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Dermovate - what regime for maintenance?

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Cheetah
Cheetah

I don't have lichen sclerosis, but vulval lichen planus and have found this forum to be so helpful when I was struggling to find a diagnosis.

I saw the dermatologist a month ago and was discharged from the hospital.  The inflammation has all gone, I was to stop using the Dermovate and was told to examine myself every two weeks.  If necessary, I was to use the Dermovate again and also use an emollient every day.  The dermatologist did say it may well come back once I stop using the Dermovate.

So, now, four weeks later I'm beginning to feel a little uncomfortable and itchy again.  I'm quite happy to use the Dermovate again, if necessary, but wonder what sort of regime others are on as a maintenance.  Prior to being discharged, I was using the Dermovate twice a week.  I don't want to use too much, but, at the same time, don't want to get in the situation I was before I asked to see the dermatologist.  I'd appreciate any advice.

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  • sue162
    sue162 Cheetah

    Posted

    Hi Cheetah,

    Glad your skin is feeling better.  After all you went through you now know what your condition was.  I use Yes everyday but use dermovate once a week or if I get sore from clothing which is usually what causes that I put a bit on after shower on an evening.  I got told to treat it like excema and use the ointment as maintenance.  Sometimes if we bath if the waters too hot I’m sure it causes soreness.  Hope that helps, I don’t tend to change things I use only the Yes and dermovate so as the skin is used to what I use.  X

    • sarb73328
      sarb73328 sue162

      Posted

      Hi Sue, can you tell me what Yes is please?

       

    • Cheetah
      Cheetah sue162

      Posted

      Thanks Sue, that's very helpful.  I realise that Dermovate is very potent, so want to use the minimum amount that I need to for maintenance.

    • sue162
      sue162 sarb73328

      Posted

      Hi Sarb,  it’s Yes moisturiser for women’s privates lol.  It’s the moisturiser not the Yes lubricant.  They have their own website or you can get it on eBay.  It’s on prescription in the uk now, I aren’t sure if you are from the uk though.  It has no fillers in it which sometimes causes irritation.  It doesn’t come with an applicator though, I just use it on the outside skin.  It helps atrophy with the menopause as well.  X
    • sarb73328
      sarb73328 sue162

      Posted

      Thanks Sue - that's interesting - I am from UK, so will look into Yes. 

  • jane63639
    jane63639 Cheetah

    Posted

    Where do you live please ? In uk we are told to use Dermovate twice a week for life , we don’t ever stop it xxx
    • sarb73328
      sarb73328 jane63639

      Posted

      I am in UK. Seems we all get told different regimes with steroid cream and perhaps that's because LS presents differently for all of us. I am in remission, but occasionally get irritation and have been told to apply betnovate for a week if that occurs and in any case, use it for a week in every 4-6 weeks for maintenance. 

    • Cheetah
      Cheetah sarb73328

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply.  That's really interesting to know.  I know that Lichen Planus is different to LS, but we all use the steroid cream to keep things at bay.

    • sue162
      sue162 sarb73328

      Posted

      Yo you sound the same Sarb.  I can go great then for some reason get sore.  It does calm it down though 
  • sue162
    sue162 Cheetah

    Posted

    Sorry read it back, what I meant was if the once a week isn’t enough as I have a sore flare from seams then a put a bit on, I don’t use much though.  Some weeks I’ve not put any on though as the Yes was doing ok 

     

  • chriscress
    chriscress Cheetah

    Posted

    Hi I was eventually told that I had lichen planus and have been using Dermovate cream for years never been examined to see how this is so I go perhaps a week without and then the irritation begins again in ernest so back to the ointment.
    • Cheetah
      Cheetah chriscress

      Posted

      Thanks Chris, that's really helpful.  So, when the irritation begins again, do you use the Dermovate daily for a few days, then stop again?  I was using it twice a week before I stopped, so I'm wondering whether to go back to that.

    • sue162
      sue162 Cheetah

      Posted

      If it were me I would put a bit on, sorry to but in.  It’s just if it helps that’s good you don’t want it getting too sore,
    • chriscress
      chriscress Cheetah

      Posted

      Hello there, yes it seems to help me but to be honest I have used this Dermovate for several years I get some respite then it flares up again so I think just try to use the cream enough to keep it at bay.best wishes 

       

  • ann67814
    ann67814 Cheetah

    Posted

    Hi Cheetah, Glad things are improving. I have Eumovate a much weaker steroid which I use most days. This keeps things reasonably under control. Hope that helps.

    The Eumovate is Clobetasone butyrate. Sounds similar to Clobetasol but much weaker.

    Hope that helps.xxx

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