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Clobetasol Propionate

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sue19838
sue19838

Hi,  I was finally able to see a Gyno in the US (I am visiting from Canada) and she instantly prescribed Clobetasol and a cream for Yeast.  But when I got the prescription it is liquid and it says For Use On The Scalp on the bottle.  From what I have seen on this form Clob is usually a gel or  cream.  Is it ok to use a liquid?

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  • margaret289
    margaret289 sue19838

    Posted

    That does not sound right.  If anything, you would need an ointment which is harder to rub off and which will therefore penetrate to the depths of the skin where it is needed.
  • deb09833
    deb09833 sue19838

    Posted

    You need to go back they have given you the wrong script. I had moved and changed compound pharmacy and they had never heard of it . So she looked it up and there must be a similar word because she asked me if it was for my scalp. I had to get her to look up LS understand what the problem was and it got sorted. I think the difference is at the end ...sol vs sal
    • lynne1945
      lynne1945 deb09833

      Posted

      Good explanation Deb. Sounds like a mix up hopefully easily sorted.
  • hanny32508
    hanny32508 sue19838

    Posted

    I use Clobetasol ointment.  Perhaps better to go back to the pharmacy and exchange for ointment.
  • sue19838
    sue19838

    Posted

    Yes I called the doctors office and they had written the script wrong. I told them I would have to stand on my head to apply a liquid. Anyways they have it right now

    Though the doctor did throw me for a loop. She was examining me and asked if "I always looked like that' I said hmmmm not sure never really inspected before I got diagnosed   She also said maybe I had a yeast infection since she did not see white patches just redness. 

    Last time I cud check I saw white patches. Do they just disappear and reappear?

    • lynne1945
      lynne1945 sue19838

      Posted

      Sue, I think we all look different in some degree down there and even before we got this condition. The doctor was just trying to establish "your" normal. As a former nurse I have seen many women in the downstairs department. Some women have large labia  minora and some small for instance. Many have one side thinner, longer, shorter, and so on. Many  of us don't realise we are losing architecture either for ages. Just thinking oh well, I'm older or menopausal or whatever. It's what I thought for ages, but I didn't know LS or LP existed till I got it, aged 69.

      I don't get white skin patches as I have LP, someone else will advise about that. 

    • lora101
      lora101 lynne1945

      Posted

      Lynne I'm new to all of this diagnosed in Dec  I had a biopsy that was positive for LS but I have no white patches or itching do you know if it could be LP instead or do they look different from each other in biopsy
    • lynne1945
      lynne1945 lora101

      Posted

      Lora, I was diagnosed with L. Sclerosus  by biopsy twice over six months in early 2015. A dermatologist in vulval health gave me my diagnosis of L Planus last September. So I think the answer is they are indistinguishable from each other on biopsy. 

      When you have one or the other and do the reading and realise the difference it all makes sense. Having said that there are some symptoms the same. Such as losing architecture, and burning. 

      But personally, I never had white patches or itching and was quite confused myself.  Go to a site called  caredownthere , it will give you the differences. I am not allowed to give you the link but just type that in to your search engine and you'll find it. 

       

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 sue19838

    Posted

    They filled it wrong. Its a cream on vag. An oinment on skin. Not sure liquid thing is.
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