Steroids don’t seem to be working? How long should I wait before give up on Clob
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Recently diagnosed with LS after being extreamly ithcy and red for 7 months. Derm told me to use Clob once a day for two weeks then every other day for two weeks then go to twice a week for the foreseeable.
Am on week 4 of the whole regime and haven’t been any major improvements - if anything my skin looks more red and is kind of stingy after I put steroids on. Sometimes i think its a bit better but then gets very again again by end of day. How long should it be until start to notice any improvements and is it normal for skin to be more red?
None of the moisturisers (natural or from the pharmacy) seem to agree with me either.
Feeling quite stuck and hopeless at this point and my next check up isn’t for 6 months.
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Irishlady ro08248
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You need to moisturise also, I do after every toilet visit with castor oil and this will help with the inflammation. Yes steroid can do that and after 4 weeks it should be settling down. Steroid is for the inflammation and will not do anything for white patches, fusing or shrinkage. Look into more natural methods to work alongside your steroid. I myself stopped using steroid and do only natural products now and I am in a manageable state.
alice32913 ro08248
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Hi there, Thanks for the info - Would you mind sharing which natural products you use and find to be useful to manage your symptoms?
Many thanks!
Irishlady ro08248
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Try Emuaid and make sure you squirt water with a peri bottle after each toilet visit then apply a natural moisturiser such as castor oil after. This should improve the redness and reduce symptoms.