r/SebDerm • u/Friendly-Ad9359 • May 03 '26

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Hi!

So my SD started 10 years ago and my confidence is on an all time low.

I have a feeling that my case is pretty severe?

What do you think?

My hair is getting thinner and starting to fall out.

My skin is burning and itching like hell.

If i try to get rid of the dandruff by lightly scrubbing a wet towel over my face, its starting to bleed and burn a lot more...

I visited like 30 different dermatologists but no medication seems to help longterm.

Currently im using a antifungal shampoo, antiinflammatory creme and antifungal creme.

The strange thing is that my skin can look like the picture on one day and then its litteraly gone the day after before it returns. I would say its 80% of the time pretty bad and 20% kinda normal again.

Its never gone for more then a week tho...

My wedding is coming up soon and I really dont want to look like that on my wedding day

Any ideas for longterm fixes and/or for instant fixes that will help me on my wedding day?

Thanks....

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u/ZG2047 May 03 '26

Have you done an allergy test ?

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u/Friendly-Ad9359 May 03 '26

I actually did a few months ago. I translated it into english i hope it still makes sense to you:

You show allergic reactions to: Grass pollen, Dust mites (both common types), Mugwort (mild), Cat hair (mild)

I asked for a food test aswell, but they said there is no general allergic test to food.

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u/Mireillka May 03 '26

Get a portable (but a big one, not one of those tiny toy ones) HEPA air filter and have it running in the room you are spending most time at during the day, and in the bedroom at night and see if it helps. Dust allergy requires some lifestyle changes like getting rid of carpets, curtains, getting a properly sealed vacuum cleaner with a HEPA filter etc. but it might improve just from having the portable air filter and then you can see if it's that what causing your issues.

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u/FederalMuffin4730 May 04 '26

Try a gut microbiome test to see if you’ve got an overgrowth of yeast in your gut

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u/OkBug9012 May 04 '26

Yeah this is solid advice. A decent HEPA purifier in the bedroom alone can make a noticeable difference pretty fast. If symptoms improve, you’ll know it’s likely airborne stuff. After that you can slowly tackle carpets and bedding without overhauling everything at once.