4? Ivermectin treatments failed ( over six months ). Mite resistance?
Started ivermectin treatments in Jan 26, although my first treatment was ten days apart, and I believe the timing was wrong. After doing permethrin a couple times, I decided to stop, as the chemical burn on my hands and genital area was not worth it. March, April, and May, all also had treatments, about a month apart each more or less. In May, it took about four weeks for symptoms to come back more strong ( increase in itching, particularly at night, flaring up of nodules next to belly button ). This was my longest break of real symptoms ( I.e. what I just thought was post scabies ). A dermatologist scraped and found a dead mite in a raised burrow on my hand, and thus prescribed me more ivermectin just in case - seems unlikely a month after treatment a dead mite would arise in a newly formed burrow no? Anyway, am thinking maybe there’s a resistance to the ivermectin, or simply I’m reinfecting myself every single time? I’m skeptical about reinfection as my roomates back home, whom I share couches, chairs, the floor with, never once got it from me in six months. Any ideas? Will try to find benzyl benzoate in turkey ( going on vacation there soon ) or Spain - and if not, then France or England.