I've been advocating, sharing, fundraising and talking about eczema and topical steroid withdrawal (TSW) now for many years, long before I started this blog, so I thought I'd write about how you can advocate, whether you have eczema, TSW or skin sensitives yourself or not. Eczema and Topical Steroid Withdrawal community - You don't have to be a blogger, speaker or sharing … [Read more...]
Topical Steroid Withdrawal Studies
What can we learn and what research has been done so far into topical steroid withdrawal? It would be easy to assume there had not been any studies made into this complex condition judging by the lack of medical support and diagnosis pathways. However as you can see, there have been quite a few, as far back as 1979! and even one in March this year! Quite a few Topical … [Read more...]
Why won’t anyone talk about topical steroid withdrawal?
Why are people so scared to stand up and talk about topical steroid withdrawal? Why is it such a taboo subject? I know you love my rants and this one has been bubbling since last Friday, so I'm warning, I am about to let rip. Doctors, GPs and dermatologist mostly refuse to even acknowledge TSW even exists and this creates a lot of problems. I'd like to firstly thank … [Read more...]