No one knows how many people have topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). This condition is drastically underestimated because the vast majority of those experiencing topical steroid addiction (TSA) and TSW are undiagnosed, dismissed and end up going through the withdrawal process alone. Even the charity for TSW, ITSAN, don't have figures for its prevalence. The reason is that … [Read more...]
Long Covid, ME, TSW and diagnosis…
Long Covid is a recognised condition, one that doctors are learning to recognise, diagnose and support patients through. Yet it's a tricky condition to identify, so it's not easy to test for. Yet the guidelines for doctors encourage them to diagnose patients even if they have one symptom. This recent article by Michelle Berriedale-Johnson, Long Covid, gave me so much hope … [Read more...]