Since I was 12 I've had an itchy and oily scalp. It was so bad that I would develop patches that reminded me of hot spots on a dog. About five years ago I got fed up and went to a dermatologist who wrote me a prescription for Loprox - a medicated shampoo. It was $50 with insurance and it worked wonders. I see a different dermatologist now and she wrote a prescription for a generic - Ketoconazole. Both Loprox and Ketoconazole are antifungal agents and have taken away the embarrassing flakes and god awful itching. It wasn't until this year that I realized the PCOS probably was the culprit behind my itchy scalp. Since I've been on Metformin I've noticed my scalp issues have subsided a bit. |