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12.05.2022 - 14:21 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots mum says steroid creams damaged her skin so much that strangers take pictures when they think she's not looking.
Shop assistant Jade Scullion, from Dunfermline, suffered from severe eczema as a child and from just six months old was prescribed with a cream to combat the itchy rash.
But by her late twenties Jade, who also takes an immunosuppressant medication, realised her eczema was actually starting to get worse.
After researching her symptoms, Jade realised they matched those of topical steroid withdrawal.
In January 2021, the mum-of-two decided to withdraw from the cream, leading to some brutal side affects.
They include a constant feeling of being sunburnt, a stinging nettle sensation and skin so dry and thin it peels away at the slightest touch, leaving the flesh underneath exposed and oozing.
Despite finding support online through an awareness Instagram she runs, her experience in public has been anything but positive.
Jade said: "I have had a really good reaction from social media, everyone has been so supportive and it's great to help each other out as well as educating others who might be in the same situation.
“Unfortunately, the public are a different story - they stare, point and whisper.
“The worst was someone taking a picture of me over their shoulder in the queue at the chemist.
“Topical steroid withdrawal is not nice to look at but that was taking the biscuit.
"I try my best to see the positive side to this process and was told that my Instagram page keeps people going when they are having a bad day.
“That was the whole point in starting it so I'm glad it's doing its job.”
The cream had previously helped manage the now 37-year-old’s eczema flare ups throughout her childhood.
But Jade took the decision
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