How do you know if you are cured of scabies

Hey Paul,

I can report that 3 weeks after my post and 6 weeks after my initial Permethrin treatment, I feel much better.  My quality of life has improved dramatically.  I notice that each miniscule itch I pay attention too just out of fear and habit.  I am not sure if I am 100% cured, but I would say I am at least 97%.  I have applied Permethrin in VERY SMALL doses to minor itches (before they become major) and have noticed it does help.

I am happy to hear about the new post confirming the heat, and I like the hair dryer idea.  Just keep washing all clothes in hot water as often as possible in the first two weeks after Permethrin application to avoid relapse.

Great to hear continual feedback on this issue.  The more advice and support we get, the sooner I believe our quality of life can return to the way it was.  I hope to have a 100% cured report by the end of the year...Good luck everyone!

Use tea tree oil after u get out the shower it will help much 

Hi Nicki,

I was totally in your boat.  I applied the medication (permethrin 5%) in the last week of October 2014 after realizing my GF had the same symptoms.  We both applied it and it took like 3 weeks to subside to a very tolerable level.

As I mentioned in my post I believe the cream they give us to fight the scabies is some very toxic stuff.  So toxic in fact, I felt tinglings up until last week (First week in 2015) that made me question whether I fully got rid of them or not.  Although the feeling was different, my psychie was sure being messed with.

If you truly have not beat them, I would start over and do 1 full application for 8+ hours.  Repeat the following week (to kill the eggs that have hatched).  And then wait it out.  I am certain you will feel tingling for weeks to come.  But remember what the red marks look like, and remember the bumbs come in pairs or tracks, almost never single bumbs.

If you think you may have beaten them, but are not sure, it all depends if you have red bumbs in pairs or tracks.  If it is tingling sensations that kind of itches, then I would say that is the toxicity of the medicine acting up.  I itched for 6-8 weeks after the first application, but it was a very different itch, mild compared to un-treated scabies at it's peak.

It's unfortunate doctors are so poor at diagnosing this problem, scabies are truly one of the worlds worst problems that no one talks about, and until you have had it, it wrecks your daily life and we fight endlessly to hide it resulting in no one having any sympathy for our misery, never understanding our quiet struggle.

Hang in there, it is beatable.

 

i did a permethrin treatment a few days ago and the day after i developed a really bad bump on my wrist and bites in a row on both hands, in your experience do you think this is a new infestation or the old ones being erradicated?  should i put more of the cream on my body?

I know this sounds crazy but I got some generic head lice medicine and applied it to the affected area but don't leave on for very long you could get a allergic reaction it, but it started drying them up and stopped the itching, I've applied it twice and it helped a lot. The way I saw it, is this is a body lice just like head lice.  My bumps are very few now and I am going to do another treatment tonight.Well I hope this helps.

                                                 Concerned person

Hi Michael ....I've been trying to fight scabies for 3 1/2 months now. I caught them form a friend that stayed at my place. I've done many rubes of permethrin....seen 2 dermatologists that keep telling me it doesn't look like scabies ...taken more ivermectrin then I should and I'm now covered in red bumps Your post is one of the few that mentioned post scabies....what to expect? This is worse then the actual scabies infection I had which makes me wonder how they can be gone ? I don't itch like everyone says ......have done so many things game...sulfur, grape seed oil , diatomaceous earth .....how can this not be gone ??? I have more bumps every day . I don't know what to do anymore ? I have health insurance and have had no help from dermatologists. They look at me like I'm crazy yet I'm covered in reDry bumps ? Any thoughts??? Help !

Try coconut oil .Put a drop on your tongue .Savor the flavor.See the manufacture date.It should not have gone rancid.Apply on affected parts 2 times daily.Soak body parts in hot water for 30-60 minutes.Add Vinegar , hydrogen peroxide and bleach (sodium hypochlorite ) a little of each to the hot bath water.Apply coconut oil to moisturise.Buy many hand towels.To itch place hand towel in hand and itch.Buy many pumice stones or volcanic stones.Use stones to itch.Boil hand towels and stones to clean.God Bless you.

When the dermatologist says you donot have scabies , you need a  dermatoscope.Dear dermatologist ,if I donot have scabies,what do I have??

Wrong diagnosis is very very common.

My son and I were diagnosed with scabies. My father is in a nursing home and he was really infested to the point where he was diagnosed with Norwegian scabies. This was later in the year of 2016. I had a mild experience and was treated but was not informed my son should be treated as well as well as well as every object in our home. Needless to say we both started experiencing symptoms so I took us both to see the docs and sure enough were put on permatherin cream and Ivermectin medicine. My hands are raw from washing, sanitizing and cleaning so much. No one seems to sympathize and they think I'm going overboard because I don't leave my house unless I'm going to work. Thing that surprised me is if this is as contagious as they say then how am I allowed to go to work and he to school.

I just did our second treatment of cream and meds for me. My son's Ivermectin was said to be done in two weeks. We were both skin tested and nothing was found. I have not noticed burrows of any sort on either of us but we did have the itching and his worse than mine. My problem is that even after doing the treatment I still had like two new bumps come up. The bumps itches for a second and that was it. I just feel defeated, lost, depressed, exhausted beyond belief from trying to wash and clean as much as possible. Thing is I don't know that anyone really know how to cure this and it's so sad and frustrating. I wish there was a way that the dermatologist and allergist and PCP could tell us the cure vs. all three giving different answers and saying it'll be fine when I'm about to go insane.

Trying to hold it together for my son's sake.

You dont sound crazy at all.  I just had my forth surgey on my broken leg that i have been dealing with for alomst a year,  The surgery went great so well I had little to no pain but horrible itching a week out under my cast. Plz note this was not my first cast and the itching was 100 times worse waking me up and the only relieve was a hanger in my cast to scratch my leg raw.  I went to general practioner a week later when the itching and bumps spread to my both legs and arms. Fortunately she diagnosed me correctly the first time with scabies which is known to be in hospitals so while getting surgery i also got scabies.  She gave me the permethrin cream and i used it and cleaned as directed felt 100% better UNTIL 3 to 4 days later.  The same stinging needle prick crawling itching feeling came back and Im on high alert already after finding out I have bugs in my skin.  I tried to get a refill of the cream but my insurance would not pay it was $95.00,  So i did some research on some cheaper options and something that would work better than a cream just for the mites and still leave eggs that would hatch  especially with a cast creams are almost impossible to get every spot but i did get inventive I used a hanger to rub the cream down in the cast but I do not recommend sticking anything in a cast!!!  This is what worked for me I got dog flea and tick shampoo with PYRETNINS in it. It is a natural toxin from a plant but still a toxin and can be dangerous.  Washed my hair and entire body with the flea soap let sit for ten minutes and rinsed, please becareful of eyes.  Then i washed with my regular soap and shampoo.  That killed the live mites and i did this once daily as needed and I read about getting a prescription of IVERMECTIN which is usaully the doctors second choice when the infestation wont go away with cream.  There is a way to get it without a prescription and very cheap.. Go to a local animal feed store for example tractor supply .  They have a paste for horses of Ivermectin 1.87%VERY IMPORTANT PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GET THE PASTE WITH ONLY IVERMECTIN  if your not sure just ask a clerk better to be safe than sorry. The dosage is measured out for horese so u just divide the dose in half and then that in half until u get close to ur weight it does not have to be exact.  Take once a week, for three weeks.  The cost of the treatment is Dog Shampoo$ 6.00 the Ivermection paste $4.00 so in all 10.00 and it works shampoo kills all mites alive immediately and the ivermection kills any mites that hatch and bite you.  Please be careful with the Ivermectin there can beside effects or you could have an allergy but This is the exact same medicine doctors will prescribe after premethrin doesnt work just in a different form but i will be honest it taste awful, but if you itch as bad as I did that was my last concern I would taste anything if it would stop me itching.  I also have kids and I did the cream treatment on them even though they had no signs or symptoms.  The mites seemed to only be infesting in my skin  but I am sure  under the cast was prime real estate for them about 80% of that part of my leg was covered and the rest off my body was a few bunps on my thighs and elbows.  I also heard if you have a lower immune system they seem to flock to you and make it harder to get rid of but dont know it as a fact.. But anyways your not crazy at all I used dog shampoo and horse medicine and even it its crqzy I dont have scabies and hopefully this can help someone who is suffering and the biggest piece of advice is do alot of reserach and see what other people did that worked and try what you think would work for you and you feel safe doing and if at all you question the safety contact a medical professional or find a different remedy.

I was told to leave the Permethrin cream on for 10 to 12 hours then was off. I've gone through 4 tubes of this stuff and yes the itching has subsided tremendously but still signs of them. I also tried Teetree oil and got more results after one application. I live alone so infecting family members doesn't bother me but I have perilously stayed away from church and family so they don't get infected although a You tube video says not everyone is susceptible to them.

If you left it a while before seeking treatment once a week may not be enough as mites may have proliferated.  Try permethrin on 3 consecutive nights then again a week later- you may need further treatments, so be aware of continuing symptoms.  I see your post was 3 years ago so I hope you are now cured.