hi i use emollients constantly threw the day ,over the years all the treatment i have had and tried hasnt worked so my derm put me on immunsurpressants hoping they work with regular blood tests and checkups i have been so poorly so many timesand in hospital a few times with a massive flare up mainly...

i am on methatextrate so far for 6 wks and taking atarax antihistimine and steroid cream also on steroid tabs at mo my arms are such a mess i only have to scratch and the bruise spreads and takes a week or more to clear !! so fed up it really gets me down

hi natty im sue :D just saw your post i was on ciclasporin immunesur .. for a year and half ..maximum time to be on it then my dermatologist has put me on methotextate .. i was a bit apprehensive but didnt have much choice.. been on it 3 weeks started on 5mg now on 10mg once a week followed by a 5 m...

hi i have the same problem i have urticuria eczema and nodular puirigo and over 20 years have used steroid creams which have thinned my skin. i only have to catch my skin on something or scratch i get bruising it takes a week or more to heal .