Comments on: Heady advice on lice http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:13:33 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Scott Doug http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-18228 Scott Doug Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:14:19 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-18228 Dont say nothing works...ALMOST nothing works. Unfortunately all the toxins in the shampoos do so much harm but they dont kill the lice anymore. Trust us, we know...we tried so many of them. I almost chopped off my daughters hair, but she begged us not to do it... Ugh! Lice are horrible. we used http://www.licetokill.com and it worked great. Natural too. The mayo didnt do anything, and be careful using straight rubbing alcohol on your head, it can cause seizures, not good... Sorry you went through it, but we are glad its over! Hang in there! Scott Dont say nothing works...ALMOST nothing works. Unfortunately all the toxins in the shampoos do so much harm but they dont kill the lice anymore. Trust us, we know...we tried so many of them. I almost chopped off my daughters hair, but she begged us not to do it...

Ugh! Lice are horrible. we used http://www.licetokill.com and it worked great. Natural too. The mayo didnt do anything, and be careful using straight rubbing alcohol on your head, it can cause seizures, not good...

Sorry you went through it, but we are glad its over! Hang in there!
Scott

]]> By: George Coleman http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-15441 George Coleman Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:56:45 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-15441 Jan, go to www.x-pelheadlice.com and learn about non-toxic X-PEL Anti-Lice Shampoo & Conditoner, the only clinically proven, FDA registered non-toxic head lice treatment and preventative. Forget the toxic chemicals. Jan, go to http://www.x-pelheadlice.com and learn about non-toxic X-PEL Anti-Lice Shampoo & Conditoner, the only clinically proven, FDA registered non-toxic head lice treatment and preventative. Forget the toxic chemicals.

]]> By: jan http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-15407 jan Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:07:57 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-15407 Nothing works. I have used prescriptions, mayonaise, alcohol, ovide,etc, combed and picked every hour. They get in the scalp and keep coming back, especially in summer weather. I just can't live like this. I just ordered Lindane from Canada. I know it is toxic. I can't help it. it has been 5 months of itching and biting and brown or black things falling on me. I just have to get rid of these. Nothing works. I have used prescriptions, mayonaise, alcohol, ovide,etc, combed and picked every hour. They get in the scalp and keep coming back, especially in summer weather. I just can't live like this. I just ordered Lindane from Canada. I know it is toxic. I can't help it. it has been 5 months of itching and biting and brown or black things falling on me. I just have to get rid of these.

]]> By: Natalie http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-14618 Natalie Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:44:49 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-14618 I have also used green alchohol saturate hair 10 min and comb out repeat in 3 days this does work. I have also used green alchohol saturate hair 10 min and comb out repeat in 3 days this does work.

]]> By: Embarassed http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-14269 Embarassed Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:23:16 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-14269 I've also tried many different products out there and none seem to have helped completely..no one can really see the eggs in my hair so inevitably, they get missed and the cycle happens again!..I've also been pretty compulsive about the cleaning, etc.. My partner is getting really annoyed cause I've had lice for about 10 months now...I kept thinking..oh I can beat these critters quietly and not have to tell anyone else!..I was wrong!..I was way too embarassed to tell anyone other than him and my mother..I thought I would be shunned by my friends and co-workers..not so!.they were all pretty understanding about it!..working with kids and all..these things happen!.. I recently told my work that I caught lice..pretending to have recently caught it..they aren't too concerned because they think it's a "new outbreak" and that I caught it early.. I just bought the Robi comb and I'm hoping that it'll work!!..I brought it to work with me today and went out on breaks and went for a drive to a somewhat secluded parking lot to use it on my head..I really really really hope that it gets rid of the problem for good! Does anyone know if the lice can also build up immunity to Resultz? It's a non pesticide product available in Canada now..it's by far the easier product to use as you only need to leave it on 10 minutes and it's completelly odorless. Isopropyl Magistrate is the active ingredient. ..so the battle continues.. good luck to everyone on beating these annoying bugs!!! I've also tried many different products out there and none seem to have helped completely..no one can really see the eggs in my hair so inevitably, they get missed and the cycle happens again!..I've also been pretty compulsive about the cleaning, etc.. My partner is getting really annoyed cause I've had lice for about 10 months now...I kept thinking..oh I can beat these critters quietly and not have to tell anyone else!..I was wrong!..I was way too embarassed to tell anyone other than him and my mother..I thought I would be shunned by my friends and co-workers..not so!.they were all pretty understanding about it!..working with kids and all..these things happen!.. I recently told my work that I caught lice..pretending to have recently caught it..they aren't too concerned because they think it's a "new outbreak" and that I caught it early..

I just bought the Robi comb and I'm hoping that it'll work!!..I brought it to work with me today and went out on breaks and went for a drive to a somewhat secluded parking lot to use it on my head..I really really really hope that it gets rid of the problem for good!

Does anyone know if the lice can also build up immunity to Resultz? It's a non pesticide product available in Canada now..it's by far the easier product to use as you only need to leave it on 10 minutes and it's completelly odorless. Isopropyl Magistrate is the active ingredient. ..so the battle continues.. good luck to everyone on beating these annoying bugs!!!

]]> By: vjs http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-14052 vjs Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:29:56 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-14052 Two of my children had lice a year ago. I used the over-the-counter shampoo, then used a nit comb daily to painstakingly remove the nits. I refused to reapply the shampoo again (because of the chemical concern) and resorted to a home remedy of a Listerine wash. After this, I decided to use a tea tree-based shampoo and conditioner. Along with the daily nitpicking and careful laundering and vacuuming of all bed linens and car seats, this over time was the only way to rid my childrens' hair of this scourge. My husband took the children to our pediatrician's office for advice. Without even flinching, she prescribed the shampoo which is availabile only by prescription. My husband followed through and actually purchased the shampoo but I stopped it all and refused to use it on my children's heads. With research, I discovered the prescription strenght lice shampoo has NEVER been clinically tested on children younger than 4. My youngest child, who at the time was 3, never got lice but the doctor recommended we treat him anyway NEVER, NEVER, EVER would I use this crap on any of my children! There are home remedies that work, as many postings can attest but I believe that only short hair cuts and daily nit picking really did the trick. Two of my children had lice a year ago. I used the over-the-counter shampoo, then used a nit comb daily to painstakingly remove the nits. I refused to reapply the shampoo again (because of the chemical concern) and resorted to a home remedy of a Listerine wash. After this, I decided to use a tea tree-based shampoo and conditioner. Along with the daily nitpicking and careful laundering and vacuuming of all bed linens and car seats, this over time was the only way to rid my childrens' hair of this scourge. My husband took the children to our pediatrician's office for advice. Without even flinching, she prescribed the shampoo which is availabile only by prescription. My husband followed through and actually purchased the shampoo but I stopped it all and refused to use it on my children's heads. With research, I discovered the prescription strenght lice shampoo has NEVER been clinically tested on children younger than 4. My youngest child, who at the time was 3, never got lice but the doctor recommended we treat him anyway NEVER, NEVER, EVER would I use this crap on any of my children! There are home remedies that work, as many postings can attest but I believe that only short hair cuts and daily nit picking really did the trick.

]]> By: Pamela http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-14012 Pamela Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:12:37 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-14012 I went through a period of time when my children, both girls with long hair, were young that this infestation was driving me crazy. I am very farsighted, and these infestations would always occur during the winter time. I would do all the necessary treatments and combing, but never seemed to get all the nits. The shampoos dried out our hair (yes, I treated myself as well as my husband and I even had it a couple of times). I would dutifully retreat in 7-10 days, wash bedding, clothing, and personal items, yet never completely got rid of them. I could never get the nits out because I couldn't see them very well under lamp light! During one bout, my mother-in-law even got them. My husband, who has much better eyesight than me, refused to go through either of our children's hair. When my youngest was about 10, he told me to sit her on the picnic table in the backyard before it got dark, and pick out the nits with my fingers. I could see them better in sunlight. He would look her over, and show me which ones I had missed for me to pick out. My daughter pulledher legs into a fetal position and cried the entire time I was doing it. It was a dreadful experience that traumatized my youngest daughter terribly. I feel badly for anyone who has to go through this-the social stigma connected to it can be devastating. It stressed me out so bad, that I get nervous around anyone who scratches their head! I went through a period of time when my children, both girls with long hair, were young that this infestation was driving me crazy. I am very farsighted, and these infestations would always occur during the winter time. I would do all the necessary treatments and combing, but never seemed to get all the nits. The shampoos dried out our hair (yes, I treated myself as well as my husband and I even had it a couple of times). I would dutifully retreat in 7-10 days, wash bedding, clothing, and personal items, yet never completely got rid of them. I could never get the nits out because I couldn't see them very well under lamp light! During one bout, my mother-in-law even got them. My husband, who has much better eyesight than me, refused to go through either of our children's hair. When my youngest was about 10, he told me to sit her on the picnic table in the backyard before it got dark, and pick out the nits with my fingers. I could see them better in sunlight. He would look her over, and show me which ones I had missed for me to pick out. My daughter pulledher legs into a fetal position and cried the entire time I was doing it. It was a dreadful experience that traumatized my youngest daughter terribly. I feel badly for anyone who has to go through this-the social stigma connected to it can be devastating. It stressed me out so bad, that I get nervous around anyone who scratches their head!

]]> By: knrPowell http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-13995 knrPowell Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:23:12 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-13995 As a child, whenever the school nurse would line up to do lice checks, she would just tell some of us (all the African American kids) to step to the side. It's not because AA's can't get lice, but it isn't common, because of the products used on the hair. AA hair is very dry, so "hair grease" is commonly used. Lice can't live in that environment, in face, several posts mentioned using oils to kill them. Also (although it isn't asa common today) using a hot comb to straighten the hair would fry any lice or eggs that happened to make it. The only reason AA's don't get is as often is just due to hair care habits, that's all. As a child, whenever the school nurse would line up to do lice checks, she would just tell some of us (all the African American kids) to step to the side. It's not because AA's can't get lice, but it isn't common, because of the products used on the hair. AA hair is very dry, so "hair grease" is commonly used. Lice can't live in that environment, in face, several posts mentioned using oils to kill them. Also (although it isn't asa common today) using a hot comb to straighten the hair would fry any lice or eggs that happened to make it. The only reason AA's don't get is as often is just due to hair care habits, that's all.

]]> By: Tim http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-13993 Tim Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:03:22 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-13993 Dr Gupta- There is a great new SAFE, NON TOXIC remedy that just came out called ULESFIA. My pediatrician just prescribed it for another family that had an infestation. It is completely safe and it works. Just an FYI. Dr Gupta-
There is a great new SAFE, NON TOXIC remedy that just came out called ULESFIA. My pediatrician just prescribed it for another family that had an infestation. It is completely safe and it works.
Just an FYI.

]]> By: Gina Pierce http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/03/heady-advice-on-lice/#comment-13977 Gina Pierce Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:43:42 +0000 http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/?p=1382#comment-13977 Bagging is not necessary- lice do not live off the head- wash the sheets and be done with it- the time otherwise wasted is better spent rechecking the child's head and alerting her closest contacts. Bagging is not necessary- lice do not live off the head- wash the sheets and be done with it- the time otherwise wasted is better spent rechecking the child's head and alerting her closest contacts.

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