Post by mecano04 on Aug 3, 2019 20:53:24 GMT
Taro Mometasone is the name. It's a topical anti-inflammatory drug from the cortisone family (corticosteroid).
Be warned that while it doesn't create any dependency, it does thin your skin (permanently). My skin did get a slightly thicker (in mm) after I stopped but it didn't came back to what it was before I used it (if compared to skin nearby or similar area on the other side of the body or the other limb). It means that you may be a little red in that area and you may get bruises more easily on that spots.
So you apply it very lightly but man, first application it stopped the itching (and leaking, told you I was far) within minutes. That might be one, or two at most, step away from being considered the nuclear bomb in terms of treatment for eczema.
But it works.
Other stuff to help with eczema are rest/sleep, lowered stress and using soap with nothing added to it (the plain Dover bar works). A for the creams, like Aveeno, those who worked for me are those like the soaps. No perfume and no additive whatsoever.
I used steroid creams a lot as a kid, must have thinned my skin dramatically. Then, I had eczema from head to toe. As an adult, it comes and goes and I tend to control it a lot better. But sometimes it flares up across patches of skin, which might weep, or bleed if I scratch too rigorously (though scratching feels great while you're doing it). Thanks for the tips, most hepful.
From what I understand, according to what the doctor told me, the thinning also depends on the % of cortisone. Taro (for short) is in the high percentages, even at 0,1% .
Usually they prescribe other cortisone creams for the face because of the thinning. Those cream would be at 0,04 - 0,05%. They all work for the whole body but they try to avoid giving you the radical treatment in sensitive areas or where the skin is naturally thinner. I'm repeating myself but Taro is overkill for most people conditions. Chances are you won't get that for light to medium cases.
And I understand you a 1000%! Even if you're not supposed to, the relief you get from scratching is like heaven. At times, I think they should invent machines that scratches the area permanently but that wouldn't really solve the issue.
Yet, Taro did give me that kind of relief within minutes of the first application. But again I'm no doctor, so you may want to ask yours about it.