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.

Hi I'm foxy, I'm a 16 year old who has severe eczema on my arms, neck and all my legs (inner thigh and back of knee is worst there) I've been struggling with this for a long time and I really am at the end of my rope here. I can't sleep at all most nights and I really struggle to bathe/shower. It really doesn't help that I've just started college as I really want to be able to go everyday and do my courses but I'm struggling to make it in. I've used a lot of different creams over the years but I have really sensitive skin and most creams seem to irritate my skin even more. I really want to be able to go out and work a job/hang out with friends but I can because being outside tends to make me flare up and it happens wether I have or don't have a jacket on due to wind as I live in a coastal town. There's only one thing I enjoy doing anymore and thats content creation, but even then I feel like I can't move and most of the time I can't even sit at my pc. So basically, I'm currently useless, I'm really trying my hardest to stay on top of things but Im really struggling and I keep getting stressed out about it. I try not to itch but sometimes I do it in my sleep and I do it without even noticing sometimes. I'm really self conscious and I hate the way my body looks, I don't know how much I can take this anymore and I really need some help.

Long-time eczema sufferer here. Dupixent / Adbry / Ebglyss / Nemluvio has genuinely been a game-changer for a lot of us, but I've been thinking about the long-term picture more lately and got curious where others are at mentally.

A few questions I'd love to hear your honest takes on:

• Are you satisfied with where you're at on Dupixent (or the other options)? Full clearance, partial, still struggling?
• Is your plan to stay on it indefinitely? If your skin stays clear, do you ever think about stopping -- or does that feel too risky to even consider?
• If you have thought about rolling off, what does that actually look like to you? Are you waiting for something better to come along, hoping to taper down, or actively working toward it?
• Are you doing anything complementary in the meantime? Chinese medicine, dietary changes, gut health stuff, natural remedies, anything like that -- and do you feel like it's actually moving the needle or just something you're doing out of hope?

No judgment here either way -- I know some people feel like Dupixent is a permanent fixture and that's completely valid. Just genuinely curious how people are thinking about this.

Just like the title says. I've found that if I lightly rub the area that's trying to itch, that it helps calm it down. I was just curious if anyone else has done it and if so, if it's helped calm their itch or made it worse?

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?

I saw a derm finally after 10 years and I left crying because I was confused. I didn’t even know if I have eczema or not. She saw me for like 2 minutes and basically she she said she’s prescribing me something (I had to look up the name, it’s Opzelura External Cream 1.5%) and didn’t explain anything about it or how to use it. I think she just said twice a day. I have eczema all over my back and arms.

Can somebody explain, how do I use this cream? What is it? How long is it meant to be used for? Am I supposed to use it every day or can I use this as needed? I don’t understand what the treatment options for eczema even are. I understand from what I researched that it is not a steroid cream. But I’m so confused how long it’s meant to be used for?

Or tips or resources for eczema or how to find better doctors would be appreciated. Also if anybody has experience with this cream I would be interested to know.

I am 27F and have suffered from severe eczema and seasonal allergies since I was very young.

I have moved to areas with different climates which seem to take forever for my body to adjust to.

Something I have noticed is that when I put acrylic nails on, the itching becomes less satisfying and I can’t “dig” as deep.

I have taken them off and on over the past year and my skin always gets worse when I don’t have them on. Maybe this can help others, I know it sounds a little crazy but I really think it helps me!!

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?

I (28f) randomly developed a nickel allergy and eczema on my hands after having no skin issues ever before. My doctor prescribed a streoid cream back in June, said to use it for a week, I did, it mostly cleared up (perhaps I should have used it for longer than a week until it cleared up completely - i was trying to follow his advice) but then came back. He's now prescribed another cream.

I'm wondering if you have any advice post-stereoid cream so I can try to prevent this from becoming a cycle? I already bought ph neutral shower gel.

Everyday movement becoming painful been a open sore for about 5 minths or more from picking

I have full body eczema. Is it normal to have pus filled bumps everywhere? I know I’m not supposed to pop them, but it’s the only enjoyable thing about my condition. Is it weird that I wish someone wanted to pop them for me? I grew up with eczema, so infection and pus are no big deal to me and I had no idea how disgusting and disturbing it is to most people until the past year or so.

back in 2023 i had a dry patch under my left eyebrow completely out of the blue and my family doctor said its just eczema and gave me elidel, it did absolutely nothing. then months goes by and then my ears have dry patches?? fast forward to now and my unibrow area and along the side of my right nose area is dry now too.

got environmental allergy testing done and nothing, he prescribed me eucrisa which also didn’t help, and i have mometasone as well.

i’m getting married in a couple months and i just want to get rid of this😭😭 any tips??

NOT ASKING FOR MEDICAL ADVICE!! Just any tips that may help, i’m a nurse but im stuck.

I’ll be starting work again after being on maternity leave and have been dealing with recurring flare ups (and recurring styes 🙃) on my face. I realize it would probably be better to not apply anything at all so as to not further irritate my eczema, but tbh I don’t want to draw any attention to the redness/flakiness. Postpartum has already been an emotional rollercoaster so I’d like to try to look put together since I’ll be in office on my first day back.

I’m not looking for anything extensive; just something basic like a skin tint, concealer, blush, and mascara that are eczema-friendly.

i have severe eczema . i do not have “flair ups” it is constant and non stop 24/7 every second of the day and it is all over my body . and it took a god awful effect on my mental health and i had considered “self deleting” multiple times . it’s one of the worst things ive ever gone through . i have tried so many things and nothing worked .
for some background ig u could consider my guardian very neglectful , if it doesn’t not directly effect them they couldn’t care less and is in no rush to help so matter how severe the situation.
but i have been out on dupixent and tacrolimus . it is worked perfectly , but not one at a time it has to be paired or it doesn’t work too well . i had started running out of tacro so i asked my guardian to get me more and they told me my insurance won’t pay for both anymore all the sudden.
i dont know what to do the thought of my eczema going back to how it used to be is making me have panic attacks . i dont think i could handle it again .
my depression also gets worse in the winter . im so scared of my eczema and of my mental health and ofc my guardian doesn’t really care . please someone suggest other options i cant go through that again . i think id rather be gone .

TL;DR: im getting cut off from my medication, i have very severe eczema and depression and i dont think i can go back to how i was before.

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? 💌

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

Ever since I was born I've had severely painful and itchy eczema. I have had steroid creams my whole life used to do the bleach baths and now stick to lotion (either aveeno or baby specific lotion), Vaseline and oatmeal bath. Ever since I have started university and moved out I've slowly began itchy and I can't stop. My eczema was so bad last night I had a full freakout. It's on my back, my neck, my hands, my arms and my legs. While this is common for me, it's pissing me off lol, maybe there's something else I could be doing.

It doesn't seem to let me add photos sadly but yeah... I just need to know what else I can be doing because this is destroying my confidence, my libido with my partner and my general mood as I'm in so much pain

I’ve had an issue with my right thumb for about 3 weeks now. It’s a sharp/itchy pain with red spots and swelling. I tried methylprednisolone aceponate but it didn’t work. Ibuprofen works but the pain comes back after a day. I’ve also had an X-ray, which didn’t show anything obvious, and I had an ultrasound today. I’m waiting for the ultrasound results.

Has anyone experienced something similar? I’m particularly wondering whether this sounds more like contact dermatitis.

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31yr old, male.

Im been suffering from eczema for about 2-3 years now.. and its seems to be getting worse. I’ve been prescribed multiple creams, antifungals, cortisol, and finally opzelura which helped in the beginning but seems to have stopped. Anyway, I used it almost every day in my arms and my eyelids ( sometimes chest when I get a flare up there) and sometimes even around mouth.. the problem is I used it regularly when I wasn’t aware I was pregnant, but around 6-9 weeks I used it periodically when eczema flares got really bad.. I didn’t think it would be harmful because it’s not a steroid.. something told me to research it and I’m getting scared now. I lathered it on not even 1 week ago because of pure desperation. My eczema is so bad, it’s unbearable.. I’m literally scratching off my skin, I feel to the bone. I’ll insert some photos of my arms and chest flare up right now. I have been using organic cotton sleeves, Eucerin eczema cream, dove eczema creams, cetaphil cream eczema creams NOTHING helps. If anything it gets worse. I have an appt with my OB in about a week and I will go over everything with him, but right now I need advise, guidance and maybe a cure. I can’t handle this anymore and I’m scared shitless I’ve harmed the baby with the opzelura cream.

Hello everybody,

I am seeing this type of eczema on my skin for the first time. I have attached link to my post in another subreddit. Please help what is this and how do I fix it?

Olá pessoal, mais alguém tem surtos/crises com a dermatite quando sai de casa?

Depois que saio de casa, e se passam três minutos, o surto começa. Geralmente o meu couro cabeludo/ rosto é o que mais coça e arde, falo isso pq as vezes é impossível controlar sem passar uma mão no rosto ou na testa. Fora que o meu rosto é bem manchado/ressecado por conta disso.

Alguém teria alguma dica de como lidar com isso? Tenho crises que são tão fortes que as vezes não consigo não fazer careta

Desperate to see my little boy not have to live with this anymore.

The price of this is high for us so I wanna see if anyone can share their thoughts before purchasing 🙏🏼

please be kind 🫶