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 planning on initial dosage 25 mg 4 times daily for a week and increase 25mg each week until max of 100mg qid after weekly labs are run.

Nov 9, 2011 · Dapsone is not the only choice you have. 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 looking into this myself & here is a Wiki link. go down to where it says "Treatment" & the other drugs are listed ...

Feb 22, 2010 · I asked to be tested for in in 2006, finally figured it out then did the blood test and was positivly diagnosed with celiac disease, I started dapsone at 100 mg a day and spent about 3 months gluten free then reverted back to the old ways of eating while contiuing with the dapsone, May 2009 10 days in the hospital in ICU with an allergic ...

Aug 23, 2009 · For those considering dapsone, the info says that these things CAN happen, but that severe reactions are exceedingly rare and the other reactions go away after you stop or adjust the dose. What happened to the person who posted this is HIGHLY unusual and in part was caused by the fact that the doctor ignored some warning signs.

Aug 26, 2011 · Dapsone can have side effects but if you look the really serious ones are rare and pretty much reverse when you stop taking it or cut back. I have never heard of doing blood tests every two weeks or even once a month, EXCEPT right at the beginning to get the dose regulated.

Oct 12, 2022 · Unfortunately, I had a serious side effect from Dapsone so I am no longer taking that drug. My blood oxygen content was lowered by Dapsone. My oximiter (that thing you put on the end of your finger) was measuring in the low 90's and it should be (and has been) in the upper 90's. So I stopped taking Dapsone on the advice of my doctor. And I feel ...

May 15, 2018 · I have not taken Dapsone, and cannot provide any experience with regard to any potential side-effects coming off it. Here are some things that have helped me. People with DH appear to be more sensitive than "regular" celiacs, so an extra layer of caution may be required to get rid of the rash: 1. Don't eat out. 2.

Mar 5, 2009 · I've heard about people on long-term dapsone; in some cases it was because years back doctors didn't equate DH with celiac, so they told patients that they could eat gluten because the dapsone cured the skin problems. Unfortunately, those same people now have to deal with years of intestinal damage. Thanks for the info!

Aug 13, 2009 · Topical dapsone (Aczone) is used for certain types of acne. Open Original Shared Link. The ingredients are below: Inactive ingredients: Carbomer 980, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether (DGME), methylparaben, sodium. hydroxide, and purified water.

Mar 17, 2010 · Hello Everybody, It's 4:20 am my time and as usual I am awake itching like fire. I am in the process of testing for DH and was wondering if anyone has used topical dapsone along with gluten free diet. The topical product has been successful with acne. I have decided that if, in fact, the diagnosi...