After developing eczema at the age of 68, I've tried various things to control the outbreaks and the itching. My GP prescribed Triamcinolone Acetonide Cream which really didn't seem to have much impact other than for the moment. I even tried a fairly expensive homeopathic cream that I recently found in Hong Kong, Mrs. Chu's. Again, some temporary relief but the smell was not pleasant. For me the best solution has been Eucerin Eczema Relief Cream, which I apply lightly to the most likely areas (legs, arms, lower back). I'm sure that we each have different solutions, at least this has been mine.

Hey all I started phototherapy in August/Septemberish it helped out quite well compared to the beginning but it just stopped improving from there. So now they said it’s best for me to start weaning off and look for alternatives. What do you think they could tell me to do next. I’m from the Uk btw and 17.

Hi. So I got these random dry white patches on my face. It started early this yr around my lips. Then a couple more on my forehead and cheeks. It went away for awhile and it went back. Not really sure as to what causes it. It's been also taking a toll on my self-confidence. My derma suggested phototherapy but I kinda don't have the time and money for the sessions and there's no 100% guarantee that it will completely go away and wont come back.

So do you guys have any remedy to make these go away or at least lessen the patches?

So im starting Methotrexate after a bad flareup where clobetasol didnt worked.

I was looking up any information about it like common side effects and foods to avoid. I then read that coffee intake should be limited as caffeine reduced the efficiancy.

As a coffee lover, this kinda worried me. I drink about 3 cups a day so I dont know if thats too much. I wasnt able to clarify this with my derm nor did she mentioned it. She only mentioned avoiding alcohol.

Anyone has any insight on this?

Eczema has been wreaking havoc on my skin this winter and I was always frustrated at how mixing Cerave and Vaseline and applying them at the same time never seemed to work in terms of adding and locking in moisture, which I did out of laziness/to save time.

I have now changed this up and apply a layer of Cerave first, which is then followed up by a layer of Vaseline and this seems to be making a huge difference.

Is this actually a thing where the order in which you apply stuff affects whether moisture is effectively locked in, or is my skin just so happening to be getting better and adapting to winter?

Hi everyone, as part of my undergraduate college degree in psychology, I am carrying out a survey to explore the impact of stigma on adults with eczema (or psoriasis) in Ireland. I have seen first-hand the psychological impact that a skin disease can have, and I am really interested in learning more about other’s experiences.

Participants must be living in Ireland, English speaking, over the age of eighteen and have eczema (or psoriasis). This is a quantitative study that uses measures that have been shown to be valid and reliable in previous studies.

If eligible, I would really appreciate it if you could take about 10-15 minutes to complete this anonymous survey, your input would be invaluable to this research.

Survey link: https://maynoothpsychology.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9RfBgDYPOj5pVie

Thank you for your time and consideration!

my eczema first started when I started taking adhd meds. I don't think I can stop taking them and I might even have to get on more meds in the future. adding on, food is my life and I have arfid so I can't really eat anything I don't want to eat. what can I do?

I often get small bumps which have a slight purple tint , sometimes they turn into abit of a dry patch or other times they’re a lot bigger and on their own . They feel hard to the touch and sometimes bleed if I scratch … any idea what it could be ? I’m assuming it’s some kind of hive response as I do have some allergens (results from a skin prick test) however it does not look like ‘standard’ hives when I google images of them . Any ideas or just general knowledge would be amazing thank you !

Hi all,

I've had eczema all over my arms for several years - almost 10 years continuously. I've tried almost everything - even steroid creams don't help as much as you would think! My point is I want to just accept my arms for their redness, flakes, and weirdness, BUT it is just so damn hard. My mental health and body image suffers a lot because of my eczema, even though I know that it is only one part of me and I am a human with many more complexities and interests and great qualities. I even have many friends and a lovely partner who remind me they love me with my eczema and would never look at me differently for my skin :)

I would love to know peoples experiences with just saying FUCK IT and showing their eczema on the parts of their body they could hide, but choose not to! I want to feel empowered and move myself into acceptance. How did you overcome the worry of people seeing it and judging you? What do you tell yourself to help in those down times where you feel REEEEAAALLLY insecure about the way you look as a result of your red and inflamed skin?

I want to be able to go to a party and just SHOW MY ARMS. I know I'm the one who cares most but I'm sick of dressing around my ezcema

For context, I also have eczema on my face (eyelids mostly) and neck, but it is often unnoticed by people. I find it SO obvious, but everyone around me doesn't notice it unless it's in an active flair (only lasts 1-2 days, every month or so in the winter). It also makes me feel paralyzed at times, but because it's on my face where I can't hide it I've just always accepted it and tried to move through it.

Tl;dr - How do you go out showing your eczema flare and not let it hold you back in social situations? What do you tell yourself? I want your tips to overcome the crippling insecurity :)

Hey everyone! I’m looking for new moisturizers / creams / ointments for my eczema. I have Dyshidrotic eczema & get terrible breakouts on my hands. For the last few years I’ve always used the colloidal oatmeal lotions, but now when I use it, it stings and burns. It used to work wonders for me but I really want something new that won’t hurt as much. Thank you in advance for any advice and recommendations. ☺️

28 year old male, never had any health problems until about 2021 (possibly covid ruined my immune system, I was never vaccinated). My face is F*****D up, prednisone is the only thing that helps me I’ve tried dupixent which did work at first and then stopped working, rinvoq/different Jakk inhibitors all that. I don’t think it’s topical steroid withdrawal cause I never really used steroids on my face besides when I started losing hair 2.5 years ago (lost 100% hair on my body including eye brows and lashes… I now have some eye brows and a mustache/eye lashes but that’s from the jaks and constant prednisone) and even then I didn’t use it too much because I could tell it wasn’t working. Absolutely no doctors have helped me at all besides stuffing me with meds that temporarily work. I’ve seen multiple dermatologists, ER, hematologists/oncologists, infectious disease. I feel like I get infections all the time and my arm pits smell like dead fish shit is crazy. I’ve been diagnosed with chronic eczema, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, alopecia. It is actually insane how bad it gets without being on prednisone. To the point where I get suicidal because I cannot take the feeling of genuinely feeling my face tighten and dry up/crack by the second every second of the day. It is as if every winter my body just starts to die starting from my skin. I’ve tried fruit diets and everything. I drink strictly water and no processed foods or anything. Truely don’t know how I will be able to handle a full life like this.

hi all, i stopped using steroids since ive gone through TSW for 2 years ago, but now i’m healed and tsw free, but in having severe eczema on my inner thighs and legs only, should i use clobetasol to get rid of it? will it trigger my tsw again?

So i tested for celiac and came back negative but ive started to go on a gluten free diet the past week and planning on staying on it a while but wanted to check a few things with you all.

1 - Has anyone here ever found to test negative to the celiac test but still get eczema from their gluten intake

2 - Once you stop gluten, how soon did your eczema go

Im really starting to think it could be from it because from my research Dermatitis Herpetiformis seems to be these little blisters and papules which is different from what i ever had when i was young but started getting this recently all over my forearms and neck

Thanks to all

Mainly a question for people on dupixent or other eczema medication, are any of you experiencing flares due to the weather change, despite being on medicine? I'm on dupixent and I live in Texas and the weather has been all over the place, 40s- 70s Fahrenheit in 1 day. I'm getting a flare on my shoulders/ neck :( not as itchy as I would be without medicine I asked my allergist if it was normal to flare on dupixent and he said occasionally. Just wanted to know if others experienced/ are experiencing this

For the first time in my life, i got eczema on my underarm this year. I had used a new body wash that had vitamin C in it, and I suspect that that was the root cause... I have basically recovered from my flare-up. However, I now have hyperpigmentation in the areas.

Does anyone know how you can get rid of hyperpigmentation caused by eczema and how to lighten the area whilst avoiding the flare-up?

I just want to know if all mupirocin products are the same? The first one I bought was Wudencin, then I got Bactroban. But when I asked the pharmacy, they said they're the same, although I'm still a bit uncertain because there are so many different names like Mupirocin Foskina, Mupiban, and so on.

I'm laying in my bed now and every inch of my body itches. I've never had any issues with my skin until two years ago. Small itchy patch appeared on my hand, which was treatable, but kept reappearing.

From than til today it got only worse. Now I have eczema all over body. I tried everything and tested everything. From food elimination, changed apartment - bed/pillows, detergent, soups, tests for allergies, cremas, different doctors and many other things but nothing works for me. I'm desperate, they are all saying to me you'll have to use to live with it, but how can I when the itching is really bad and it's driving me crazy.

This doesn't look just a classic ezcema to me, I also do not have anyone i family (genetics) with eczema. Do you know what can cause eczema at adulthood? I'm searching for something hidden that I might be missing.

Does anyone have any idea to how to help eczema where skin folds? I have used many different creams and steroids, done bleach baths, wet wrapped and nothing seems to help the eczema at all. Any suggestions is appreciated.

I developed incredibly bad eczema behind my knees and on my calves lately. Weeping, bleeding and after even a brief bit of walking unbearable itchiness (due to sweat I imagine). Anyway, I used Protopic before and it helped a little but I guess I didn't use it correctly. So I got a new prescription, bought two tubes and went to town on my eczema.

Long story short, my eczema behind my legs has pretty much disappeared. It's still the odd bit itchy and so but after a week of using Protopic twice a day it's been so worth it.

Now. Disclaimer time. This shit will BURN like a mothertrucker. Like I mean, hellfire. I also recommend not putting it on close to going to sleep because it woke me with extreme unbearable heat (alongside being too warm in bed anyway) and with that comes the undeniable scratching. So my recommendation is early in the morning after a shower and sometime again a few hours before bed

hi this is my first reddit post and i'm basically here for help cause i think i might have eczema but idk. So basically it's winter right now, and for the first time around 2 weeks ago i got this red patch on my skin? And i still have it rn, it's a small red patch that's dry, scaley, but not itchy or flaky. If anybody sees this pls help!!! (also i can't put a photo so if you want one to help i think i can dm it) pls tell me if this is just something that occurs in the winter like some sort of winter rash or if this is eczema that is just now randomly flaring up. (also im 15 and a girl so idk if that helps). THANK YOU 🙏

Edit: thanks for the comments, i'm just gonna include that it's circular shapes cause i've been researching and it kinda seems like a ringworm? so i'm gonna assume it's not eczema

It is officially summer in Australia! And already Imy eczema has gotten worse, it's on my breasts and extremely uncomfortable, how should I go about reducing it?

During winter I get/have bad hand eczema to the point where they are extremely dry, cracking and bleeding and so painful.

I live in the cold Midwest. The cold weather is my trigger.

I try to use lotion to help keep them hydrated, but that doesn't help at all. All it does is contribute to the burning feeling that I get from this. It doesn't soak in at all.

I have a prescription for topical steroids, and that doesn't help.

I'm starting to have major issues already and it's only in the low 30's/mid 20's and I hurt so much. It's only going to get worse as it gets colder.

Is this possible? I have a bald spot on my scalp where the scales are. I will plan to make an appointment once my sons eye surgery is healed. Children first

I’m talking like, years and years of hyperpigmentation from using steroids. I have dark skin so the patches are a lot more visible. Particularly in the neck area, since I had eczema herpeticum when I was a teenager and the scars have stayed since then.

If anyone has any tips on aesthetic procedures that have worked for them PLEASE let me know.

One time, someone asked if I was a burn victim and I was taken aback. I’d love to just feel normal 🙃

I’d attach a pic but the sub doesn’t allow it. Most parts of my body have patches of the same thing but my neck is the worst affected part/the one that bothers me the most.

Hello, I just want to ask about my prescription because it says to apply mupirocin at 8am and 8pm. Does that mean I should apply it every 12 hours before washing? This is already my 4th day using it, and I want to know if it should really be 12 hours apart since the doctor didn’t give any specific instructions on how to use it. To those who are using mupirocin, can you please help? Thank you

Hello, I just want to ask about my prescription because it says to apply mupirocin at 8am and 8pm. Does that mean I should apply it every 12 hours before washing? This is already my 4th day using it, and I want to know if it should really be 12 hours apart since the doctor didn’t give any specific instructions on how to use it. To those who are using mupirocin, can you please help? Thank you

Hello guys ask ko lang sa reseta ko kasi nakalagay 8am and 8pm ang pagapply ko ng mupirocin, every 12hrs ba sya bago hugasan? kasi pang 4 days ko na now, gusto ko malaman if 12hrs ba sya since wala rin naman binigay na intsruction yung doctor kung pano gamitin hays, sa mga gumagamit ng mupirocin jan baka po pwede pahelp. Thank u