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Lozerini19 said on 17 July 2024

I feel so good to actually hear other peoples stories that are similar to mine, its reasurring that theres other people out there that understand. I've had eczema most of my life. It makes life difficult and people who dont suffer find it hard to understand the way you feel about it and the condition itself. My skin constantly feels tight, extremely itchy and makes me feel self concious and depressed , all i wanna do when i get home from work everyday is soak in a bath of oilatum to feel like i can move and my skin not crack!. I recently went to the doctor after trying various creams and antihistamines. I was prescribed a steriod ointment that i was told i should use a pea sized amount spread to every hand width of affected area. I was also given another ointment to put over the top of the other ointment. This has calmed my eczema right down and i have been able to move much better and it looks much better within a couple of days. I have also been referred to a dermatologist because i want to find out what i could be allergic to i dont know what flares up the eczema?! I had never heard of the ichtopaste and think Im going to get some because its sounds like it works. :)