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Date Posted: 16:03:21 03/07/07 Wed
Author: Desiree (Losing my mind!)
Subject: Perioral Dermatitis

had eczema on the corners of my mouth and my family doctor prescribed a cream. It was 2 tubes of Aug Betamet. I used the tubes and thought it was gone and then it came back so the doctor prescribed more. When I asked him why it wasn't going away he said it takes longer for some people then others. Well after a year of taking the cream I decided to see a dermatologist and he said I had perioral dermatitis caused by a steroid cream and that I never should have been using a potent steroid on my face especially twice a day for a year. He took me off it immediately. The dermatologist put me on antibiotic and an antibiotic cream. After day four of my face going through steroid withdrawal I looked like I had 3rd degree burns, blisters and peeling. It's been a week now and I'm still not healed. I started getting numbness and tingling on my right side of my face and I'm drooling. I'm an emotional wreck because of the way I look and the fact that this could have been prevented. I can't go in public and I'm having anxiety attacks. It takes several months to treat. I'm on antibiotics so I can't go in the sun or have alcohol and my trip to Jamaica is less then a month away. Emotionally I've never felt like this. I trusted my doctor and now I don't trust any doctors. I'm scared I might have Cushings, I'm drooling and have numbness on my right side of face. My skin isn't healed yet, but my skin is thinning and shinny. Anxiety attacks. I'm a mess. I can't function. I'm just crying all the time. I asked the dermatologist if this emotional burst that I can't control was do to withdraw from steroids and he said it might be. I couldn't get any straight answers and I know he's talked to my doctor about this and that I'm trying to get legal advice.

I can' t believe I paid a doctor to do this to me. I trusted him. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm usually a strong person and now I'm a wreck, my marriage is a mess because I'm losing my mind. I just can't get happy and it is not me, I an not like this. Will it get better? HELP!!!

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Replies:

Re: Perioral Dermatitis -- Leslie (supportive), 22:14:25 03/09/07 Fri
- Re: Perioral Dermatitis -- Desiree (Leslie do you have any info?), 14:37:17 03/15/07 Thu
  - Re: Perioral Dermatitis -- Leslie, 23:02:22 03/18/07 Sun