Tag: topical steroid withdrawal
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Golden Arches
I’m a chronic overthinker, recovering perfectionist, and serial red flag finder. I’ve experienced more grief than I can compartmentalize, with much of those experiences beginning to sewage together circa 2022. And within that sewage, I allow the actions and words of those past and present to create this toxic alphebet soup in my mind; a…
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Limpet Syndrome
It’s funny. Sadistically speaking. For a full two months, I was traveling non-stop, navigating time changes and cancellations, suffocating my emotional unrest, and even taming the self-imposed responsibility that I must do justice towards the TSW community. A lot on the shoulders; a lot on the mind. In all of that, my health barely wavered.…
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Jess’s TSW Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Jess Age: 46 Work: Programme Manager Date of Withdrawal: January 2022 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydrocortisone, Dermovate, Prednisolone (oral steroid) Are you on any other medication? No Do you have a supportive doctor? Yes, but they…
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Agi’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Agi Age: 35 Work: Customer Care Agent Date of Withdrawal: October 18, 2021 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydracortisone, Betamethasone, Clobetasol, Prednisone Are you on any other medication? Thyroid tablets Do you have a supportive doctor? No…
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Daniella’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Daniela Age: 34 Work: Stay at home mom Date of Withdrawal: April 2021 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydrocortisone, Clobetasol, Prednisone Are you on any other medication? No Do you have a supportive doctor? Yes What is/was…
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Neetu’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Neetu Age: 40 Work: Entrepreneur/Marketing, co founder of @sociallitevodka Date of Withdrawal: October 5, 2020 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Steroid ointments – beta derm/lyoderm . One 3 week course of prednisone right before starting TSW Are…
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Through the Stones
I’ve been preparing, mentally, for this post. A part of me knew it was coming, but I kept putting it off because news of the future became elusive. Besides placing the documentary on my priority list, I realized I was doing it again — putting myself second. I dove head first into a project that…
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Imogen’s T.S.W Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Imogen Tingay Age: 28 Work: Student Dietitian Date of Withdrawal: October 2016 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Topical – frucidin, betnovate Are you on any other medication? None Do you have a supportive doctor? No What is/was…
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Janelle’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Janelle Harris Age: 63 Work: Retired Date of Withdrawal: October 1st, 2017 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Every steroid, topical, injections and internal known to man. Was born with eczema and given topicals when leaving the hospital.…
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Henry’s T.S.W. Journey
We all may be walking beside each other, but our stories are never the same. Name: Henry Jones Age: 19 Work: Student (currently I’m at home due to TSW) Date of Withdrawal: 11/25/22 What type(s) of steroids did you use? Hydrocortisone 1%, Hydrocortisone OTC, Betamethasone Valerate 0.5% Ointment Are you on any other medication? No.…