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    Young woman ‘would do anything to have eczema again’ after steroid withdrawal
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    Young woman ‘would do anything to have eczema again’ after steroid withdrawal

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    3. suckmyclitcapitalist on

      Lol I can’t even get steroids for a serious gastrointestinal condition that also causes horrible nasty rashes in places no one wants rashes

    4. squiral- on

      If it weren’t for me falling down some r/skincareaddiction and youtube rabbit holes, I would have no clue about topical steroid withdrawal. I’ve had eczema for 15 years and have been prescribed strong steroids. None of the GPs I’ve have mentioned it to me as a side effect and mostly just said things like “try to nip it in the bud” rather than explaining what could happen if I used the creams to treat it long term. So if it didn’t immediately clear it up my naive self saw no issue in trying to keep using it, especially when going back to the GP would just get me stronger steroids.

    5. weirdhoney216 on

      UV light therapy got rid of the vast majority of my eczema. If anyone is suffering and hasn’t tried it, talk to your doctor about it. Worth a try

    6. lordofming-rises on

      Doctor prescribed Elidel for my child om face eczema (eyelid).

      It is non steroidal and is working but I am really afraid of long term consequences. I asked the doctor about cancer and they brushed it off.

      But to be honest the hospital didn’t even want to see my kid after 8 months waiting for referral. What am I supposed to do? That is the only cream that works so far

    7. PersimmonSea5326 on

      I’m quite surprised she had this poor NHS experience in Birmingham. I went to the university there and was referred to their NHS skin clinic after I had skin issues. My problem was less serious than hers too but I had a good service.

      They gave me allergy tests. Plus the dermatologist was completely open about the pitfalls of overusing steroids and gave me Protopic instead. Plus my GP at the time, was happy to help, give warnings about overuse of steroids, revert to the dermatologist where required etc.

      I have moved back home now and my current GP is a lot less supportive.