Varicose Eczema

[bmwmike]

Hello

Is varicose eczema treatable at home or is it a GP and prescription steroid type treatment as the NHS website suggests? Getting GP time is a mare at the moment. Have tried sudocreme and that type of stuff.

Thanks!

Edited by bmwmike on Monday 17th May 23:03

[sherman]

GP appointment. Then probably specialist appointment with further tests.
GP may not even see you. Just refer you.

[stackmonkey]

Life long eczema sufferer here.
Push to see your GP, especially if the eczema is getting worse. If it's really bad, push to see a specialist dermatologist.
There are a number of decent prescription creams available, which work better for different people.

I've found "Dermalex-Eczema" and "Unguentum M" to be effective for me when not quite at the needing steroids stage.
Double base, Diprobase, Cetraben are all decent heavy duty moisturisers if your skin is dry.

HTH.

[hyphen]

sherman said:

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GP may not even see you. Just refer you.

Or send you home with e45..

[stackmonkey]

hyphen said:

sherman said:

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GP may not even see you. Just refer you.

Or send you home with e45..

And this. If you haven't experienced this already, EVERYONE who has once had a little bit of dry skin will suggest E45 as a miracle cure for eczema that covers 80% of your body....

[DaveH23]

I had Eczema until I was in my early twenties. Used this, it went, never had it since.

https://balmonds.co.uk/

Originally called Pure Potions and recently changed name to Balmonds.

[vulture1]

stackmonkey said:

hyphen said:

sherman said:

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GP may not even see you. Just refer you.

Or send you home with e45..

And this. If you haven't experienced this already, EVERYONE who has once had a little bit of dry skin will suggest E45 as a miracle cure for eczema that covers 80% of your body....

I assume this is the running joke that e45 is st and does fk all for any real eczema suffers.

[sherman]

vulture1 said:

stackmonkey said:

hyphen said:

sherman said:

.
GP may not even see you. Just refer you.

Or send you home with e45..

And this. If you haven't experienced this already, EVERYONE who has once had a little bit of dry skin will suggest E45 as a miracle cure for eczema that covers 80% of your body....

I assume this is the running joke that e45 is st and does fk all for any real eczema suffers.

Yep. Pile of crap. It made my eczema worse. Using one called zerobase emoliant cream . Much improved skin.

[The_Doc]

The varicose veins drive the eczema, so there's no point treating the second without the first sorted. So.... compression garments and a further opinion.

Plain varicose veins aren't treated on the NHS any more, but eczema + veins might be....

[bmwmike]

sherman said:

GP appointment. Then probably specialist appointment with further tests.
GP may not even see you. Just refer you.

Thanks. Managed to email the GP and they are on the case already. Cheers.

[bmwmike]

The_Doc said:

The varicose veins drive the eczema, so there's no point treating the second without the first sorted. So.... compression garments and a further opinion.

Plain varicose veins aren't treated on the NHS any more, but eczema + veins might be....

Thanks, good to know.