If you've never heard of topical steroid withdrawal before, where have you been? I've been banging on about it now for over six years... TSW is a very complex condition that happens after the use of topical steroid creams cause rebound flares, and worsening, spreading eczema, which is no longer improved by these creams. The result is a catastrophic breakdown of the skin and … [Read more...]
My Journey Through a Decade of Topical Steroid Withdrawal
This is a guest post from Nina Ajdin, a fellow topical steroid withdrawal expert, through personal experience. She has been going through TSW for ten years and I've learnt so much from our friendship. I first saw Nina on the Preventable Documentary - a brilliant short film about TSW. in this blog she shares what it's like to still be going through TSW after ten … [Read more...]
Ten reasons to use Red Light Therapy for TSW
I've been researching Red Light Therapy and Near Infrared Light for eczema and topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) damaged skin healing now for a long time. The price of the treatment and purchasing the panels was just a minefield and I just didn't understand the science behind how it worked. I started using Red Light therapy in March 2024 so it's early days for my treatment. … [Read more...]
Set intentions not resolutions for 2024
This year I'm not going to set any resolutions. In previous years I've written about this, and why I think New Year's Resolutions are Bollox. However, if you're like me, you do like a list, and that inner desire to keep on learning, developing, letting go of what no longer serves you and generally living a better life. What I don't like a resolutions is that they're so … [Read more...]
The twelve days of #tswmas (topical Steroid Withdrawal Christmas)
I hope you enjoy this lighter post, just to try to explain what it's like to be ill at Christmas. I'm not saying anything about my skin, I don't want to jinx myself or encourage another Christmas Eczema Flare! 12 Days of Christmas - the eczema skin version On the first day of ChristmasTSW gave me to mea spreading and worsening rash. On the second day of … [Read more...]