Posted by Saachi on July 24, 2016 at 7:51am in Main
Hey guys, so I stopped all the treatment I've ever done about a year ago, aside from Dr. Batra’s homeopathic treatment (well known in India). My vitiligo has spread more than ever in this time, triggering a bit of new anxiety. I sometimes contemplate going back to old treatments, but I decide not to and just try to embrace my condition with confidence to keep for the rest of my life.
Can anyone relate to this; maybe shed some light on their experience?
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Chemical constituents from roots of Pyrostegia venusta and considerations about its medicinal importance. This paper Describes the chemical constituents isolated from roots of Pyrostegia venusta.From ethanol extract of the roots allantoin, b -sitosterol, 3b-O-b-D-glupyranosylsitosterol and hesperedin Were isolated.The structures of These natural products Were identified on the basis of spectral data, including 2D NMR of the peracetyl derivative of hesperidin.
I have had vitiligo for 4 years and I stopped using treatments about a year ago. I also don't cover my vitiligo all the time anymore. This is all very liberating, I have started feeling so much better about myself.
I think that life definitely becomes so much easier once you accept and embrace yourself for who you are and stop trying to be 'normal' to please other people. The time that most of us waste on applying make-up and on treatments can actually be used for better things. Wasting our time and energy on all these treatments is just not worth it.
During the first 3 years I wore make-up all the time, I just couldn't find the courage to embrace my skin but as time passes, things get easier. We all need time to accept ourselves. I have now willingly given up all treatment because it felt like I was trying to fight something that is meant to be there and is a part of me.
I've had vitiligo for 13 years now, since the age of 4. At first I tried different steroid creams and was even suggested laser treatment which I declined when I was ten. I gave up all treatment when I was twelve due to the steroid treatment making me gain two stone in weight over three months. I am now 17 and haven't had any treatment in five years and overall my vitiligo hasn't been too bad. It spread once last year at the bottom of my stomach which wasn't too bad but I have considered going back to the doctors recently as in the last week two new patches have occurred on my face, one on my forehead and one next to my left eye. Although they make me worry about it spreading further, I've decided to reject any treatment and embrace having vitiligo. It's so rare it makes me feel quite special so I don't cover mine up at all.
I totally get that. My vitiligo spreading on my face really made me reconsider my choice of stopping treatment. Good for you tho, embracing your vitiligo. Same here, never been one to cover up and I pray we never feel like we have to :) thanks for sharing!
Hi! I agree with you, more people should start accepting the way they look. I'd like to think that vitiligo is not a disease, it's just there because we're different. Not "different" as in we don't belong to the "rest", but "different" as in we all have our own unique body parts, skin conditions, or backgrounds. We are beautiful and we might as well embrace it, because even though we all have patches they're not the same on anybody and that makes the treatment seem so depressing to me. Why would I take away a part of myself ( that nobody else has) for anybody else because that's what we do when we use all these ointments and try to take them away, we're embarrassed, but if I really respected myself wouldn't I just leave it there because that's me and I'm not less of a person just because I have patches. So does dogs, cats, other humans and a lot of the worlds organisms. It's not a disease, it's more common than you think it is and so as everybody has different shapes we all have different skin colour. And you might think it's ease for me to sit here and write this but it's not and I'm not respecting myself as much as I should. I'm 16 and live in Sweden, and this time around we're supposed to have our glow-up state and look our prettiest for the guys. I won't go to the beach because I'm scared of what people will say, because when I go there people just always look at my patches and not me. We're not the ones doing anything wrong, we just happen to be born with something a lot of people wouldn't be able to handle and it only makes us stronger and look with a different aspect of the world, and maybe even more accepting to other people.
I've decided to live with vitiligo because I know I'm only wasting time going to all these appointments or drowning myself in creams. I will probably only live once and do I want to worry about my vitiligo? No. And honestly if you hang out with the right people they won't care because they're busy worrying about themselves. I accept myself more nowadays and I hope you can do the same. I wish more people would do this because when everybody hides it that's when you start to feel bad about yourself, like "why would they try to hide their vitiligo, is there something wrong with me, I need to do it to". No, don't. You're unique and no other human deserves all that time you put into the treatments. So stay true to yourself and I hope you feel more confident with your new attitude. Because confidence is sexyyy!
I couldn't agree more with everything you said. Exactly! I'm not going to sit around stressing and wasting my time getting rid of what's part of me just because somebody else might not like it. I honestly do believe my vitiligo makes me a better, more self respecting person. And never in my life have I wished to be anyone else but myself. I admire your attitude and confidence. Thank you so much for sharing!
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Chemical constituents from roots of Pyrostegia venusta and considerations about its medicinal importance. This paper Describes the chemical constituents isolated from roots of Pyrostegia venusta. From ethanol extract of the roots allantoin, b -sitosterol, 3b-O-b-D-glupyranosylsitosterol and hesperedin Were isolated. The structures of These natural products Were identified on the basis of spectral data, including 2D NMR of the peracetyl derivative of hesperidin.
Keywords: Pyrostegia venusta; Bignoniaceae; allantoin; steroids; hesperedin.
I think that life definitely becomes so much easier once you accept and embrace yourself for who you are and stop trying to be 'normal' to please other people. The time that most of us waste on applying make-up and on treatments can actually be used for better things. Wasting our time and energy on all these treatments is just not worth it.
During the first 3 years I wore make-up all the time, I just couldn't find the courage to embrace my skin but as time passes, things get easier. We all need time to accept ourselves. I have now willingly given up all treatment because it felt like I was trying to fight something that is meant to be there and is a part of me.
Hi! I agree with you, more people should start accepting the way they look. I'd like to think that vitiligo is not a disease, it's just there because we're different. Not "different" as in we don't belong to the "rest", but "different" as in we all have our own unique body parts, skin conditions, or backgrounds. We are beautiful and we might as well embrace it, because even though we all have patches they're not the same on anybody and that makes the treatment seem so depressing to me. Why would I take away a part of myself ( that nobody else has) for anybody else because that's what we do when we use all these ointments and try to take them away, we're embarrassed, but if I really respected myself wouldn't I just leave it there because that's me and I'm not less of a person just because I have patches. So does dogs, cats, other humans and a lot of the worlds organisms. It's not a disease, it's more common than you think it is and so as everybody has different shapes we all have different skin colour. And you might think it's ease for me to sit here and write this but it's not and I'm not respecting myself as much as I should. I'm 16 and live in Sweden, and this time around we're supposed to have our glow-up state and look our prettiest for the guys. I won't go to the beach because I'm scared of what people will say, because when I go there people just always look at my patches and not me. We're not the ones doing anything wrong, we just happen to be born with something a lot of people wouldn't be able to handle and it only makes us stronger and look with a different aspect of the world, and maybe even more accepting to other people.
I've decided to live with vitiligo because I know I'm only wasting time going to all these appointments or drowning myself in creams. I will probably only live once and do I want to worry about my vitiligo? No. And honestly if you hang out with the right people they won't care because they're busy worrying about themselves. I accept myself more nowadays and I hope you can do the same. I wish more people would do this because when everybody hides it that's when you start to feel bad about yourself, like "why would they try to hide their vitiligo, is there something wrong with me, I need to do it to". No, don't. You're unique and no other human deserves all that time you put into the treatments. So stay true to yourself and I hope you feel more confident with your new attitude. Because confidence is sexyyy!
Love, Saga.