Yeah, Halfpintfl - that's an antifungal medication. Often times, meds that end like that, with the "azole," like Diflucan (fluconazole) and Monistat (miconazole), are antifungals. I was considering getting a topical antifungal cream from the drug store. If it comes back, I'll try that next.
Tea tree, though - that's exciting! I've been researching how to best control my allergies, since they're worse in the midwest and I imagine they just add to my inflammation situation. It looks like tea tree helps to kill dust mites, so it might be my new best friend!
My mouth cracks have gone away this past week. I started taking iron supplements again - I had stopped because I figured I was probably good, after taking them for two months or so. In addition, to cover any vitamin B deficiencies, I added in a prenatal multivitamin.
I've also been slathering neosporin all over my face at night (I have acne and I pick at it), especially on the corners, and using a lip balm (made by Palmer's and available at Walgreen's, on sale) with cocoa butter in it.
I know - it totally hurts, right? Especially once it cracks open. Once it cracks open, it is so hard to heal because it keeps cracking open if you, say, open your mouth. It looks gross, or unhealthy to say the least - like papercuts with spreading redness, sometimes peeling and scaled; it's pretty impossible to cover with makeup. I'm always worried people think I have cold sores.
Maybe we can, together, find the best solution or combo of things to try, so that we never have to deal with it for very long.
