I have had enough. I am 42, and eczema effects my life every day. I am absolutely sick of it. You name it, I’ve tried it. UV, endless potions, Azathioprine, hypnosis, the list is as endless as it is ineffective.
I’m currently on Methotrexate. The jury is out but it is not a cure, so it is not what I am looking for. I would love to not NEED to shower twice daily, to be able to head off camping without NEEDING to think about my skin. I’d LOVE to be able to wear anything without worrying about how the fabric will irritate my skin. I constantly shed dry skin. In no longer embarrassed, just annoyed.
And ‘kin well-meaning cretins who say “Ooh, try not to scratch it.” Really? As if it had never occurred to me.
The long and short of it is that it is genetic, so unless a treatment is a targeted therapy on the genetic level you are generally wasting time and effort addressing symptom not cause.
The only saving grace is my kids are not seemingly affected.