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Geoff Graham, Co-Founder and Director of Grahams Natural Alternative added that during the colder months, skin can become more exposed to the elements. “Also look out for products that have natural ingredients.” Pay special to the hands, but also the lips and feet.

“My top tip to combat dryness and areas of dry skin is to ensure you nourish and hydrate your skin with moisturiser. She added: “To prevent flare ups moisturise, moisturise, moisturise! Prevention is always the best method when it comes to skin sensitivity, so ensure you’re taking good care of yourself with a consistent and thorough skincare regimen.

Rough, thickened or scaly patches of skin.

Speaking to UK Times, Dr Jennifer Crawley, dermatologist and Childs Farm consultant highlighted the key signs to look out for. One expert said the key to treating eczema is to moisturise. Looking back, Megan hails these as the most useful tools she had when trying to navigate her skin’s addiction.ĮCZEMA is a skin condition that causes dry and irritated skin. She was in a number of Facebook groups where people shared their experiences using and weaning themselves off steroid creams. Her addiction to the creams meant she was more susceptible to other skin conditions, even experiencing a number of unknown infections on her cheeks. The lightbulb moment to go through withdrawal came when Megan had been researching TSA following three bouts of shingles in her face. “Sometimes, I did scratch in my sleep and it was horrific because I would rip all the scabs off and have this horrible, red raw skin underneath.” “I could never satisfy the itch because they were such thick scabs. “I was like someone was behind the scabs tickling me with a feather every time I was about to drop off to sleep – tickling me just enough to keep me awake. She said: “It was the worst at night time. I always knew in the back of my mind I would need to face up to my skin’s addiction to steroid creams one day. In cases like Megan’s, symptoms went as far as oozing, severe itching and scabbing.

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Withdrawal symptoms typically include inflammation, cracked skin and skin shedding. Megan decided to take matters into her own hands and go cold turkey on the creams in February 2021 – a process known as topical steroid withdrawal. “Every single time you speak to a doctor, they’ll want you to use steroid creams. “When the doctor phoned back, I told them, ‘I think I’m suffering from topical steroid addiction’. “My mum ended up taking over the call because I broke down on the phone. “Because I was so physically uncomfortable and scared by what was going on. She said: “I remember one time, I didn’t have the mental strength to speak to the doctor’s receptionist. However, doctors would not take Megan seriously when she raised the alarm on TSA. She was progressively given stronger creams as the years went on, which sparked her skin’s addiction to them. Megan’s eczema peaked during her GCSEs – which she puts down to stress – and prompted doctors to prescribe her a number of creams. She said once her face once looked “swollen like a balloon” before. Megan, of East London, was first prescribed a steroid cream at seven years old to treat small patches of eczema on the backs of her knees.įast forward almost 20 years, her face is covered in scabs and her body is ransacked with extreme dryness and cracks from religiously applying the creams. “I had no choice but to go through withdrawal.” “All of this has gone away since I stopped using steroid creams. “I couldn’t eat certain foods, I was anxious all the time, I was sick all the time. TSA is not recognised as an official condition by the NHS.ĭigital content executive Megan said: “It ruined me in so many other ways than my skin.