Re: lichen sclerosis & mononeuritis multiplex

[Guest guest]

Please reply if you have any information on treating lichen

sclerosis or mononeuritis with herbal medicine.

My LS patient resorted to buying corticosteroid cream over the

internet, with no improvement. She has developed more " splits " on

her vulva, itching stopped and is better inherself. Any information

on the link between vitiligo and LS?

Mononeuritis patient is feeling the effects of 10-15 mg preds daily

but better inherself since hypericum and other nervines.

Thank you

> Hello everyone

>

> I have 2 clients that I would love you to share your words of

wisdom with

> me.

>

> One is a 64 year woman suffering from lichen sclerosis, episodic

> nocturia/urinary frequency, vitiligo and exhaustion. She has a

high level of

> self awareness, teaches yoga, studies ceramics, co-manages a

clinic and

> still works one day a week as a shiatsu practitioner. She has

a " split " on

> her vulva that almost completely heals, becomes smaller, stops

being painful

> and inflamed and then has recently recurred. She has just recently

developed

> a split on the other lip of her vulva. I have not examined the

area. This

> condition has affected how she feels about herself and her sexual

> relationship with her husband. She is frightened of cancerous

changes

> developing. Her recurrent cystitis has resolved with herbal

medicine but her

> urine pH fluctuates between 5-6.5 despite eating large amount of

fresh fruit

> and vegetables and little animal products or alcohol. When she is

tired and

> run down she produces copious amounts of pale urine. Herbs and

acupuncture

> help this.

>

> She has experienced a very difficult year that has included a

deterioration

> in her mother's Alzheimer's disease and death. Her daughter-in-law

> has also recently had a traumatic birth and caesarean and is

taking a long

> time to recover. This has meant that my client has done a lot of

caring for

> the baby and suffered sleep deprivation as the baby cried all the

time until

> a visit to the osteopath this week.

>

> I have prescribed tisanes containing various combinations of

Leonurus,

> Avena, Zea, Urtica, Arctylostaphylos, Althaea fol, & Symphytum

over this

> year. I have also prescribed Calendula ointment, Avicenna's Rose,

Lavender &

> Chamomile cream, Symphytum infused oil, Plantago ointment and

recently

> Plantago & Symphytum ointment (infused oils, Borage oil &

beeswax). She has

> also taken Plantago succus. Her family have made up flower

essences for her.

> Her diet was pretty good - just encouraged plenty of fresh fruit &

veg, oily

> fish, seeds and water and minimal processed foods, sugars, animal

products

> and alcohol. Later she found a book called the " pH Miracle " by

> Young.

>

> She had picked up and was feeling much better until her mother

became ill

> and died in September. In November the " split " area wasn't

bothering her,

> since using the Plantago & Symphytum ointment but she had

developed soreness

> around the edge of her vulva. She was sleeping well and had no

nocturia. I

> prescribed tincture containing Cimicifuga, Eleutherococcus,

Symphytum &

> Leonurus. Last week end she reached the end of her tether and

bought some

> clobetasol cream over the internet. She felt desperately tired and

over

> worked from caring for her grandchild. She was frightened about

cancerous

> changes. She did say that her vitiligo had improved significantly

since

> taking Vit B 5. She decided to stop using the clobetasol cream

after reading

> my BMA Guide to Medicines & Drugs and discussion with me. She is

considering

> using the corticosteroid cream prescribed by her GP for a week.

>

> I prescribed some flower essences for her and am having another

think. My

> approach has mostly been based on Susun Weed and Ruth Trickey's

works, which

> I usually find very helpful. She obviously needs time to grieve,

heal and

> restore her energy reserves. Any words of wisdom?

>

> My other client is an 80 year old woman suffering from

mononeuritis complex.

> Her legs ache, she has left foot drop, she finds it difficult to

make her

> " legs go " , her feet and 4th & 5th fingers on both hands tingle.

She wears a

> brace on her left leg. Her discomfort, anxiety and worries

interfere with

> her sleep. She has urgency when she needs to pass urine that has

recently

> developed into occasional urinary incontinence, which she finds

very

> distressing. Her blood potassium levels are low (3.6) despite

> supplementation. She is still caring for her step son who has

cerebral

> palsy. Her other son died from Frederick's ataxia. She had an

hysterectomy

> because

> of a fibroid, gastric ulceration from taking aspirin and

corticosteroids

> together a few years ago and hypertension during pregnancy and

possibly

> since. She is taking a cocktail of drugs i.e. 15mg prednisolone/day

> (corticosteroid); 300mg naftidrofuryl/d (vasodilator); 75mg

clopidogrel/d

> (antiplatelet) ; 25mg hydrochlorothiazide/d (thiazide diuretic);

10mg

> pravastatin nocte (statin) & 1200mg potassium chloride/d.

Corticosteroids

> increase the urinary loss of potassium associated with

hydrochlorothiazide.

> She ultimately wants to minimise her medication, especially the

> prednisolone. Her blood pressure is 130/95 and PR 45 bpm, strong &

regular.

> I found bruising and haemorrhages on her hands and forearms. She

asked her

> GP to review her medications and to explain her health problems

more clearly

> on my encouragement. Her GP discussed it with another colleague

and agreed

> to continue the drugs as above. Her GP is not keen on her taking

any herbal

> medications.

>

> I started conservatively and prescribed a tisane consisting of

Avena,

> Scutellaria, Tilia & Urtica. Since then she developed a urinary

infection,

> took antibiotics and saw the neurologist who was happy with her

progress. He

> changed the Pred to 15mg one day and 10mg every other day. He

claims that

> they will stop the mononeuritis from spreading. She was still

uncomfortable

> so I gave her some dried Hypericum for a tisane, after checking

herb-drug

> interaction information. She then felt awful for a while because

of a viral

> infection and said that her feet were worse when it is cold. After

a week or

> so of taking the Hypericum and other tisane together, she has just

called to

> say that she feels better about

> things. In the mean time, I had sent her small amount of tincture

containing

> Hypericum, Echinacea, Viburnum opulus, Scutellaria and a tiny

amount of

> Zingiber to tide her over until our consultation next week.

>

> Any experience or words of wisdom?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

[Guest guest]

Sorry

A brief update should have been posted instead

Please reply if you have ideas on treating lichen sclerosis or

mononeuritis herbally.

Patient with LS resorted to buying corticosteroid cream on-line

without benefit. She now wants to use testosterone & oestrogen cream

available on-line and is considering chinese herbs.

Patient with mononeuritis better in herself on hypericum & other

nervines but still uncomfortable legs.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi

My lichen sclerosis woman now only has to use her steroid cream every couple

of months. She has repaet Rx from me of topical applications of Matricaria

EO and helichrysum EO in a base of aloe vera gel plus internally Galium FE,

Scutellaria baicalensis,, Astragalus, Carduus, Berb. aq. FE, Viola tric. and

a bit of Ephedra. She is a generally itchy person and also has some eczema

in her external ears. this keeps it all under control.

marianne

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nne Last BA MNIMH, Consultant Medical Herbalist

Tel/Fax: 01600 719497

www.mariannelast.co.uk

Re: lichen sclerosis & mononeuritis multiplex

Sorry

A brief update should have been posted instead

Please reply if you have ideas on treating lichen sclerosis or

mononeuritis herbally.

Patient with LS resorted to buying corticosteroid cream on-line

without benefit. She now wants to use testosterone & oestrogen cream

available on-line and is considering chinese herbs.

Patient with mononeuritis better in herself on hypericum & other

nervines but still uncomfortable legs.

Thanks,

List Owner

Graham White, MNIMH