Switching Treatments: How Do You Decide?...Switching our medications can be a complex process. As a long-term patient with eczema, I must keep an eye on all the latest treatments on the market. It would be...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Preparing For A Doctor's Appointment...As far back as I can remember, going to any doctor’s appointment has been an incredibly anxiety inducing and uncomfortable experience for me. Typically out of all doctors, I tend...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Physical and Emotional Scars from a Life with Eczema...I've been living with eczema all my life. This skin disease has affected me in all aspects of my life - socially, professionally, and privately. It is still an ongoing...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hair loss from relaxer scalp dermatitis...Hi everyone, when I was 17 I decided to put a relaxer in my hair stupidest thing. I’ve could’ve done. I started losing my hair. I lost almost half of...Reactions0reactionsComments9 replies
How Am I Building My Immune System and Avoiding Antibiotics?...As someone who has grown up using a variety of medicines, I know all too well about the consequences of being on certain drugs, especially antibiotics. Every eczema sufferer I...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Eczema in summer ...How do you manage your eczema during the summer? Share your tips and tricks!...Reactions0reactionsComments4 repliesTips & Advice
4 Empowering Tips To Optimize Your Eczema Dermatologist Appointment...If I had the opportunity to start my eczema healing journey all over again, I would want to be much more informed and prepared to talk to doctors about my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Skincare tips?...Hi! I have AD on my face, legs & in my ears. I didn’t ever have it until I was about 50. Though, it might have been earlier because I...Reactions0reactionsComments5 repliesCopingGeneral DiscussionsTips & Advice
Gaining Control Over My Unpredictable Eczema...As human beings, I believe we all have some level of fear of losing control in our lives. This comes right along with fear of the unknown and uncertainty. While...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Skin issue...Have this for year on back. Very itchy at times. What is it?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Atopic Triad Allergies SclerEdema & Mucinosis...I was born with Atopic Triad, Eczema, Rhinitis & Asthma. Endured Atopic March for 40+ years. Attention gotten in early 2019 with brief periods of tingling and inflammatory symptoms in...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Making Strides!...I have written several articles about things that have helped with managing my eczema. If anyone has ever read my blogs, they will know I have spoken about food and...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Travelling Tips with Injections...Hello, I will be travelling soon and I am scheduled to take my biologic injection over the duration of my trip. While I've gone on road trips before and brought...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesTips & AdviceTravel
Advocacy and Healing with Luke...Some of us like to sit back and go on our own personal journal with our skin. We focus solely on the moment at hand. But some advocates, like Luke...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Allergies, Acne, and Atopic Dermatitis Rant...I don’t know how it has been for all of you readers, but this spring and summer have been the worst for seasonal allergies. Unfortunately for me, and I imagine...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living Despite the Skin Flare Ups...I’ve dealt with some form of skin condition my whole life. Whether it be one of the several different types of eczema or TSW (topical steroid withdrawal) much later in...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
How to Become YOUR Own Advocate with Your Dermatologist...Finding the right doctor that you feel comfortable with, and trust is very important. Sometimes that be can a challenge. I recall when I was pregnant with my second child, my...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Trouble With Sleep Deprivation...Eczema can have a major impact on a person’s sleep. My sleep is always broken and if I am lucky, I might get around 3/4 hours of sleep every night...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
What is this?...Going on 8 months of this stuff. Randomly shows up overnight or within about 30 minutes when I’m awake....Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
Help a Fellow Community Member by Sharing Your Tips!...A life with atopic dermatitis is inconvenient, frustrating, and uncomfortable. It's so much more than that too, impacting small day-to-day things like what you wear, the products you use, the...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
