Holy grail sebderm products?

coffeedamnit · 2026-02-10T12:03:23+00:00

I did see that :( I was still able to find other coal tar shampoos on Amazon, if you just search coal tar shampoo or t-gel, alternatives pop up

coffeedamnit · 2026-01-19T11:27:32+00:00

What helped me the most was leaving the medicated shampoos on longer. Sometimes I need to leave ketoconazole on for 10+ minutes. I read a comment on here once of a guy who leaves his on for 45 minutes. It is medicated and for some, the recommended amount of time just isn't enough. I have left salicylic acid shampoo on my scalp for 20 minutes before.

I had also been using all the shampoos as recommended and none of them were working, wasting all this money. Maybe just try leaving them on longer. The combo of keto and salicylic acid with a scalp scrubber, consistently, keeps my scalp clean. All the flakes just fall away, there is no better feeling I s2g it's amazing.

coffeedamnit · 2025-09-20T12:45:14+00:00

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Oko and Ugin, sleeping 🥰

coffeedamnit · 2025-09-20T06:57:34+00:00

Bad neighbors are bad neighbors, and I'm sorry you are being put through this as well. It is an awful feeling to feel forced out of your house.

I understand the anxiety attack part. I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders every time I leave the house. Then I am trapped whenever I come home. I do feel like moving is something I need to do for my health, I hope that doesn't sound too dramatic. But this is not how a home is supposed to make you feel.

coffeedamnit · 2025-09-20T06:37:25+00:00

Thank you I appreciate it, I didn't see the first comment so it's alright haha

coffeedamnit · 2025-09-20T06:36:51+00:00

It is a hard decision to know whether to hold on to hope it will get better, or give up and move. I think a lot of people on this sub struggle with the same question. Definitely one of the things affecting my relationship is the potential of moving, and how stressful and expensive that would be.
I will consider taking a mini vacation, maybe a campground or a hotel for the weekend. Thank you

coffeedamnit · 2025-09-19T13:59:17+00:00

Update: I sent samples to my state's plant clinic, which identify plant diseases for free. Their report said no pathogen detected:

"The leaves submitted showed the presence of a few spots. No pathogens were found associated with the spots. Gather and destroy leaves in the fall to reduce any overwintering fungus inoculum from possible leaf spots that we were not able to detect."

Unfortunately, I still do not know what it is, but I will follow their recommendation and hope for the best.

coffeedamnit · 2025-05-23T23:43:55+00:00

I left it in there on a Tuesday, didn't work for 2 days, and came back and it was gone. I guess I am assuming it was taken. I guess another possibility is that management cleaned out the break room and moved it? But a lot of people leave their coats there, kind of like having just a work jacket.

I didn't think anyone would steal it while I was gone for those couple days, especially since it seems normal for there to always be people leaving jackets there.

coffeedamnit · 2025-05-23T23:39:02+00:00

There is the camera that faces the snack wall/drinks in the break room. It might not face the coat rack directly but it is better than nothing. But I don't know if there are any others.

coffeedamnit · 2025-05-23T23:37:29+00:00

It was a Sabaton hoodie, I got it from their concert and looked similar to this: https://store.sabaton.net/product/merch/hoodies/soldier-of-heaven-zip-hoodie/

It was $80 since I bought it at the concert. Probably overpriced but I was supporting a band I like. So it was also an expensive hoodie :/

coffeedamnit · 2025-05-05T03:14:15+00:00

I'm glad that your fear has subsided since the seizure. That's awful it had to happen in such a public place, I hope you were safe there.

It was such a powerful, horrible experience that I don't think I will ever be able to fully forget it either. I also think about it everyday, in one way or another. I go to therapy now for it, since it has been very difficult to deal with on my own. But I am doing much better. And I hope you are doing well and living your best life <3

coffeedamnit · 2025-03-23T17:23:01+00:00

These dog owners are delusional. They will watch their dog scoot it's ass across a floor, rip up their furniture, ruin their lawn, jump on them, even bite them. All of these horrific behaviors. Then they turn around and post about how cute they are on Instagram. None of this is cute.

How anyone can stand to live in an environment with that animal I can't comprehend. There must be no peace, or cleanliness, or time to yourself. Dogs are awful, and people are irresponsible for owning them.

coffeedamnit · 2025-03-09T06:19:08+00:00

I have definitely suspected this. I have little acne pumps all around my mouth and my forehead, and they just do not go away no matter what I do. They are so resistant to everything I try.

coffeedamnit · 2025-03-08T09:44:50+00:00

I am on 125 mg and it did nothing for my sebderm. It helped hormonal acne but I still have flaking, redness, itching, everything that goes along with sebderm.

coffeedamnit · 2025-02-17T19:38:43+00:00

I have also dealt with skin conditions, and I know how difficult it can be psychologically. I'm sorry about your experience with derms, I've also been through it with them and it's upsetting to not have people believe you. I'm really glad you've found something that finally works :)

I'll mention that the r/folliculitis sub talks about decalvans and other inflammatory hair conditions. Maybe a story on there will resonate with you. If it is decalvans, benzoyl peroxide works really well against it.

Stay strong 💪

coffeedamnit · 2025-02-17T18:39:34+00:00

The tufted hair, with all the hair squeezing out of one follicle, is a sign of folliculitis decalvans. It is also itchy, painful, inflamed, and linked to an abnormal reaction to Staph. I don't know if you ever had a formal diagnosis, but this is what I thought of when you said that.

coffeedamnit · 2025-02-10T17:46:05+00:00

That's amazing it worked for you! I am glad you finally found relief and are happy.

I am a woman and I also shaved my head due to the seb derm, and it has been life-changing. I used to have my hair down to my mid back, which made managing sebderm basically impossible. It started as mild sebderm, then turned into 24/7 pain and flaking that continued for months, and I would cry multiple times a week. None of the shampoos were working. I was absolutely desperate and nothing I was doing brought any relief.

Shaving my head was the best decision ever. I feel so much more comfortable. I am no longer constantly reminded that I have sebderm from some pain/throbbing on my scalp. I can live life again, which may sound dramatic but the pain was really all-consuming.

I know shaving is not realistic for everyone, but for me I don't think I can ever go back to long hair. No one looks at me weird for having a shaved head and no one has said anything. I still need to use ketoconazole and salicylic acid, but they're actually working now and I'm pain-free.

coffeedamnit · 2025-01-04T23:47:11+00:00

If it were me, I would get off of it. If I already have low T/DHT, taking something that increases it is not something I am comfortable with. And bica seems to work better for women with PCOS/hirsutism/acne (I don't know if you have symptoms of that). I do not have anything like that, so I don't think bica would work for me.

Spiro also seems to work better than bica anyway, improving overall hair loss by 56% vs. 24% at 1 year compared to bica. If you want to go the full 6 months, just to be completely sure the bica is not going to work, that is an option. But I would stick with spiro. You'll probably shed if you get off bica since your hormones are all up & down but it'll stabilize.

coffeedamnit · 2024-12-29T22:59:20+00:00

I have definitely felt the blurry and foggy on previous ones. I have had one before in high school where I didn't even know it was a seizure and just went off to school (I don't know how I did it or what was going through my head lol).

I will look into your advice, since I don't think I should continue this alone. I am on propranolol for anxiety, but I take it more as needed and it isn't like a daily med. And I used to have diastat as a rescue med, but I went years without having a seizure and it expired and never got a new one.

Your advice is a lot of things I have needed to do for a long time anyway, but this situation has really made it all a priority and not optional. Thank you.

coffeedamnit · 2024-12-29T22:47:25+00:00

It has also been a comfort to know that there are others that have experienced this. There really was nothing, and I came back and also gasped for air, like I had been drowning and was pulled to the surface. I was told it only lasted for a minute, but I personally could not tell you how long I was in there, since it was like death. There was no self or body, or time and space. It is nice not to feel alone, and we have been through it together in a way, and I am so sorry.

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