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My struggle with eczema and topical steroid and protopic withdrawal. Just a quick update, I am 23 months TSW, Protopic withdrawal. My last flare lasted only a week or two. I went on vacation for three weeks and had an amazing time with hardly any skin troubles. In fact, I have a beautiful tan! My first tan in quite a few year! .
Sunday, 5 July 2015. Skin in March was pretty reasonable generally speaking. Mini flares up and down, contending mostly with s. Flaring throughout April, redder in certain areas. Rashy and itchy as all get out. Monday, 8 June 2015.
1 year, 3 months and 1 day in! Yes I am still alive and no I have not given up on my blog! I deliberately left a long gap between updates this time for a good reason. I had that dreaded anniversary flare! Tissues were a big no for me they made it SO much worse! I actually found paper towels were a better solution. My arm had this crazy ass flare that was so annoying. This was probably taken like 2 months ago. It was crazy weeping and it took a long time .
The Retired Bridgeburner - Adventures in Fibromyalgia and IC. Fighting for spoons one blog post at a time. Thursday, 25 June 2015.
I am a lifetime user of topical steroids and inhaled steroids for the treatment of my asthma and eczema. On May 17, 2013 at the age of 28, I decided to withdraw from the use of topical and inhaled steroids. Here, I will document my Topical Steroid Withdrawal journey to steroid free skin. Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
Warrior Girl beats Topical Steroid Addiction. the last picture is of her today. 20 months off topical steroids that were prescribed for Eczema. Monday, May 5, 2014. Warrior Girl having Fun in the Sun! And this is Warrior Girl today Sunny at the Beach! One beautiful sun bathing beauty! Warrior girls feet before and now! Red skin gone replaced by red pretty nails! Warrior Mama and Warrior girl got a much need vacation! After not s.
Monday, August 25, 2014. Honestly, eight months since my last post on here. Saturday, January 18, 2014. The hot topic of discussion throughout the TSW community for the last few months seems to be moisturizer withdrawal. Will it make topical steroid withdrawal more bearable? Does it speed up healing? .
I stay away as preservation. I wish for nothing but to speak to you, yet the second I hear a word from your lips, I fear I will lose resolve and fall weak at the knees.
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My journey with Topical Steroid Withdrawal. Sunday, August 9, 2015. Hives are popping up as of the end of this month. They are uniform bumps and are itchy initially and then just take a while to go away. They are only on the still damaged skin.
LDN - Low Dose Naltrexone. I took my first dose yesterday, a tiny dose of 0. 5mg because I want to work my way up slowly,hopefully with the aim of coming off ciclo. For anyone who is curious or interested in starting this treatment there are a number of very useful facebook groups where you can find lots of information. LDN Users Chit Chat Group.
now a diary on Topical Steroid Withdrawal. Friday, August 7, 2015. I think I have a few more blotches on the left side of my chin. The blotches on the left side of my nose shrunk but are still there. It is super gross and the area around it flakes as it is so swollen and pink. There are two small blotches on my jaw line which started out as gross, swollen pimples. Face overall got slightly worse, but some of the blotches from last month bec.
Young, Wild, and Red. My journey to healing from Topical Steroid Withdrawal. Friday, August 7, 2015. However, in case this is just coincidental healing I will continue the diet for the rest of the month. Then, I will add gluten, dairy, and sugar back in one at a time to try to discover the culprit. I have been wanting to do this diet for so long but I kept giving up because it was so hard. Food is my life, haha! Tuesday, July 7, 2015.