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Topic: Dandruff?

kareamber
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 20110

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Ever since getting sick I've had a horribly dry scalp that gets very flaky. Really annoying and gross. Is this related to lyme?

Anyone else have this? What can I do to help? I've tried anti dandruff shampoos with no improvement.

Thanks

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keltyl
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 14050

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This is from yeast. You can buy Nystatin shampoo in most stores. I get mine at Kmart.

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AnnaL
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 18464

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This also happened to my husband. I am very sensitive to chemicals and odors, and the conventional dandruff shampoos were too strong for me to tolerate being around him.

So he started using a tea tree conditioner, which helped. Our LLMD suggested supplementing with small amounts of zinc (5 - 15 mg daily). This has also helped.

One home rememdy is to crush up asprin and mix it with shampoo. You'll see some commercial dandruff shampoos have salicylic acid in them; asprin's active ingredient is acetylsalicylic acid.

So mix one asprin into your daily shampoo and you can avoid buying a specialty shampoo. (You can also do this with face wash to treat acne.)

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kareamber
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 20110

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But what causes it? Can lyme actually cause this??

Thanks for your suggestions!

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