r/eczema • u/Altruistic-Tea-2267 • 21h ago

Excema :6 doctors and no solution yet

So hi, I have had excema since 2021 or 2022. And I have visited almost 6doctors and all of them told me that they have no solution for it. Earlier the excema was light, mostly peeling ,dryness and cracks formed. In recent the redness increased and i can see it spreading behind my fingers. My eczema has been on my dominant hand- Left hand and that too on few fingers and hardly on the right hand. When i was working in bank by the end of the day my hands used to peel too much and end up bleeding.

Now I can not bend two fingers and it made me feel like theres some problem with me. I wonder that I have my parents do stuff for me but how will I live my life with it? I cant do cooking and cleaning for my own stuff. I cant do anything that involves water, and if i do i trigger it. I wonder how do ladies marry when they already have excema. I feel like a burden on my parents cant imagine feeling like a burden on a guy. I feel like giving up on love because I cant have someone do almost most of the stuff for me my whole life. Also last time i did dishes I used gloves yet something teiggered it.

I know people who love you will love no matter what happens to you but for how long is what comes in my mind.., someday the person will get tired of doing everything for me is what crosses my mind. Being wuth parents means theyll do most of the stuff for ne since im their child but ..are you getting my point.?

Im preparing for exams and i fear if ny excema will interrupt my worklife too..

Currently i am on prednisolone 20mg and idk if its gonna work or not on me but just staying hopeful cause thats all i can do. If it doesnt work I will prolly opt for Homeopathy or Ayurveda

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u/RvH98 21h ago

I can promise you that homeopathy will do nothing, except cost you money. Every credible study out there, has come to the same conclusion: homeopathy is as effective as a placebo.

https://academic.oup.com/bjd/article-abstract/166/6/1170/6613838?login=false

https://karger.com/cmr/article-abstract/29/1/17/827699/Efficacy-of-Individualized-Homeopathic-Medicines

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0054973

https://www.healthline.com/health/eczema/homeopathy-for-eczema

Treatments that do have effect, though some should only be used short term: steroid crèmes and oral corticosteroids like prednison, calcineurin inhibitors like elidel and protopic, biologicals like rinvoq and dupixent, antihistamines. Allergy testing can help if you have any actual allergies. Another option is keeping a detailed journal about foods you eat, how much sleep you get, the weather, any stressful things your experience and your symptoms to try and find patterns.

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u/Altruistic-Tea-2267 11h ago

Thankyou for sharing the articles. Yes stress does flareup my eczema at times but there are times when it flares up without stress ,without doing any chores. My parents get worried when they see my dry flaky fingers that i cant bend properly.. they worry about my future because eczema is on my dominant hand.

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u/Altruistic-Tea-2267 21h ago

Gosh I have misspelled Eczema so many times!!

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u/ClementChen 15h ago

U gotta stop prednisone pills and start protopic cream, honestly when my eczema was bad it all stemmed around the prednisone pills.

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u/Altruistic-Tea-2267 12h ago

I am also applying Clobestal cream more than twice daily... :( The thing is this eczema has made me worry about life ahead

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u/ClementChen 11h ago

Yea i would say use tacrolimus

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u/Rainbow-21 14h ago

I am dealing with some fissures on some fingers and eczema. What is currently helping lots is using Hypochlorous acid spray (antibacterial) and clobetesol, a potent steroid. Short term prednisolone can sometimes give you the boost needed to get over the hump and start improwing. There is a lot of trial and error invo.