My husband had broken out with a "rash" that seemed to become worse with time. He had extreme itching, raised red bumps, and brownish spots that kind of looked like bruises. He applied steroid creams, but these spots would not go away. Then I started to notice spots on myself that intensified with time. I went to a local health department and was diagnosed with herpes. I took the prescribed medicine but it didn't work. The itching became unbearable, and the sores spread. After three months of physical torture, I visited a dermatologist and found it was scabies. I used the permethrin cream. It helped for a while, although it would not rid us of these vermin. So I asked the doctor for something stronger. We will see if they go away.

I just got scabies behind my knee and on the upper part of my left leg. I put hydrogen peroxide on it and then rubbing alcohol to relieve the itching and stop infection. I then smothered the rash area with Vaseline, which seems helpful in an attempt to suffocate the little critters. The result is still unknown. As a precaution, after bathing, I get a new towel for next time. I may try a super-diluted solution of Clorox and water to see if that works, and then follow up with olive oil or vitamin E oil. The idea is to kill them and then smother the eggs.

I went to my dermatologist for a rash that started on my bilateral inner elbows. It was accompanied by severe itching, followed by blistering pustules over a period of two weeks. My doctor prescribed me prednisone and diagnosed me with poison ivy. While on the prednisone, my symptoms subsided, but within three days, it returned with a vengeance. My upper and lower legs were full of blisters, and again, the doctor said it was poison ivy. I went to a dermatologist who said my doctor was wrong, and I had scabies. Two weeks later, I finally applied the right cream. I'm a nurse and have seen scabies at the nursing home where I used to work. It can be a very different-appearing disease at any given stage. It is always somewhat rash-like, and raised, and almost always pin-pointed. And it itches like heck! It doesn't always sit in the palms and webs of the toes as people think, and it is difficult to properly diagnosis. It can take several weeks of misdiagnosing before someone realizes it's scabies. If you are not seizure prone, do yourself a favor and beg your doctor to prescribe you a cream for treatment. It works!

I had scabies last year and got misdiagnosed. My doctor thought it was impetigo and prescribed me antibiotics, which of course, did no good. I found it quite hard to get rid of the things but none of even my close friends caught it off me, which was a plus I guess!

My brother has scabies and I think it's so gross. I had to use the same washing machine as him and was worried that I may contract the scabies and possibly transfer it to my boyfriend. However, after reading the material on this site I think it should be okay as scabies do not live too long off of the body host.

I had scabies on my feet and I soaked them in hot water as hot as I could stand it and a bottle of LYSOL. The next day the scabies were gone. NO JOKE!

I had an outbreak of scabies five months ago that was very severe. I had painful sores and itching at night. After a couple of days, I went to the doctor and got permethrin. It worked ... sort of.

I just got back from the dermatologist today and was diagnosed with scabies. I believe I cried for a good hour, just the thought of little mites all over my body creeps me out. I've had scabies for the past 3 months now. First I thought it was just a rash on my hands & then my hands started to itch. I thought I was just dry so I applied lotion more than usual. Then it started spreading all over my body especially on my stomach. I was prescribed permethrin cream 5% & hydroxyzine (for the itching). Hopefully this works on me. It seems like it doesn't work on some people. I don't know how this happened to me. I just hope no one catches it from me, I would feel horrible.