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3/30/2013 7:18:16 AM EDT
What do you guys do for it?
3/30/2013 7:21:18 AM EDT
[#1]
Itch.
3/30/2013 7:24:19 AM EDT
[#2]
Moisturize and spot treat with OTC steroid cream.

Other than that, just suffer pretty much.  

Lifelong severe eczema sufferer here.
3/30/2013 7:26:00 AM EDT
[#3]



Quoted:


Itch.


Boy, that ain't no shit.  It's maddening sometimes.



I have a couple of
prescriptions from the Dr.  5% Fluticasone Propionate and 5%
Halobetasol Propionate.  Seems to be working but slowly.



And Benadryl.  





 
3/30/2013 7:27:09 AM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:

Quoted:
Itch.

Boy, that ain't no shit.  It's maddening sometimes.

I have a couple of prescriptions from the Dr.  5% Fluticasone Propionate and 5% Halobetasol Propionate.  Seems to be working but slowly.

And Benadryl.  

 


Using the high powered stuff alot will thin your skin and make it look like stretchy old man skin.    Go easy.
3/30/2013 7:28:33 AM EDT
[#5]
I bronze mine.
3/30/2013 7:29:34 AM EDT
[#6]
I have had it bad for years on my hands, Dermatologist prescribed Vanos (fluocinonide cream 0.1%) to clear it up and use Gold Bond Ultimate (OTC) for daily maintenance.

Avoid Anti-Bacterial Soaps and very hot water.


3/30/2013 7:30:00 AM EDT
[#7]



Quoted:



Quoted:




Quoted:

Itch.


Boy, that ain't no shit.  It's maddening sometimes.



I have a couple of prescriptions from the Dr.  5% Fluticasone Propionate and 5% Halobetasol Propionate.  Seems to be working but slowly.



And Benadryl.  



 




Using the high powered stuff alot will thin your skin and make it look like stretchy old man skin.    Go easy.


Understood.  But I gotta get it under control before I scratch myself bloody.   Prescription calls for two weeks of use.  I have till Thursday.
 
3/30/2013 7:46:54 AM EDT
[#8]
Most important thing is to moisturize it. Greasy petrolatum is the best if you can tolerate it. The steroid components don't really help much and can lead to thinning of the skin as the above poster mentioned.
3/30/2013 7:50:44 AM EDT
[#9]
Try this here:



http://www.amazon.com/PRO-EMU-OIL-4oz-Certified/dp/B001DKF08S


 
3/30/2013 7:51:54 AM EDT
[#10]
There was some thing on NPR about some new treatment, injection of some kind, that clears up most people, came out in the past couple of years
3/30/2013 7:55:29 AM EDT
[#11]
A&D ointment and Hawaiian tropic suntan oil  are the only things Ive found to help it..I get it on my scalp from time to time..not enough to go to a doctor but just enough to be irritating..if Im indoors with any kind of heater running it really starts it up..hence why I live in the swamp state where I normally run the AC 24/7!

Reading the other posts here... yeah the Hydrocortisone cream is the stuff to use my mom uses that stuff all the time and its good stuff for dry skin... I just dont buy
it cause Im a  cheap bastard!
3/30/2013 7:57:40 AM EDT
[#12]
Rx singulair is an asthma medication that also works great for skin allergies. You may wanna ask your doc about it. I use it and it kicks ass when I have an outbreak.
3/30/2013 7:59:49 AM EDT
[#13]
Lots of fish oil, steroid cremes, proper diet, and stay hydrated with water.  Not coffee, not soda, WATER.
3/30/2013 8:01:59 AM EDT
[#14]
I have tried all sorts of stuff.

The only thing that works is Cortizone 5 or 10 cream.

It is like a miracle cream for excema, go down to the drug store and grab some, rub it in good before bed, in the morning it will be practically gone. I use it in the winter every other night, the rest of the year my skin is fine.