✨My steroid journey✨ So as someone who hasn’t been through topical steroid withdrawal I often feel I shouldn’t speak about them at all. But I’ve realised there are multiple narratives that should be heard.
I am the girl who used topical steroids for 20+ years. The choice of accepting steroids as a treatment has become increasingly hard, some people use steroids for a matter of weeks & end up suffering long term with TSW on the other some people like me use them for years no problem and then one day they stop being effective or start showing signs of TSW.
There is growing evidence of topical steroid withdrawal reactions if they are used continually for a long time.
– MHRA
The very creams prescribed to help us heal are causing us stress. Constant questions circle our heads like ‘will I get TSW ‘ there is also this guilt culture surrounding steroid use and often the what-ifs leave more anxieties & stress than help.
Topical steroid withdrawal plain & simple needs more research (SIGN PETITION HERE) not only for its sufferers but to stop its potential future sufferers. Despite stopping steroids myself I still support anyone who decides to use them! Might get hate for saying that but if the steroids are genuinely helping you then hell yes sister keep doing what works for you – like I said everyone is different! As an anxious person, I just can’t silence the what-ifs in my head so I no longer use them.
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Author contact details: Katie Mackie 📩 mackies.moments@gmail.com
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