Oct 21, 2023 · Common prescription treatments for DH include: Dapsone: Dapsone is the most commonly prescribed medication for DH. It is an oral medication that belongs to the sulfone class of …

Apr 25, 2012 · A truly gluten-free diet can eliminate dermatitis herpetiformis, but in my experience and according to the National Institutes of Health, a dermatitis herpetiformis rash responds dramatically …

Oct 12, 2022 · The side effects of Dapsone ... it can cause hemolytic anemia and essentially breaks apart your red blood cells prematurely. It also artificially lowers your Ha1C. There are case reports of …

Jun 2, 2013 · Were members taking dapsone checked for G6pD and CBC before starting a dapsone regime and was the dosage increase a little each week after recheck lab work. My dermatologist is …

Mar 10, 2006 · Dapsone makes me very sick, I don't think I would be willing to go through the process described. Why don't you try an alternate treatment first? Try 500mg of tetracyline and 500mg of …

Jan 20, 2025 · Dapsone is an antibiotic and it does reduce the skin inflammation associated with dermatitis herpetiformis blisters as well as eliminating the itch. I don't think it affects the immune …

Jul 13, 2020 · How long dapsone can be taken. Im taking it since 4 years. Are you under a doctor’s care? Dapsone can have some pretty serious side effects like many medications. Things like liver …

Aug 13, 2009 · Hello, My dermatologist finally gave me Dapsone topical ointment yesterday, after trying Valtrex and Bactroban. Had anyone had any experience with the ointment? I could tell it worked …

Apr 21, 2011 · Gosh, it sounds like taking Dapsone would be a very serious decision indeed. Dapsone already has significant risks without adding in probable sulpha allergy. Going gluten free doesn't …

Nov 9, 2011 · There are others. While Dapsone is the drug of choice & by all accounts results are rapid; there are alternate drugs which do not have quite the danger or side effects as dapsone. I have been …