The discovery..

Hey there, my name is Megan and Im currently going through Topical Steroid Withdrawals or TSW. Not commonly known here in Australia, so Im wanting to share my hell journey through to healing process. It angers me to no end to think a doctor has over prescribed steroid creams and made me very very unwell when they are supposed to help you. Its also so frightening to think they actually prescribe these drugs to young children and say just slap it on like cream!

So about me,  I've had ezcema since a teenager along with dry skin, but only here and there. Maybe a bit on my hands, creases of knees and arms plus a little on my face. All at different times and very minimal. After I stopped breast feeding my son in late 2010 I broke out with ezcema on my hands.  I had clear skin before this for many years from what I can remember. The hand ezcema was treated with a steroid cream. Just as this went, I had a rash appear on my back which looked more like a pimply rash. The GP said it looked like scabies but sent me to a dermo anyway. He said unmanaged ezcema and prescribed Advantan along with a month tappered dose of Prednisolone. The pimple rash didnt go infact it got worse. It then spread to my butt, thighs then down to my leg. By this time I was beyond frustrated as I knew deep down it wasnt ezcema it was something else but what? I did skin allergy test and the doctor there said I was allergic to the sun! Another coarse of Prednisolone and more creams but still no result even keeping out of the sun. Oh another doctor said I had a severe dust mite allergy. Getting confused and frustrated even more so now.

Off to the dermo again, he got so angry with me because he said it was very unmanaged ezcema. He told me to put it on like moisturiser and keep doing it until he said to stop so I did. He made me feel so stupid. I decided then to do food allergy test and I came up allergic to wheat, rye, barley, yeast, diary all some triggers to skin disorders. Some progress I thought ..After many many visits to my Dermo Doctor and many arguments in his office over the rash, I decided to go and see a man who was a scientist but practised natural medicine. He had one look at me and said it wasnt ezcema, you have cortisone poisoning and its from the steroid creams Im using. He told me the only way to get well and healthy again is to stop using the creams. It will be like coming off hard drugs but in the end you will be healed. This day was the beginning of my night mare and my road to a steroid free body. The pic above is me while on the steroids looking pretty dam normal in the face anyway :)

Im doing this for my amazing children, they deserve to have their mum back to a normal healthy self. And for the doctor who did this to me, well watch out I'm coming for you when I'm healthy and strong again.