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Post by petrolino on Aug 2, 2019 23:30:16 GMT
In the summer, I often have asthma, hay fever and eczema. Do you have any allergies?
I actually ask because I never found the prefect anti-itch cream for atopic dermatitis. Next up, I'm going to try Aveeno as it has good reviews on Amazon. Sounds like it's made form oatmeal.
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Aug 2, 2019 23:37:33 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Aug 2, 2019 23:46:20 GMT
Thanks so much. This one's totally new to me. Having dealt with a skin condition all my life, I'd like to give some new creams a try as my flare-ups seem to be getting worse. Eczema can be very distracting and I find nighttime is always the worst - sometimes, you just wake up scratching (there's washable white stretchy gloves, handcuffs and all sorts of remedies being suggested nowadays).
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Post by Stammerhead on Aug 2, 2019 23:55:21 GMT
Nothing too serious, mild hey fever and sometimes I’ll swell up from an insect bite but I survive.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 3, 2019 0:02:13 GMT
Nothing too serious, mild hey fever and sometimes I’ll swell up from an insect bite but I survive. I've been extremely lucky with insects here in U K, my bites seem to disappear as fast as they arrive and I like an open window for air circulation. They are like splinters and paper cuts at work, distracting, but seem to leave no lasting damage (thus far).
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Post by mecano04 on Aug 3, 2019 2:12:44 GMT
Eczema at times, but I use stuff that is only available with a doctor's prescription and renewable once (to cover the season only).
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.
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Post by Catman 猫的主人 on Aug 3, 2019 2:21:53 GMT
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Post by mecano04 on Aug 3, 2019 2:50:14 GMT
Well now I know the correct phrasing, perfume-free, dye-free...
Thanks Catman!
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Post by Stammerhead on Aug 3, 2019 9:05:53 GMT
Nothing too serious, mild hey fever and sometimes I’ll swell up from an insect bite but I survive. I've been extremely lucky with insects here in U K, my bites seem to disappear as fast as they arrive and I like an open window for air circulation. They are like splinters and paper cuts at work, distracting, but seem to leave no lasting damage (thus far). I also live in the UK but the worse reaction to a bite was in Australia. My hand swelled up like an inflated rubber glove and I still have a bit of noticeable scarring
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Post by ant-mac on Aug 3, 2019 9:13:51 GMT
In the summer, I often have asthma, hay fever and eczema. Do you have any allergies?
I actually ask because I never found the prefect anti-itch cream for atopic dermatitis. Next up, I'm going to try Aveeno as it has good reviews on Amazon. Sounds like it's made form oatmeal.
I sometimes suffer from hay fever around the beginning of the warmer seasons, but then it calms down. I've had trouble with eczema on and off since I was a small child. The time of the year makes little difference to it.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 3, 2019 10:27:22 GMT
Eczema at times, but I use stuff that is only available with a doctor's prescription and renewable once (to cover the season only). 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.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 3, 2019 10:29:18 GMT
I've held off on fabric softener at the moment, just using simple detergent.
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Post by mecano04 on Aug 3, 2019 20:53:24 GMT
Eczema at times, but I use stuff that is only available with a doctor's prescription and renewable once (to cover the season only). 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.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 3, 2019 20:58:14 GMT
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.
I think your're right about the percentages. Here in the U K, you can buy a non-prescription cream over the counter but the tube will be tiny (no more than a week's treatment on affected areas) and it will be maybe 1% (or less) hydrocortisone. There's one called Derma Care for dermatitis.
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Post by mecano04 on Aug 3, 2019 21:13:22 GMT
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.
I think your're right about the percentages. Here in the U K, you can buy a non-prescription cream over the counter but the tube will be tiny (no more than a week's treatment on affected areas) and it will be maybe 1% (or less) hydrocortisone. There's one called Derma Care for dermatitis.
Here in Canada it's pretty much the same in the sense pharmacists can prescribe light stuff but for serious cases you need to see the doctor.
I don't thing I have ever seen a big container or tube either.
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Post by petrolino on Aug 17, 2019 14:21:33 GMT
I just stepped out the shower and applied some Aveeno. I find it lovely and fresh, almost scentless, but with a natural zing. Thank you Jennifer Aniston.
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Post by Utpe on Aug 18, 2019 6:41:54 GMT
I used to have flare-ups on my face when I was a teenager. I tried a lot of the over-the-counter stuff, but nothing worked. I even bought Proactiv. Never helped. I got fed up and scheduled an appointment to see a dermatologist at the time.
Turns out I had acne rosacea (bacterial infection). The doctor prescribed me Tetracycline. After two weeks my face was clear and no longer needed any medication.
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Post by politicidal on Aug 18, 2019 23:38:02 GMT
Of all of life's irritants, I was never really affected by allergies.
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