 A woman has claimed that topical steroid withdrawal has left her with her skin sloughing off and in so much pain that she's not able to even hold hands with her partner. Eczema sufferer Nerys Phillips used topical steroid creams for 20 years to treat the condition but quit in March after years of suffering 'red sleeve syndrome', which can cause burning and irritation. This has caused her to break out a full-body rash that she's likened to being dunked in a 'kettle of boiling water'. The 51-year-old's skin has been flaking so much, she carries a mini vacuum around with her. She also said her skin flares up badly when she's stressed – for instance, when she sees her 75-year-old mum Glenys. Nerys joked that it's like she is 'allergic' to her own mother. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Nerys, from Harray, Orkney, Scotland, said: 'I think it's stress that caused me to flare up around my mum. 'If you put yourself in a stressful situation you do have a big fat flare, I've had to just laugh it off. 'I can manage at home, but not out and about. 'The main thing has been the pain. It's like my hands and arms are in a kettle of boiling water. 'The skin sheds everywhere. It's disgusting. It's revolting, actually. 'I tried to do touch ID, I thought it was broken, but I looked and my fingerprints aren't there anymore. 'I couldn't do face ID because it wouldn't recognise me, I'm like a shadow of myself. 'I can't look in the mirror, I look disgusting. Nerys with her husband Darren (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) Nerys before this extreme flare-up (Picture: Kennedy News and Media) 'Some days I wake up and I'm all swollen and red and blotchy. But it's not even about that, it's how I feel. It's the pain. 'I've been prescribed painkillers and antihistamines. Nothing touches it, I'm not getting any relief. 'My relationshi){kind=link}
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A woman has claimed that topical steroid withdrawal has left her with her skin sloughing off and in so much pain that she’s not able to even hold hands with her partner.
Eczema sufferer Nerys Phillips used topical steroid creams for 20 years to treat the condition but quit in March after years of suffering ‘red sleeve syndrome’, which can cause burning and irritation.
This has caused her to break out a full-body rash that she’s likened to being dunked in a ‘kettle of boiling water’.
The 51-year-old’s skin has been flaking so much, she carries a mini vacuum around with her.