Comments on: Vitiligo Treatments, Vitamin Regimens, and Other Observations http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/ Scratchings and Jotlings on Books, Houses, Pets, Art, the Exigencies of Daily Existence, and Other Ephemera Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:28:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-39001 Zia Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:00:04 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-39001 I don't know, but you can't get protopic without a prescription. Without insurance, it's also really expensive--like $200 a tube or something insane. I don’t know, but you can’t get protopic without a prescription. Without insurance, it’s also really expensive–like $200 a tube or something insane.

]]> By: CITO http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-39000 CITO Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:57:56 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-39000 does protopic work for the lips and could i get it somewhere without a prescription from a doctor does protopic work for the lips and could i get it somewhere without a prescription from a doctor

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-27200 Zia Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:56:06 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-27200 Hi Basavaraj, I'm sorry to hear that you're having a tough time. I would really recommend that you visit a good doctor or naturopath who is up on the latest therapies, and perhaps also talk to a therapist about your difficulties. Best wishes. Hi Basavaraj,

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having a tough time. I would really recommend that you visit a good doctor or naturopath who is up on the latest therapies, and perhaps also talk to a therapist about your difficulties. Best wishes.

]]> By: basavaraj http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-27195 basavaraj Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:53:11 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-27195 as i m suffering from vitiligo from 3years,now i am getting too weekness,cant do any work or any metal work also.....please can u suggest ? as i m suffering from vitiligo from 3years,now i am getting too weekness,cant do any work or any metal work also…..please can u suggest ?

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-23934 Zia Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:19:28 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-23934 Hi Uday, Yeah, it seems like some of my spots may be coming back too on my face, though I'm not 100% certain. I don't know why it seems to have a high success rate on the face but nowhere else. But that seems to be the consensus. Hi Uday, Yeah, it seems like some of my spots may be coming back too on my face, though I’m not 100% certain. I don’t know why it seems to have a high success rate on the face but nowhere else. But that seems to be the consensus.

]]> By: Uday Lanke http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-23922 Uday Lanke Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:03:05 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-23922 Hello: My daughter has vitiligo. We applied protopic on face, spot close to her eye and got 100 % positive result. The spots white spots again came back after 3-4 months. Protopic was less effective on other parts (forarm, legs) of the body. This has anything to do with the skin thickness where you are applying ? Uday Hello:

My daughter has vitiligo. We applied protopic on face, spot close to her eye and got 100 % positive result. The spots white spots again came back after 3-4 months.
Protopic was less effective on other parts (forarm, legs) of the body. This has anything to do with the skin thickness where you are applying ?

Uday

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-21720 Zia Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:41:25 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-21720 Hi Shane, My face completely repigmented this summer using protopic, and I confess that I haven't been using it anymore. I've read that it has a very high success rate on the face, but less elsewhere. In any case, it was the .1%. I believe the .03% is used for kids. Hi Shane,

My face completely repigmented this summer using protopic, and I confess that I haven’t been using it anymore. I’ve read that it has a very high success rate on the face, but less elsewhere. In any case, it was the .1%. I believe the .03% is used for kids.

]]> By: shane http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-21400 shane Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:13:27 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-21400 hi just wondering how the protopic is going and have you been using .1% or .3% hi just wondering how the protopic is going and have you been using .1% or .3%

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-19103 Zia Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:11:53 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-19103 The brands of what I take tends to switch as I run out of things--and I tend to think the brand doesn't really matter anyway--but a lot of the pills are Jarrow, some are Carlson, and some are the PCC (local health food store) store brand. I am currently taking: 5000 IU vitamin D 1,000 mg tyrosine 500 mg vitamin c (pill also comes with 500 mg citrus bioflavenoid) 15 mg zinc with 1 mg copper (this is a single pill, jarrow formulas) 5 mg b12 5 mg folic (in addition to these individual Bs, I also take a complete B complex, just because I'd heard that you need to take them all together) I'm also taking q10 and iron. The brands of what I take tends to switch as I run out of things–and I tend to think the brand doesn’t really matter anyway–but a lot of the pills are Jarrow, some are Carlson, and some are the PCC (local health food store) store brand. I am currently taking:

5000 IU vitamin D
1,000 mg tyrosine
500 mg vitamin c (pill also comes with 500 mg citrus bioflavenoid)
15 mg zinc with 1 mg copper (this is a single pill, jarrow formulas)
5 mg b12
5 mg folic
(in addition to these individual Bs, I also take a complete B complex, just because I’d heard that you need to take them all together)

I’m also taking q10 and iron.

]]> By: JP http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-19098 JP Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:40:03 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-19098 Hey Zia, I was wondering if you can clear up some confusion about the amount of vitamin supplements you have been taking. Are you taking mcg or mg quantities of each and which brands are you using. Thanks. Hey Zia,
I was wondering if you can clear up some confusion about the amount of vitamin supplements you have been taking. Are you taking mcg or mg quantities of each and which brands are you using. Thanks.

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-16781 Zia Thu, 13 Sep 2007 03:52:57 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-16781 Oh god, I couldn't choke that down either. I just meant whether you've cooked with it at all. Yeah, those supplements sure take a lot of time, don't they? Oh god, I couldn’t choke that down either. I just meant whether you’ve cooked with it at all. Yeah, those supplements sure take a lot of time, don’t they?

]]> By: Barbara http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-16773 Barbara Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:26:43 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-16773 I haven't used coconut oil. I'm already taking more supplements than seems humanly possible on some days and I haven't added that one. (yet) I doubt I could choke down six tablespoons of any oil no matter what it was reputed to do. I'd be gagging on the first spoonful and barfing on the second. I haven’t used coconut oil. I’m already taking more supplements than seems humanly possible on some days and I haven’t added that one. (yet) I doubt I could choke down six tablespoons of any oil no matter what it was reputed to do. I’d be gagging on the first spoonful and barfing on the second.

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-16761 Zia Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:58:31 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-16761 Oh, and thanks for the congratulations! I started to write that I don't know that there's been a lot of improvement because I see some places improving and some getting worse. But I should take what I can get, and ultimately, I am no longer nearly so depressed or freaked out now that I don't have to wear makeup to cover it. (Knock on wood .... ) And yes, just feeling healthier makes a difference. I don't think I was BAD before, but I certainly have a weakness for sugary, starchy things like cookies, and after all, there's always room for improvement. Re the coconut oil: do you use it? If so, have you noticed a difference in anything? Oh, and thanks for the congratulations! I started to write that I don’t know that there’s been a lot of improvement because I see some places improving and some getting worse. But I should take what I can get, and ultimately, I am no longer nearly so depressed or freaked out now that I don’t have to wear makeup to cover it. (Knock on wood …. ) And yes, just feeling healthier makes a difference. I don’t think I was BAD before, but I certainly have a weakness for sugary, starchy things like cookies, and after all, there’s always room for improvement.

Re the coconut oil: do you use it? If so, have you noticed a difference in anything?

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-16760 Zia Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:55:00 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-16760 Hi Barbara! You are so right that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I mean, I can't believe that there are people who eat 6 tb of coconut oil a day STRAIGHT. However healthy the stuff may or may not be, how can eating that much oil straight be good for you?? But it's interesting because I do feel there is a bit of truth in the whole saturated-fats-cause-woe-debunking camp. Moderation, as they say ... Not that I'm particularly good at being moderate. :-) But I look at my mother who has great skin, low cholesterol, and generally excellent health at 63, and she has eaten butter and at least 2 eggs a day for the past 40 years. Hi Barbara! You are so right that the truth lies somewhere in the middle. I mean, I can’t believe that there are people who eat 6 tb of coconut oil a day STRAIGHT. However healthy the stuff may or may not be, how can eating that much oil straight be good for you?? But it’s interesting because I do feel there is a bit of truth in the whole saturated-fats-cause-woe-debunking camp. Moderation, as they say … Not that I’m particularly good at being moderate. :-) But I look at my mother who has great skin, low cholesterol, and generally excellent health at 63, and she has eaten butter and at least 2 eggs a day for the past 40 years.

]]> By: Barbara http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/comment-page-1/#comment-16758 Barbara Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:38:35 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2007/09/12/treatment-the-vitamin-regimen-and-other-observations/#comment-16758 It sounds as if you've had a great deal of improvement. Congratulations. I'm sure the cooking with organic whole food ingredients has improved your overall health as well. I've read the coconut oil sites as well. Seemingly it can do everything but reverse global warming. I remember when coconut oil was being "exposed" as a nutritional bogeyman on shows like 60 Minutes, when it was used to pop theater popcorn. Back then it was said to be responsible for most of our ill health. Now it's a panacea. And the truth lies somewhere in the middle... It sounds as if you’ve had a great deal of improvement. Congratulations. I’m sure the cooking with organic whole food ingredients has improved your overall health as well. I’ve read the coconut oil sites as well. Seemingly it can do everything but reverse global warming. I remember when coconut oil was being “exposed” as a nutritional bogeyman on shows like 60 Minutes, when it was used to pop theater popcorn. Back then it was said to be responsible for most of our ill health. Now it’s a panacea. And the truth lies somewhere in the middle…

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