Scots beauty therapist 'addicted' to steroid creams for decades covers rashes with balaclava
dailyrecord.co.ukA beauty therapist was 'addicted' to steroid creams for 40 years trying to tackle her painful eczema - only for them to leave her forced to wear a balaclava.
Karyn Flett started suffering with eczema patches on her face, hands and joints at the age of 11 and was prescribed topical steroid creams to tackle it.
Ever since, the 52-year-old has diligently used the medication to soothe her itchy, oozing and inflamed skin.But Karyn claims she decided to quit using it after beginning to experience sweats and rashes, similar to menopausal symptoms.
The mum-of-three said she was left in 'agony' when she went cold turkey and stopped using the cream in September. Karyn claims she went into 'full-blown topical steroid withdrawal' and developed a burning rash all over her body while enduring shakes and sweats.
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