shrink and disappear, the clitoris to become covered with scar tissue, and the opening of the vagina to narrow.
See:http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/linchensclerosis/a/lichensclerosus.htm
http://dermnetnz.org/immune/lichen-sclerosus.html
Your doctors treatment is appropriate as is your bodys response. If you are concerned about your baby you could consider temporarily bottle feeding.
23 Feb 2012
I also have lichen sclerosus on my vulva and the clobetasol cream caused that area to turn deep red/purple, it almost looked like a bruise and it felt even more irritated than it did before I used it! Personally, I feel that cream is way to strong to use in such a tender area so I am discontinuing use of it and trying pure coconut oil; I have read it has many healing properties and many have gotten relief from the discomfort of LS from using it. It's worth a try! I've been doing a lot of research online and I've decided to try the natural route instead of using doctor prescribed "chemicals." If I were you, I would NOT use this cream while nursing, it isn't worth taking a chance.
I hope you get relief SOON! Blessing and healing to you (and congratulations on your baby!)
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Hello... 57dwilson... I have had lichen sclerosis since 2007. I am a bit concerned for your decision to stop using the cream to treat lichen sclerosis. My condition worsen too when I began to use the potent ointment. I was using to much and I wasn't putting a tiny bit on my fingers and rubbing it in before I put it on my vuvlar area. But eventually I did improve greatly by using the ointment. My normal color came back to my vuvlar area. My doctor had me to rub a tiny bit of baby destine cream at the site were i was burning and irritated at. This help the burning so much. My doctor encouraged me greatly not to stop using the ointment. Because lichen sclerosis left untreated could cause vuvlar cancer. That's part worried me and the bad scarring it can cause if its not treated. my doctor made the mistake of telling me that once the icthing had stopped for me to use the ointment once a week to keep it from coming back.
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But I felt so much better that I waited two weeks before I used it. That was a big mistake because the icthing returned and caused more severe scaring. Thank goodness I finally found a wonderful doctor who specializes in treating women with lichen sclerosis. I will be going to her on march 19. She has done so much research and study on vuvlar diseases. She is the one who said that I should be using the ointment 3 times a week for the rest of my life to keep it from returning. I just wanted to say that I'm concerned for you and I know how diffulcult this disease can be. I want to encourage you to be so careful using something else to treat this chronic skin disease. When the best doctor I'm fixing to see highly recommends using this type of cream or ointment. If you would like to talk personally again you can email me. Best wishes to you sweetie and stay well. Thank you for sharing.