what did you mean by you have purchased vitiligo...please clarify...did you mean vitiligo tab? or something else... thanks for your help...rashna

hi people!

are somebody using Protopic for Vitiligo?I heard a lots nice results for protopic.

Did you get a response?  I am in Canada too and ould like to try Vitiligo Tabs.

Patches on the skin

Dr. R. Murlidhar, Consultant Dermatologist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, replies to this week's questions.

A 12-year-old tiny spot by the lower lip was diagnosed as vitiligous. I was prescribed application of Melanocyl solution followed by Flutivate ointment (after 1/2 hour) at night, Mazoica after breakfast, application of Tacroz (Tacrolimus) during the day, Psoralen tablet and exposure of the affected skin to sunlight twice a week. After one month, Psoralen was changed to Melanocyl tablets followed by exposure to sunlight every alternate day. Mazoica was changed to Recharge plus; Whitcare ointment in the morning and Tacroz in the evening. Melanocyl solution and Flutivate were continued. After one and a half months, the spots disappeared. Is there a possibility of relapse? Can vitiligo be distinguished from other spots? PVSR Sharma

Answer: There are many misconceptions about vitiligo, especially its treatment. Psoralen and melanocyl contain the same active principle. So there is no logic in changing one for the other. Flutivate is quite a potent steroid. Though all steroids used externally do have some role in treating vitiligo, I usually advice patients not to use them continuously as they would damage the very skin we are supposed to treat. The other issue is that melanocyl solution is used in the day as it is activated by sunlight. There is no point in using it at night. Recharge and Whitcare are not proven in the management of vitiligo. Having said that, one should never combine melanocyl lotion and melanocyl tablets in the same patient, as this may burn the skin. Tacroz is a new drug useful in the treatment of vitiligo. By and large, localised vitiligo confined to a single anatomical area can be treated and there are plenty of options. Please talk to your skin specialist and streamline your prescription for best results. As for relapse, it is possible, so you will have to be under supervision for a year at least. There are several other causes for white spots, so do not panic every time you see a white spot. Even fungus or marks of inflammation can leave behind white spots. Discuss a symptom with a dermatologist before labelling it as vitiligo.

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Hello Krisztina

Did you get reply from Jay?

I too interested in results of Vitiligo TAB.

Do let me know in case anybody has any updates on this medicine or other usueful tips

Thanks,Gaj

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the whit care pills and most of any pills that you take contain one essential ingredient that stimulates melanocytes (pigment cells) around your vitiligo region to reproduce melanocytes around your vitligo. so eventually it will shrink.
the ingredient is called psoralea fruit or psoralean. THAT IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT. I have like 2 bottles in front of me right now from a chinese herbalist. Bottles called Derma Health Support. If you go into any chinese herbalist place you can find these pills and just look for psorlea as one of the ingredients instead of buying these expensive ass websites or products.

now the bad part about why dermatologist don't recommend it is because it can cause possibly cancer from what studies show.

The other thing is using elidel cream or protopic which when applied it stops your antibodies from attacking your melanocytes in the region supposely supresses them. doctors believe that your antibodies/antigens react to a certain area of your skin and thinks its a foreign particle and attacks your own skin cells.

so i've been diagnosed with it recently and started treatment over a month ago. dermatologist told me not to take the psoralea fruit pills, but just use protopic during sleeping, and elidel cream during day and apply as much as you can whenevers.
Then I decided to mix it up by doing both pills/cream and not listen to my dermatologist and take the psoralean pills. Because i figured if the pills stimulates production of melanocytes and the cream stops your antibodies from attacking you, won't it speed up the process faster?

so right now i'm using the cream elidel daytime/ protopic when sleep / and taking psoralean pills 3x a day and occasionally exposing myself to sunlight about 10 mins 3x a day. so far

i'll let you guys know in a month or 2 how it turns out

Hello Simon,

My name is Lisa and I live in Tennessee. I was just andering where you purchased the vitiligo tabs. I have suffered from vitiligo for about 15 yrs. now and it seems like every time I get in the sun I get another white spot. I've got it under my eyes and I get tired of trying to cover it all the time. I am ashamed of how I look. Could you please let me know where to purchase the vitiligo tabs?               Thank you so very much