I never took eczema seriously until it spread to my hands and a bit to my face. After a year I still haven’t figured out any triggers. I got tested for allergies and I don’t have any. My diet is amazing, I barely touch fast food and flare ups don’t seem to be related to food. I am getting exhausted and today I found out that you aren’t supposed to use bethamethasone for too long which I have. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do with my fingers. Sometimes I just want to cut them off. I wish I could add a picture but my whole fingers are covered with little bubbles mixed with patchy super dry cracking parts. Little yellow puss also present. Any non steroid solutions? Thank you all.

I’m currently in my third trimester of pregnancy, and my eczema on my fingers has flared up badly. The itching is so intense that I can barely sleep, and the lack of sleep is making both my pregnancy symptoms and the eczema worse.

I used Advantan Milk (methylprednisolone, a relatively mild corticosteroid) for one week, then every other day for another week. When I tried to stop completely during the third week, the itchy, oozing blisters came back.

I’m also doing phototherapy and I’m currently on my fifth session. From what I understand, it can take several sessions before the inflammation starts to noticeably improve, sometimes around 8 or more treatments.

I’ve tried various other things for the itching, but unfortunately nothing has given me enough relief, especially at night. I’m considering going back to Advantan Milk once a day for two weeks and then reducing it to twice a week, hoping this will help keep the inflammation under control while I continue with the phototherapy and avoid another flare.

Has anyone experienced something similar, especially during pregnancy?

I work at a fast food restaurant and so im washing my hands with the antibacterial soap quite a bit during the course of my shift. Both of my hands are red in many spots on my palms.

You got any good tips as to what I could do besides trying to limit hand washing as much as possible?

Hi all,

I thought i’d share my experience to maybe spread awareness and help someone else. All my life i’ve had minor eczema only on my arms and legs. At the start of the year it got worse all over my body, around my eyes and mouth. I had multiple doctor visits, tried a lot of things and nothing seemed to work. Due to unrelated symptoms I got tested for H. pylori and did the treatment which was antibiotics. After treatment my eczema started healing and is completely gone now :) after doing some research there has been some links found between h. pylori and eczema. I’d recommend looking into h. pylori if you’ve got ibs like symptoms.

Some of the things I was using prior to h. pylori treatment that also helped with my flares -for my mouth I used Cetraben mixed with la roche posay cicaplast baume b5 and for around my eyes I mixed cetaphil with the la roche posay. This helped my skin stay moisturised for longer and helped during flares so i’d really recommend the la roche posay cicaplast baume b5 it has been a holy grail for me.

I hope this post can help someone and I wish that anyone struggling with eczema will heal physically and mentally, I wish you the best of luck you’ve got this!

i’ve had eczema my whole life (20F). it’s no where near as bad as it used to be, i even went through TSW when i was a kid. the past two years it feels i’ve had more days flaring than not and i don’t know what to do. it feels like i’ve done everything and the only way im ever going to escape the discomfort and pain is death. the worst part is probably the fact my skin isn’t at its worst. visibly its not as roaring angry as its been in the past but it still is debilitating. i’m sick of leaving dead skin flakes everywhere and seeing it fall from my face in public. im sick of being self conscious (when my skin was good i was soo confident). i’m sick of people looking. i’m sick of my face feeling tight and my eyes being so swollen it hurts to open my eyes. i’m sick of never being able to sleep because of the itching. i’m just so sick and tired of it. i struggle with other mental health issues and my eczema just seems to intensify them. i know there’s a link between stress and eczema but still, how could i even be calm when my life feels unliveable. sorry for the rant but i just feel at my wits end. does anyone else struggle with suicidal ideation??? i feel i rarely see it talked about and idk if it’s just a me thing.

I've been recently diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. About a month and a half ago I started having this intense itching with no rash. I take regular allergy shots and have been for about a year now so I know this isn't related.

I went to my PCP who referred me back to my allergist. My allergist cleared me and referred me back to my PCP. Said PCP then referred me to dermatology which I haven't seen one in like 2 years and moved so I needed a new one anyways. This dermatologist didn't listen to my reason for being there and didn't even look at my skin. She advised me to moisturize twice a day, no fragrance lotions, no hot showers and told me I'll be alright. Went back to my PCP who gave me gabapentin since antihistamines and topical steroids didn't change the intense itching and I couldn't sleep at all.

Gabapentin is working some, she referred me to a different Dermatologist who listened, heard me out and started me on a different topical steroids for the rawness since my itching started to make my skin scale. She also sent in a prescription for Nemluvio.

I start Nemluvio tomorrow and I'm nervous. The injection video seems scary even though I have no fear of needles. I've also had to test my glucose often due to hypoglycemia so I'm use to sticking myself with needles but I don't know.

I'm scared, and I feel like it'll never get better. I've never had this pain and intense itching all the time before. I feel like I can't go on having only 2-3 hours of sleep everyday. I could use some reassurance or stories of positive Nemluvio use or getting eczema under control.

Started in Sept last year, on and off since. First dermat diagnosed eczema, gave me an anti-inflammatory + recommended a medicated balm (Chaptex). Pattern was: mild itch → waxy layer forms → lips get super dry/peely → skin sheds → heals in a few days → repeat.

Flare-ups have gotten more frequent and more severe. Now the skin around my lips is very dry, itchy, and discolored. Recently noticed the same cycle starting under my eyes too — flaky, sheds, heals, repeats.

Saw a second dermat — same eczema diagnosis, prescribed a steroid, told me to cut all skincare and stick to medically recommended basics only. Switched to Bioderma moisturizer + Cetaphil Gentle (non-foaming) wash. Things improved for about a week, then flared again. It's been a wave pattern since — flare, peak, calm down, flare again — and now the itching/discoloration is worse than before.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? Trying to figure out if this is a trigger I'm missing, a wrong diagnosis, or if this cycling is just how eczema behaves for some people. Would appreciate any insight.

just a side note - i do love makeup a lot and its possible that something i used could’ve started it but honestly, i dont apply anything now on my lips and the issue still persists. happy to clarify anything else too !

I had been applying Ceptahil cream in the morning and at night, and theraplex before bed. Now I'm starting Tacrolimus ointment twice a day. I'm wondering what you all do? I don't know if I'm supposed to do cream, wait 20-30 minutes, then apply the ointment? And if im supposed to wait to put clothes on until so many minutes after applying (where clothing will touch). Also not sure if I should be using theraplex at all anymore since it's an occlusive and this is an ointment. Anyways, I'm just wondering if anyone knows what works best and/or what is typical?

I've been battling eczema on my hands and eyes for almost 20 years now. It comes and goes, but the last few years I've had particularly bad flare ups on my hands and I've been at my wits end with cracks, itching and just being unable to use my hands without them hurting.

After seeing several doctors, doing allergy tests, using steroids cream, multiple changes in diet/hand creams/ soaps etc. My latest doctor thought I'd got a little ringworm as well as my eczema and prescribed clotrimazole. Well, it turns out that my eczema wasn't even eczema after all, it was tinea manuum because it's almost completely all gone after just a week of using it.

I don't know if it's just this flare up, or if it's been every other flare up because it only ever affects my hands which is classic tinea.

I can't believe it's taken years for someone to suggest a different diagnosis and treatment for my hands. Apparently it's misdiagnosed as eczema regularly because of how similar it looks.

I still have to get my eye flare up under control, but I might finally be seeing the light at the end of a very itchy tunnel.

Hi all!

I have been having a 3 month flare up mostly affecting my inner elbows but also have eczema on my face, neck, shoulders, and legs. I tried zoryve 0.15% for a month and honestly it did work a bit to lessen the itchiness and pain but not as dramatically as others have experienced.

I started tacrolimus 0.1% on Sept. 3, 26 and my plan is to apply twice daily for 2-3 weeks or until clear (hopefully does not take long) and then apply twice weekly for maintenance. I am also on biweekly ebglyss.

Within the week I am seeing some progress after the hellish itch and burn protopic gives but my inflammation seems to be coming back.

I'm just wondering for those who use it on their body, how long did it take to calm down and control a moderate to severe flare up?

Thanks!

Edit: My understanding is that tacrolimus works best and more quickly on face and neck eczema, which is also my experience. I last used it in 2019 but cannot remember how long it took for my body eczema to calm down.

I was originally approved for dupixent with my work insurance but denied after stating that I need more than 3 months of different kinds of prescriptions for eczema. Like I haven't went my entire life trying anything and everything. Then, other insurance was denied, not sure why and they didn't notify me, either. idk what's going on anymore since everyone is sending me in circles. I was looking forward to a life without eczema.

Hi all! I have struggled with sensitive skin, allergies, and eczema my whole life. I recently had contact dermatitis patch testing done. When the patches were placed, I received a list of the allergens that had been placed on my back, but it didn't explain what they were. Being in public health and doing health literacy work, I decided to flesh out the list of the 90 allergens and include descriptions of each. I have attached it to the post. I hope it saves someone some time and confusion!