Have you been informed about the potency of your prescription? 

I won't lie I am not a fan of steroids for eczema. However, I understand that people use them to support their healing. If you are going to use them or if you have in the past you can use the charts below to learn about the classes/potency of different ones. 

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Impacts of Steroid Use

I recently came across a study called "Corticosteroid Adverse Effects" that was quite eye-opening. You can read it here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK531462/ 

"Up to 40% of patients on long-term glucocorticoids develop bone loss leading to fractures"

"Systemic glucocorticoids cause a dose-dependent increase in fasting glucose levels..."

"Glucocorticoids increase the risk of adverse GI effects, such as gastritis, gastric ulcer formation, and GI  bleeding."

More research is being done about the impacts of steroid use. I believe this article is a start to spread awareness of long-term use. 

I hope to spread awareness in hopes patients are granted more information about the prescription drugs they are being prescribed so they can make informed decisions on usage.