Tinea Versicolor - Help!

[ugh11]

I have tinea versicolor. My doctor told me to use selsun blue and thats what I've been doing. I've been using it for about a month now [actually more, but it's been a month that i've used it consistently]. I hate it and can't seem to get rid of it! I still have white spots all over my stomach, back, and chest. How much longer til I see improvement? Is the selsun blue not working or do I just need to wait even longer? What are the first improvements I will notice? I don't know if this method is working and I need to get rid of tinea versicolor! It's horrible.

[blah98989898]

once you've gotten rid of the fungus (tinea vesicolor). you will need to sunbathe to even out your skin. removing the fungus does not remove the sunspots until after you've spent some time under the sun. your skin should tan evenly once the fungus is out.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Selsun has to been found to be more effective than Selsun blue.Selsun blue contains 1% selenium sulfide and Selsun contains 2.5 %.So better use it for tinea versicolor.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts. Kind regards.

[Raul55]

Ive got a similar issue to urs. Ive been using Nizoral shampoo and used a couple fo antifungal creams. But recently iive been prescribed Dovonex. I have no idea why though =\

How can i know if the fungus is gone and whether i should stoop using the dovonex as it is starting to irritate me and is a hassle putting it on.