PLEASE HELP!! Is this post eczema or is it something else, and how can I get rid of it quickly!!
So to start it off this started a year ago during early March and only on my upper back by my shoulder blades. It was itchy a LOT and was really hard to stop scratching. However, after the summer the itching lessened and the marks which were scattered inflamed circles faded away.
However, during November it came back WORSE. It started on my back then started to spread over my body. Specifically my thighs, above my butt, butt, side of my hips, legs, my neck by my hairline, ankles, and all of my back. The itching became unbearable. I went to the dermatologist during January when she said I just had an eczema flare but it didn’t look like it because it was scabs and red. Not really flaky skin, but maybe skin was a bit dry. My skin itched to the point it would start bleeding. It was a lot easier said than done to stop itching myself. Itching was most common before I went to bed, but I did itch throughout the day and sometimes my skin would turn red.
She prescribed me with clobetasol propionate cream 0.05% since the cream she gave before was not helping.
SIDE NOTE: I stopped using scented laundry detergent and used dryer balls. No scented lotion and only unscented lotion from pumps. I also stopped using my scented body lotion and switched it for dove sensitive skin which i put on before i went to bed and after my showers. I even cut my nails super short.
I didn’t switch anything or do anything differently during my day to day life so im not sure if it was an allergic reaction?
Even with the switch, my skin was still itchy. I could not focus on my school work so I went back to the dermatologist in like March, where she said we had a bad winter and that it’s just eczema (same as before, but looked worse than when she last saw me as it was more spread over.) She prescribed me with prednisone to help the itching where it helped a bit but not for long since it was not long term use. And i continued to use the clobetasol cream she prescribed.
Now the itching is not as bad as it was and im not sure if its due to the season changing or maybe because school is over and I was stressed (although she did say stress was not the cause of my itching episodes) I still do not know why this is happening to me. My friends said maybe it could be a bacterial thing where maybe my skin was exposed to something I sat on (I take bus for transportation) and it’s been in my system ever since?
Anyways the pictures are what it looks like now (only
showing my legs because that’s what it looks like on my back and arms and ankles and everywhere else it is), but I was wondering if it is post eczema since it’s like scarring left. I have been using lotion and bio oil on it for a couple of days and haven’t used the clobetasol cream in a while. Should I still be using clobetasol cream? Is there something else I should do? Any help/advice/knowledge would be appreciated. I just want my old skin back where I didn’t have this and could enjoy summer without feeling insecure. Thank you.
EDIT: I am not saying I do not believe my dermatologist, I just wanted second opinions and wanted to know if anyone else has experienced this. I feel dumb going back a third time
and asking her if it’s still eczema and how to get rid of it.