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Game Day Hero [4252]
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Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 10:57 AM
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So after all these many years I managed to develop eczema over this winter. At first I thought it was just dry itchy skin due to low humidity levels here in Michigan over the winter months, but it just kept getting worse. Dermatologist wants to get me hooked into UVB light therapy. My daughter is an MA at dermatologist office in Anderson. She says they don’t recommend light therapy because of increased risk of skin cancer. The preference seems to be biologic injections (eg Dupixent). That drug seems to have some interesting side effects I’d rather avoid (vision and joint pain).
Here’s what I have been doing to try to quelch the flare up. Bath bar and lotion with Colloidal oatmeal. A friend recommended adding a probiotic as apparently there are good gut bacteria that can help with the dermal inflammation. I also added Tumeric supplement as that has anti inflammatory benefits. I read beef tallow based ointment is something folks have used.
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Paw Warrior [4780]
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:01 AM
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My daughter has it really bad as well. Oatmeal baths and aveeno lotion have made a huge difference. We did have to try a topical steroid but can’t use it long term. I think the Aveeno has done wonders for her skin
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Redshirt [99]
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:08 AM
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My sister only uses goat milk products (soaps, lotions). She said it has done wonders for her.
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Rival Killer [2698]
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Probiotic seems to work for me***
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:14 AM
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110%er [3750]
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:23 AM
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I have it but it’s mild compared to many people. I used a topical steroid for awhile and it helped but I would rather have medication. I was prescribed prednisone one time for another issue I had and it wiped it out in a few days. It works crazy good for my skin issues like eczema but as we know it can’t be taken long-term.
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Game Day Hero [4252]
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
Mar 31, 2025, 12:42 PM
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I have it but it’s mild compared to many people. I used a topical steroid for awhile and it helped but I would rather have medication. I was prescribed prednisone one time for another issue I had and it wiped it out in a few days. It works crazy good for my skin issues like eczema but as we know it can’t be taken long-term.
Yep. The doctor put me on 21 day course of prednisone plus hydroxyzine. He warned it was a temporary relief and I’m now reaching that point. Hydroxyzine is one powerful sedative drug.
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:29 AM
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Plain Mineral Oil (baby oil)
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Redshirt [94]
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:44 AM
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Dupixent works well after a few months and incredibly after about 8 months.
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:48 AM
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I agree. I take those injections every 3 weeks and it works well. I started out at every 2 weeks and moved to 3 weeks as I got better. It better at $1,900 per injection. Thank goodness for insurance.
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National Champion [7895]
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 11:49 AM
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Yeah, one word.....
Horse Liniment.
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Have you looked into dietary strategies?
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Mar 31, 2025, 12:15 PM
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Gluten (wheat) and dairy are common offenders.
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Top TigerNet [30209]
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Re: Have you looked into dietary strategies?
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Mar 31, 2025, 12:20 PM
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That's 2 words
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Game Day Hero [4252]
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Re: Have you looked into dietary strategies?
Mar 31, 2025, 12:35 PM
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Gluten (wheat) and dairy are common offenders.
Interesting to note that. Both my kids are celiac and my wife became gluten intolerant about 5 yrs back. That meant I ended up adapting to their dietary restrictions. I’m cheat so not 100% free of gluten, but pretty close.
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
Mar 31, 2025, 12:30 PM
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I have had a second injection of Dupixent and have had neither positive or negative side effects. I am not being treated with it for eczema, though. It is expensive. The initial dose for me was $1334 and the second was over $500. It takes a couple of weeks to a month to start to be effective. It has not worked for me. I will give it one more month. My cost was reduced by insurance which paid $2200 for the first dose. I have not seen reimbursement for the second dose.
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Game Day Hero [4252]
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
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Mar 31, 2025, 12:38 PM
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I was shocked by the cost of Dupixent. We have a high deductible plan so I guess we would hit the annual drug limit quick. It must be pretty new drug, but per my google searching it looks like there are a couple other similar monoclonal drugs available.
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Rival Killer [2868]
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Wife used Dupixent and it worked wonders, but Insurance stopped covering, so had
Mar 31, 2025, 12:45 PM
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To stop. Now she is back to struggling with it and looking for alternatives
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Orange Blooded [2152]
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Re: Anyone with some advice on Eczema?
Mar 31, 2025, 3:15 PM
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Cerave lotion to add ceramides back to skin. Also diet as several have mentioned. Microbiome plays a big role in autoimmune conditions. Everyone’s is unique and you can get tests but I would recommend just doing a reset by removing gluten, dairy, sugar and add in lots of raw vegetables (including nuts/seeds), fermented foods (kimchi, sauerkraut, yogurt), along with lean proteins. See how you feel after a couple of weeks. Worst case, it’s all healthy stuff and you’ll probably sleep better and feel generally better even if the eczema doesn’t improve.
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