flare up and the pill
thanks for the replies. It was my latest "theory." I had a pretty bad flare
up ever since my honeymoon (2 months ago). It started while I was there.
Thank goodness I was pretty good for the wedding day!! Anyway, I was trying to
think of anything that I may have changed and one idea I came up with was that
for 4 months I used samples of the pill and probably around 2 months ago is
when I filled it by prescription and they changed the brand on me. I decided
to go off the pill and see if I improve. But I also went to a Derm. which I
really didn’t want to do but I needed some sort of relief. Anyway they gave me
5 prescriptions! Couldn’t get coverage on one, but was told to use over the
counter Claritin as a replacement. (I never had any luck with these being
prescribed in the past- antihistamines that is). But I am now using the
Claritin
as well as Atarax at night (again not helpful in the past). They also gave
me some oinments and Elidel.
I think the Elidel has helped me heal, and also something they gave me (or
rather sold to me) to put over the cream, another cream, meant to seal it in. I
think that may have helped my hands heal. But I still have some spots and am
still unbearably itchy, especially today. Though I was able to sleep through
a couple of nights better. I also got upset to find out that one of the
ointments is steriod, I only used it a couple of times because I want to avoid
steriods. They also wanted me to come back a week later for a steroid shot
(again I don’t want that)- so I was feeling better the first few days, at least
that I have healed up for the most part so I cancelled that second appt and will
go back in a couple weeks just for a follow up.
I was wondering why when I spoke to the nurse on the phone a few days after
my appt, she kept insisting the Elidel was only for my face (my face is so much
better btw). But I was using it on my neck and hands because I think that
was what was helping…and I don’t want to use the steroid one after she told me
that’s what is was. Shouldn’t the Elidel be ok for my body?
And also for who was asking about the FreeDerm. I purchased it and think it
made me worse. I tried it on my hands when they were pretty bad. But all
those before and after pics on their site make you have hope…
Just wondering, does anyone have any luck with dead sea salt baths?
Sending non itchy vibes to all,
Sue