Hi all,
I used to suffer from eczema when I was tiny, but seemed to have grown out of it until I came to uni. I've now started to get flare ups when I'm stressed, and these tend to be on my face. I've just finished my finals, and am left with very sore and uncomfortable eczema around my eyes, around my lips and in a patch on my neck. (It's particularly painful around my eyes, and last time I developed eczema there it eventually got infected and I ended up with swollen eyelids that meant I couldn't open my eyes fully.) I've tried using Sudocrem, E45 and other recommended over-the-counter stuff but it stings like mad and actually seems to make it worse (again, particularly around my eyes). I'm really reluctant to keep going to the doctor and getting steroid cream every time this happens, so I just wondered if anyone else had anything that I could try that's worked for them. On a friend's recommendation I went and bought Evening Primrose Oil capsules today and am starting to take those, but is there anything else? I don't think it's a dietary issue as the flare ups seem directly linked to periods of high stress, but any suggestions welcome. Thanks guys.