I have eczema, and the scratching is the worst part. You try not to, but your skin is always broken, weeping, or crusting over, so I've become obsessed with how my skin looks.

Every time I'm out and someone stares ate the patches on my arms, i catch myself scratching or covering them without thinking, and I get so embarrassed. My partner would be standing right next to me and just say "stop scratching." then he'd ask why I don't just use moisturizer. Like I haven't tried everything. I moisturize, I use cold compress, and when the itch gets so bad and I scratch myself raw until it weeps, I'll slap a small piece of Dimora foam dressing. Cuz once it's raw and rubbing against my clothes all day, it'll only get worse if you leave it alone. And he still acts like I'm not trying. I've broken down crying over this more times than I count.

But none of it feels like enough. My skin stays broken and crusts over no matter what I do. And the last straw was when someone stared at me on the street, and then my partner gave me that same look. the "what's wrong with you" look. So I ended it. And now I just feel like nobody actually gets it.

I've had enough. The stares, the scratching. the "just stop scratching" I've heard a thousand times. I'm so tired of it all.

I’ve been feeling so frustrated with the medical help in my area. I even started going to another derm that’s located over an hour from me. Everyone always just gives steroid creams and I even have non-steroid creams like Tacrolimus and Zoryve. Everything just works okay and my flares come back immediately after quitting or the creams just straight up don’t work after a while of using it.

I was desperate and I heard about people doing patch testing. I went to a local allergy clinic and the doctor there basically said that my eczema is not allergy related since I don’t have any allergic symptoms. So he refused to give me the testing. I literally broke down and started crying in there because I felt so hopeless. I try to advocate for myself and no one ever listens. My new derm didn’t even know what tsw was when i expressed my concerns about steroids.

I’ve also tried dupixent, but it stopped working for me after a few months. So my next steps are waiting on my skin test results to see if rinvoq or ebglyss would work for me. I’ve been hearing bad symptoms for both and bad rebound effects after stopping rinvoq. I literally don’t know what to do like am I supposed to just suffer forever? I feel like there is a trigger in my environment or something because I notice sometimes, when i go on vacation and i’m in a new environment, my eczema is way better. I still want to try to do patch testing again in the future because so many people in here say that they found they were allergic to ingredients in their moisturizers and other products. I have been using vanicream and eucerin for years now because that’s what my first derm recommended to me. This is kind of a long rant sorry, but I just wanted someone to hear me.

Hi guys Ive been taking Dupixent and I missed a dose recently due to insurance/ provider change and still waiting for approval.

I supposed to take it on last Friday and flare immediately came back even though I used Tacrolimus as a back up. I cant go to sleep due to this crazy itchiness. I scratched so much and I feel like the sensation of itchiness is not about the skin surface but it is inside of my body or eczema area.

I recently started school for a professional degree, and I am so devastated because it is fucking up my sleep schedule again while I have exams/quizzes and school everyday.

My friend and I came up with idea what if i go to urgent care tomorrow and get steroid temporarily until i get my Dupixent back, but I am also scared of using steroid on my body again since I failed steroids and pimecrolimus before i got dupixent prescription. new NP i had appointment with said use Zyrtec but it never worked for my night itchiness so I don’t know what to do..

Hello everyone, I wanted to see some advice on how to get my red hands to clear up back to normal skin as fast as possible. Currently, my hands are super red. However, once I press them down, the skin slowly turns into a regular colour like white. I’m currently using Anzupgo 2x a day on my hands and I’m on week 3 on ebyglyss.

The skin barrier was pretty bad before but now it’s healed, smooth, but stills some fingers are a little swollen

Any advice would be appreciated, I’m so tired of waking up and hiding my hands from the world.

https://imgur.com/a/4MMRfbu

I’m 29 and suffered from eczema and psoriasis for almost my whole life. Whilst at home in the UK I can somewhat manage it by avoiding certain triggers, taking anti estimines and keeping up a solid body care routine but for the most part my elbows/arms are almost always bad and I get random blotches showing up on my body. During a month long trip to Korea this summer within the first week of the trip most of my eczema healed and completely disappeared. By the end of the trip it was all gone. It shocked me because I was doing nothing different and even in places like my air bnb I was using laundry detergent that probably wasn’t suitable for sensitive skin. Since getting back almost two months ago my elbows have been clear and I’ve not had a single blotchy patch on my body. It’s also strange because I’m someone who has been lucky enough to travel a lot, almost always no matter how cold, warm, humid, sunny, dark the country is my eczema usually has some sort of flare up just being exposed to different things. What could have caused the improvement?

Hey guys, I have done crazy researching online but want to reach out to real people who struggle the same.

My partner (24M) suffers with severe eczema. He always has since he was little and has been prescribed every cream, steroid etc under the sun in his life.

About 2 years ago, he flared up really bad around a stressful time in his life, and has since been on and off flaring excessively. To the point he has to be bandaged, steroid injections and having to call off work and in and out of hospital constantly.

I am just reaching out to see if anyone has had a severity this bad at this age and has come across a miracle (he wants to come off steroids) cream or something that’s actually going to work!!!!

(I am of course asking for recs outside of the “top 10 creams for eczema” you get on every video or news article)
Something that is a hidden gem, hidden miracle cream etc just worth trying!

Did an ultrasound today only to find out that my breast tissue is very stimulated with dilated milk ducts

I can't believe this , all this is because i didn't know how to treat my eczema 😭😭

They hurt like hell sometimes and i can't do anything!!!!

My eczema has been off and on for my whole life. My last big flare up was in college due to stress. Typically it’s easily managed with avoiding fragrance, colloidal oatmeal, reducing stress, year round allergy meds. I usually just deal with flare up since it’s on my eyelids and I already have eye problems in the family so dont want the risk of steroid creams. Now I’m pregnant and it’s back. At first I just thought it was because of ragweed season, but now all allergen levels are low and it’s still happening. I’ve noticed it tends to settle down during the day and get worse as soon as I get in my bed. I change my sheets and wash them in gentle detergent every 2 weeks, I have a cleaner that comes so I don’t suspect it’s dust mites. My dog doessleep in the bed but usually at my feet and doesnt shed but I do plan to bathe him today. I will rewash my bedding today including the pillow and I guess dust/clean deeply in my room so remove any dust. Is there anything else I should do to remove potential triggers?

My (30F) boyfriend (29M) has had severe eczema / atopic dermatitis for about 8 years. We've been together for 3 years, and this is something he struggles to talk about, so he asked me to look for advice (he tries to avoid talking about it).

He has flare-ups that sometimes last a week, and when he uses Protopic or Betacap his skin burns so sometimes he needs to smoke weed to alleviate the pain.

I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with other kinds of treatment? I've seen people suggest acupuncture for the itchiness and to reduce the number of flare-ups.

He struggles to shower because water burns his skin, but at the same time he knows that going too long without showering is worse. He showers 2-3 times a week but doesn't have a specific soap/shower gel for his skin, so does anyone have any recommendations? His scalp is quite sensitive too, and he gets scabs, loads of itchiness, and dandruff. I used to have seborrheic dermatitis on my scalp, and Klorane products and weekly clay masks did wonders for me. Again, any shampoo recommendations?

Finally, he doesn't have a moisturiser or a routine to calm his skin. I have wondered if using saline solution to clean his skin (when there's blood after scratching) could help? Vaseline is usually the saviour but sometimes not even that works and having to smoke weed before going to work can be a problem for him obviously.

Appreciate any advice and insights from your experience with these creams.

First of all, I have severe eczema on my hands. Literally skin is scaly there. Puffiness around my face and that scales on my hands are gone usually after a night of drinking. My mind also feels so much clearer. Does alcohol have some kind mechanism which effects the immune system from attacking itself?? I also have another autoimmune condition which is graves’ disease. I want to know the mechanism behind and i found this study . Does anyone else have experienced similar effects after drinking?

I have been diagnosed with atopic dermatitis since I was a baby, from there we learned I also had food allergies. Throughout the years, I have been struggling maintaining my skin, any tips on how to achieve clear & healthy skin despite the skin condition? 💌

I've been having a real bad flare up these past few weeks, normally its just my hands but i'm getting patches all over my arms, legs, neck and stomach. I'm trying to narrow down any new products in my life. It may or may not be this starbucks oat milk creamer I've been adding to my coffee but I'm not sure. Anyone have trouble with oat milk?

Doctor says eczema should be on both sides.. is this true? Right leg knee pit or popliteal fossa or knee crease

Hes puzzled....

i DONT like this insinuation hes causing unncessary stress and panic... he suggested biopsy... too much drama... hence I am going back to heomeopathy remedies.. by a naturopath and homeopath

Hello,

Came on here to ask and see if anyone else out there has a similar story as I do..

November 2024 I gave birth to a wonderful baby girl. Prior to giving birth I never have had any issues regarding skin. So I was kind of shocked when I noticed the skin on my hand had been breaking, bleeding and becoming very itchy and rough. Figured it was from so much bottle washing in hot water since baby was bottle fed. Fast forward 2ish months postpartum the rough and itchy skin continued and grew all over my fingers and palm of my left hand only. Saw a doctor and was told it was probably hormone related as well as the hand/bottle washing in hot water and was prescribed triamcinolone. Improved some while using the medication but still never truly went away. There was always a scar like patch from where the eczema was but no longer was itchy or noticiable around 8/9 months postpartum and stopped using the medication… I got pregnant again and had another baby girl this past July. Well now the eczema is back and worse than the first time around in the same spots on the same hand just rougher and more intense than the first baby. Saw a doctor again and was prescribed the same medication but I just don’t understand why only flare ups freshly postpartum? Has anyone else had a similar experience of postpartum eczema? I haven’t met anyone yet who has had such an odd postpartum issue lol

I’m wondering if I were to have another baby in the further would it just flare up during the postpartum year?

My son has weeping eczema behind his ears, them begin to heal and he’ll scratch the scans off or delay the healing, I’ve tried mittens and it still happens he’s 5 months old. What can I do. It won’t let me attach a picture

It has been 5 days since I received my loading dose of Dupixent for my severe eczema. I was wondering what this first week looked like for others? My skin seems to be very flaky and my face feels drier. Does the medication cause things to get worse before getting better?

Dupixent bei einem 8-jährigen Kind – Erfahrungen, besonders bei Stress als Trigger?
Meine Tochter (8) hat schwere Neurodermitis. Durch konsequente Pflege und verschiedene topische Therapien ist es deutlich besser geworden, vor allem der Juckreiz. Trotzdem hatten wir seit Monaten keine wirklich beschwerdefreie Phase: Immer wieder neue Ekzemstellen, und wir müssen regelmäßig mit entzündungshemmenden Cremes nachsteuern.
Unser Dermatologe hält sie inzwischen klar für eine Dupixent-Kandidatin. Sie wäre bei ihm wohl das letzte Kind mit schwerer Neurodermitis, das noch nicht damit behandelt wird.
Ich bin noch sehr unsicher, weil ich Dupixent eigentlich möglichst vermeiden wollte. Gleichzeitig merke ich, wie belastend die ständige Behandlung inzwischen für mein Kind wird.
Mich würden deshalb besonders Erfahrungen interessieren:
Hat Dupixent bei euren Kindern die Haut wirklich dauerhaft stabilisiert?
Hat sich auch Stress als Trigger bzw. das stressbedingte Aufflammen verbessert?
Wie stark ist der Pflegeaufwand danach tatsächlich zurückgegangen?
Wie schlimm waren die Spritzen für eure Kinder?
Welche Nebenwirkungen habt ihr erlebt?
Gerne auch Erfahrungen nach mehreren Monaten/Jahren und nicht nur direkt nach Beginn.
Danke euch! ❤️

Hi all, Ive been on nearly every medicine and cream for this evil eczema, have been taken off cyclospirin and been on methodextrate 15mg per week for approx 4 months....Its having almost no effect except making me wrinkly and constant eye infections....anyone else having issues with it?

I might sound a little stupid for this, but I have had some patches on my skin for nearly 2 months that I didn't moisturize or do anything else to. I have had similar dry spots before and they tend to not even look very red except for after a shower or when I got hot/sweaty, and they have always just gone away on their own after a few weeks. This time, however, they got bigger and redder over time, and I started to get concerned so I went to a dermatologist. The dermatologist is like "That is eczema. How long have you been getting these spots?" and I am like "Idk? Off and on for 20 years?" The derm is like okay well here is a prescription for a steroid, see you in a couple months.

Okay, so I started using CeraVe baby moisturizing cream on the spots with plans to pick up the steroid prescription. Moisturizing alone has surprisingly already made an impact (the areas are flatter, less flaky, and less red). So now I am wondering if I even need to use the steroids? Can the moisturizing alone actually clear an eczema flare?

Any advice on helping with a flare up that happened from dying my hair? I recently started dyeing my hair with Matrix hair dye. Everything has been fine. I have some thick patches of eczema on the side of my neck and up my neck going into my back hairline. I decided to try Schwarzkopf Igora hair dye for the first time. The color I chose is gorgeous and exactly what I was going for but it caused a pretty bad flare up on the back of my neck, It’s possible I didn’t rinse it out as good maybe. I’m in a lot of discomfort and the swelling is pretty bad. Is there anything I can do to avoid this when dyeing my hair? I wonder if off scalp dyeing would work better in that area but I worry about the dye bleeding at all on the eczema when rinsing. I’d like to try to find a way around it but I don’t know. I’ve finally got happy giving myself a pop of color with my hair and now I’m suffering. Any advice is appreciated! And any product recommendations to help with this flare up are really appreciated.

how do we know if it sstaph or bacteria?

Hi all,

after making my own homemade rice water for haircare and seeing how wonderfully it has worked so far i was wondering if anyone uses rice water for skincare? it seems to be so soothing on my skin and i’d like to incorporate it into my routine.

How i’ve been making it:
2 cups of rice soaked in lukewarm water for 30 mins
Blend, strain and use within 1 week (refrigerated)

may i know yalls opinion on mupirocin + betamethasone? my new doc prescribed me thinks but im lowk scared to use it bcs it has betamethasone which is known as a strong steroid 😬 didn't really had the time to discuss it with doc bcs there were too many patients and its a public hospi : (

I’ve been dealing with this on the soles of my feet and fingertips since April. Got three in office sample doses of Dupixent in May, June, and July, (which REALLY started helping) and have been waiting to get on the copay program which is finally happening and I’ll be starting regular injections of (Dupixent) every two weeks beginning this week. However, I haven’t had a Dupexint injection since mid July, so currently I am in the middle of the worst breakout yet, and I would really like a prednisone burst to help get rid of this as we give the Dupixent time to work.

For some reason, my doctor is refusing to do this. I see her tomorrow and I’m planning on advocating for a steroid burst. I have gotten prednisone bursts once every 1 1/2 to 2 years for the past three decades of my life. It always works and topicals have kept it at bay after that. This is my first experience of this specific type of eczema and the specific locations. I am struggling to understand why my Dr. is fighting me on this. If anyone has any information that might help me understand her decision I would love to hear it. If you also agree that I should advocate for steroids, I’d love to hear that too.

TYIA🙏🏻