Debilitating Anxiety
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ive been dealing with itching of the vulva skin for quite a while now. it started out as really dry flaky skin and i scratched so much it got thick and leathery but still itchy. I went to a derm, she took a quick look and said I have lichen simplex and prescribed me pimecrolimus cream. I was also diagnosed with eyelid atopic dermatitis that day too. Used the cream for 4-6 weeks and it helped alot I was not itching 24/7 anymore and the skin was able to heal and go back to normal. But for the past few weeks i got itchy again and scratched like crazy in my sleep. i finally looked with a mirror and i noticed there was a patch of ligher skin where it itches and its thicker and wrinkly like before but I'm not sure if it's from the scratching. And all im getting from google is lichen sclerosus, safe to say i'm very scared. I'm only 18 and its overwhelming to think about. since I also have atopic dermatitis and eczema but those have gone away with creams from my derm, idk if its connected to this I believe they also had white patches too but not 100% sure. I'm on here just to get more reassurance and advice because it's making me very anxious looking at the similar pictures of LS. I'm seeing a doctor Next Tuesday. For now, my derm's PA stated I could use the pimecrolimus for the itching but the healthy anxiety i have over this is horrible i cant eat or sleep well.
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