how do i get rid of scabies once and for all? its driving me mad...

steph wrote:

hi, i need people's help... me and my boyfriend have been itching for the last 3-4months... he went to the docs and they brushed it off as bed mites or something so we spent a fortune on stuff for that and nothing happened... we both went and they said we had scabies... they gave us Derbac M. you cover your body in it for 24hours then wash it off and the same again a week later. we did this and we're still scratching... i am not allowed to work until im totally cured and i cant afford to take any more time off work... plus, im covered in scabs and blood is always on the bed covers from itching at night. please somebody help me, coz it is actually driving me mad. and you read about these people who have had it for years and i couldnt cope with it. please help. thank you!!

ANSWER:
Sulfur cream over the internet. Get 6 to 12 jars. Just over one jar covered my body, but my head and hair took almost a whole bottle. Find instructions on internet as well. Shower then apply for 3 nights. The 4th day, it says we'll be free. I'm doing it for 7. Thank God, He finally gave me the cure.
Also, edible diatomaceous earth has been effective for a lady. She sprinkled it on the body for 3 days. It came back twice and she used it again. Now she is free. Also I've read on internet that this stuff is great for health. God bless your efforts, so you can be free as well.

Gaylebsteve wrote:

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ANSWER:
Sulfur cream over the internet. Get 6 to 12 jars. Just over one jar covered my body, but my head and hair took almost a whole bottle. Find instructions on internet as well. Shower then apply for 3 nights. The 4th day, it says we'll be free. I'm doing it for 7. Thank God, He finally gave me the cure.
Also, edible diatomaceous earth has been effective for a lady. She sprinkled it on the body for 3 days. It came back twice and she used it again. Now she is free. Also I've read on internet that this stuff is great for health. God bless your efforts, so you can be free as well.

DO NOT USE DIATOMACEOUS EARTH ON YOUR BODY, and be extremely careful if you use it on your carpets, floors, etc. Precautions, such as the use of a dust mask or painters mask, should be considered when spreading it as it should never be inhaled, even in minute quantities. The reason is that the extremely sharp eges of the DE particles, which are what cut into and kill the scabies mites in the carpets, etc. also will cut into your lung tissue if inhaled, specifically the alveoli which actually engage in the direct transfer of oxygen from the air that you breathe to the bloodstream. When such particles cut into the alveoli, the cutting that takes place produces irreversible and permanent LUNG DAMAGE, resulting in emphysema and worse !!!

http://www.topix.com/forum/health/scabies/TVD...

Is anyone with resistant scabies smoking cigarettes?

WHAT REALLY WORKED!

Enzyme Spray on furniture and enzymes in laundry - once again, somewhat expensive but really does work, so if that's too expensive try:
Borax in your laundry. Absolutely necessary to bag your laundry and wash it separate from uninfected folks. I spread it to my whole household through the laundry. The downside is, if you don't have a double rinse cycle it can make you very itchy from your clothing. But it is a different itchy than the scabies, not nearly as bad and worth it.
Mineral Salt Bath!!!!!!- Yes, that is the secret. I knew it had to be something simple and natural, but I went through torture getting the answer. Somebody on here mentioned they felt better after going for a mineral bath at a hot springs, so I threw some in my cart at a health food store. I put it in the bath with the borax and hydrogen peroxide, etc. but then my husband couldn't get rid of them when the rest of the family was healed, because we had run out. I'm a little slow I guess, but finally I went and bought some more and that was it. Within a few days they were gone! So simple and yet, who knew? I recommend a hot/cold shower and then jump in the mineral salt bath, but my husband hates cold showers and I don't know if he bothered with this step as much as I did, so you decide. The kind I used was about $20 for 5 pounds, from the Dead Sea Warehouse. It's called Dead Sea Magic Mineral Bath Salts. I imagine it doesn't really matter the brand, it's the combo of minerals and salt. But who knows, maybe you could just use 1 to 2 cups of plain old Sea Salt in your bath? If that works, let everyone know!!
I don't know a cheap alternative to enzyme spray, but I'm guessing mixing water and mineral salts in a spray bottle and spraying your furniture, floors, bedding, etc. would do the trick. Didn't actually try this one.
One other thing I will pass on to you that was a surprise blessing from this horrendous trial was an easy cure for minor skin cancers:
Sulfur - I read somewhere to order Nu-Stock, which is a sulfure, pine oil mixture to treat itchy bug symptoms on animals. It smells pretty bad, but it actually took away a growth on my forehead after a few weeks of treating it nightly. Also gave me a slow skin peel revealing soft beautiful skin where I used it for scabies. It works okay for scabies, but does not eradicate. Great for itchiness though, but I can't vouch for how safe it is, though I did get rid of the scabies with it and the bath on my 2 year old, and so.........
I promised myself I would post on here to share the cure. Don't despair, THIS REALLY WORKS! Believe me I tried a bunch of stupid gimmicks, went through horrors and spent way too much money.

there is only one for sure way to get rid of scabies, you have to be prescribed permethrin 5% which is a topical treatment that you put on head to toe leave on over night then bleach and sterilize your entire house the following day, most doctors recommend that everyone you live with does one treatment of permethrin 5% to be sure they have not been contaminated because it can take 3-6 weeks to show symptoms.... In severe cases you will have to repeat this cycle again in 7-14 days, along with the sterilizing of the house and washing all clean bedding and recently worn clothing in hot water, along with that many doctors will prescribe a prednisone steroid packet which will help with the severe itching in as little as 2 days. you need to be prepared it takes 2-6 weeks depending on the severity of the case to really see it begin to heal.....Unfortunantly and i have been there my self with one of the more severe cases scabies is terrible, and painful.....The quickest way to get the healing process started is to seek a medical provider as soon as possible!

low wrote:

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Hey Troll. You going to tell us you ordered 5 effing pounds of sulfur and not tell us where you got it or what is the name of it??? Why don't you get off the sulfur kick and get onto something else (but please don't talk about BLEACH). We've had enough of THAT. Sulfur is getting old, too.

callgirl wrote:

there is only one for sure way to get rid of scabies, you have to be prescribed permethrin 5% which is a topical treatment that you put on head to toe leave on over night then bleach and sterilize your entire house the following day, most doctors recommend that everyone you live with does one treatment of permethrin 5% to be sure they have not been contaminated because it can take 3-6 weeks to show symptoms.... In severe cases you will have to repeat this cycle again in 7-14 days, along with the sterilizing of the house and washing all clean bedding and recently worn clothing in hot water, along with that many doctors will prescribe a prednisone steroid packet which will help with the severe itching in as little as 2 days. you need to be prepared it takes 2-6 weeks depending on the severity of the case to really see it begin to heal.....Unfortunantly and i have been there my self with one of the more severe cases scabies is terrible, and painful.....The quickest way to get the healing process started is to seek a medical provider as soon as possible!
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Wow you sound like an expert.......Permethrin does not work for everyone. It depends on what your particular mites have become adapted to metabolize and how deep they are. Permethrin might work if your lucky. Permethrin might also be useless if your not lucky.
Surprise, 5%permethrin has been talked about on this forum before and a lot of people have tried much stronger, even 44% without success. So here is a question, how do you get the mites out of your eyes or your urinary tract using 5% permethrin cream?

I have had scabies a few times and the only thing that cured me was 3 back to back treatments of permethryn......and once got rid of them by using a tanning bed....the heat and lights i guess was enough. i now have them again and premerhryn did not work....i tried the bleach bath last night so we will see.......does anyone know if they can be seen with a magnifying glass? also i heard that scabies typically do not nest in the hair and scalp.....anyone else heard this?

@FRED

If they are in your eyes and in your urinary tract, then you don't have scabies. It's as simple as that, unless you're immuno compromised. They don't burrow deep enough, and the eyes aren't warm enough for them to want to burrow and live there. The only place they may go on the average adult is behind the ears. I know they did on me, as I had a bumpy rash there before I did the perm treatment.

Yes, some scabies are resistant, but it's a very small percentage which is why perm is still considered an effective treatment. The trick is that you have to cover ALL of your body. Every single inch. From the bottom of your feet up to your neck, and behind your ears. I used nearly two bottles of perm to ensure I put it on thick enough, and as much as I needed to cover my entire body.

What most people go through is post scabies, so they think they're reinfested and do the treatment again. Which just makes it worse. Also, if people have used 44% perm I'd like to know where they obtained it from and how they did so legally. The human body itself can't even handle 44% perm, so it's a wonder they're still alive to tell their tale (if it's even remotely based in fact).

If they are truly in your urinary tract, which I so highly doubt, then go see your derm and get Ivermectin.

Most people are just getting reinfected because of not being thorough enough with cleaning, the treatment, or pure stupidity. I read a thread with a girl who kept getting reinfected and swore the perm wasn't working. All the meanwhile, sleeping with her boyfriend who had no idea she had it (she wanted to keep it a secret). Sorry...but if you aren't treating ANY one else that you've had close contact with in the last month before treatment, and you're still cuddling/sleeping with them, you're just ASKING for reinfestation.

@aimee

They typically only go there on infants. 95%+ of adults never get them above the neck, which is why the perm instructions say to apply from the neck down.

Rob wrote:

@FRED
If they are in your eyes and in your urinary tract, then you don't have scabies. It's as simple as that, unless you're immuno compromised. They don't burrow deep enough, and the eyes aren't warm enough for them to want to burrow and live there. The only place they may go on the average adult is behind the ears. I know they did on me, as I had a bumpy rash there before I did the perm treatment.
Yes, some scabies are resistant, but it's a very small percentage which is why perm is still considered an effective treatment. The trick is that you have to cover ALL of your body. Every single inch. From the bottom of your feet up to your neck, and behind your ears. I used nearly two bottles of perm to ensure I put it on thick enough, and as much as I needed to cover my entire body.
What most people go through is post scabies, so they think they're reinfested and do the treatment again. Which just makes it worse. Also, if people have used 44% perm I'd like to know where they obtained it from and how they did so legally. The human body itself can't even handle 44% perm, so it's a wonder they're still alive to tell their tale (if it's even remotely based in fact).
If they are truly in your urinary tract, which I so highly doubt, then go see your derm and get Ivermectin.
Most people are just getting reinfected because of not being thorough enough with cleaning, the treatment, or pure stupidity. I read a thread with a girl who kept getting reinfected and swore the perm wasn't working. All the meanwhile, sleeping with her boyfriend who had no idea she had it (she wanted to keep it a secret). Sorry...but if you aren't treating ANY one else that you've had close contact with in the last month before treatment, and you're still cuddling/sleeping with them, you're just ASKING for reinfestation.

I wouldn't judge people because you only experienced the tip of the iceberg on this awful affliction! Yes, permethrins work right away on some people.......but those that have had them for years (due to whatever the circumstances were) have delved into other treatments to rid themselves of scabies. Luckily, you haven't gone there yet!

Me Too,
You used topical Ivermectin, is that right? did you ever take it orally?

My boyfriend has been dealing with scabies since about thanksgiving. Got diagnosed about 2 weeks ago and we both did the pert treatment. I have yet to show the rash or deal with any of the symptoms. We live together and deep cleaned the apartment and it has come back in full force on him. My question is is there a possibility that I might be immune? His whole family has had it, even his brother who lives with us, and I still have yet to have it. We have been intimate since everything and sleep in the same bed. Am going to do the treatment again, just curious what is the possibility that you can be immune to it or if anyone else have a similar story to mine

some people do seem to be immune to scabies, or if they get scabies they can get rid of the scabies easily and they do not come back. I have had scabies for a while and my partner seems immune. I think sulfur soap and sulfur ointment are the best treatment, because sulfur is cheap, safe, and effective. I also use diatomaceous soil food grade, both internally and on my skin. Although you must use a bath brush to work the sulfur soap into your skin to really get at the scabies and do not rinse it off, let it dry on your skin. The female lays her eggs under the skin they hatch and come to the surface so you must keep the treatments up for a while. With diatomaceous soil be careful not to breath to much of it in.

FRED wrote:

Me Too,
You used topical Ivermectin, is that right? did you ever take it orally?

Yes, I used oral ivermectin. I don't think it was strong though as I got it through Magic Pharmacy and the expiration was already up as it had sat in my cupboard for a half year.

I've only had it for about 2 weeks now and its killing me! I also have a 9 month old that could potentially have it what should I use for the both of us! Please help!

Elimite cream for you and the baby is what I used for us. Put borox in the carpet.

Adana wrote:

Elimite cream for you and the baby is what I used for us. Put borox in the carpet.

Where would I get it and how much I don't have insurance!

your babies pediatrician could give it to you both since to be cured the whole family needs it. although it didnt work for me at all and i have been with it for over 6 months and have done everything right. But i will say sulfur topically and MSM 500mg internally along with clove oil diluted, for me as an adult has done well so far but i just started that sulfur soap i massage it on in the shower and leave it on over night then i apply over that my clove oil that is diluted with a carrier oil. i have a 1 year old and 3 year old they had it to we did the permethrin treatments once on them then spot treated with clove oil dilution that doesnt burn! and Dr. bonners Tea tree oil soap as a body wash. there body is clear. me i have done permethrin 2x, stromectol 6x, and numerous other things. sulfur is helping.

I've had really good luck with dead sea salt soak and scrubbing with a bath brush. I read about it on the curezone site, some lady said it was the only thing that worked (1 hour at least in tub) then apply my own sulfur mixture/ 2 oz humco sublimed sulfur- 2 oz mustard oil- 2 oz baby oil.
the mustard oil is a scabicide too.
I've had it over 6 months also and did everything else and then some. 2 weeks of the above and I now have no scabies symptoms, none. I soaked my feet in everything from peroxide/ borax to pour on Ivermectin to dog sulfur dip and nothing stopped the biting feeling there ... until the Dead Sea salt.
Some places charge for DSS like they are selling caviar, I found it on ebay $30 total for 20 pounds.