096: Topical Steroid Withdrawal (A Personal Story) w/ Louise King - a podcast by Jennifer Fugo, CNS, MS, Skin Rash Expert

The conventional treatment for skin rash issues like eczema is topical steroid creams. Trying to go off the creams after a long period of time can lead to a little known condition called topical steroid withdrawal (TSW). 

My guest today is Louise King, a 28 year-old from the U.K. who is going through Topical Steroid Withdrawal and using all her spare time to raise awareness on the unrecognized illness

Join us as we discuss topical steroid withdrawal, and how Louise is trying to heal from it.

Have you suffered from topical steroid withdrawal? Let me know in the comments!

In this episode:

• Louise's story with eczema and topical steroids
• What is topical steroid withdrawal?
• Did a doctor ever caution Louise about the use of topical steroids?
• What to do if you have TSW
• How an topical steroids affect you internally?

Quotes

“Topical steroid withdrawal is kind of like a drug withdrawal that you have to go through once you realize that you've got a topical steroid addiction.” [3:25]

“I think if I had known of the consequences of that or the potential side effects of steroid creams, or really what they do to the body is way more terrifying than I ever imagined. I mean, they go straight to the bloodstream and kind of affect internal organs, which is where I'm at.” [7:24]

Links

Find Louise on Instagram

The Eczema Life post about TSW

ITSAN.org

Further episodes of The Healthy Skin Show

Further podcasts by Jennifer Fugo, CNS, MS, Skin Rash Expert

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