Here is a collection of user reviews for the medication Lindane Lotion sorted by most helpful. 
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I had to use this medication because my son and husband had bad break-outs and I did not, but they say the ENTIRE household must treat to prevent reinfestation. It did NOT help my son and husband and they had to retreat. I don't think it was so much the lindane "didn't" work but, we did NOT treat the house as thorough as we should have and got reinfected. I said ease of use was difficult because you have to apply it and keep it on for 8-12 hrs.! That's tough! Another problem was the seizure possibility that the drug info repeatedly stated could be a side effect which scared me to death. Fortunately that did not happen to any of the 3 of us. I want to specify that ALL of the meds for scabies note in the insert that the itching and even new outbreaks can occur after use so don't reapply too soon as it can take up to 2-3 weeks to have 100% refief. Unless your Dr. says to do so. Hope I helped. Published: January 09, 2009 ::
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This medication should only be prescribed AFTER other treatments have failed, yet I was prescribed it right off the bat. I used it as directed, and it did not kill the scabies eggs at all. The risks do NOT outway the benefits of this medication, and it was not at all effective in treating my scabies- Published: March 29, 2009 ::