what do they sell over the counter for eczema?
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I don't know of any pills offhand, but my doctor recommended me to use hydrocortisone ointment on the areas that I was having problems.  She told me to apply it three times a day.  I have since started using hydrocortisone cream as a lotion for my arms (the only place where I have problems.)  Both solutions have worked for me.
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Hi try aqueous cream you can buy it over the counter it is an emollient cream, so you can also wash with it, we use it all the time in the hospital
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Eczema can be treated with the use of emollients and topical corticosteroids to reduce  inflammation.(Emollient means softening, making supple; relaxing; soothing to the skin.)
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Several skin care products have been introduced to fight the effects of eczema, psoriasis, and dermatitis. Only a few warrant mention. Skin Zinc™ may be the most popular product on the market. Skin Zinc™ boasts the antifungal and antibacterial ingredient Zinc Pyrithione. Skin Zinc™ is available in a spray, cream, and shampoo. There has been information made available by the FDA that OTC drugs containing Pyrithione Zinc are not recognized as safe and effective ingredients for treating Eczema and/or Psoriasis. Regardless of label claims, Skin Zinc™ remains a sought after product in the marketplace. Freederm™ is a product backed by a mother’s story, many pictures, and many testimonials. Freederm™ boasts a “special” mix of 14 different ingredients that claim to make this product special. It is important to note that Freederm™ contains 1% hydrocortisone. For some time, the FDA regulated most percentages of hydrocortisone because of certain risks. Even at 1% those risks of side effects exist and therefore detract somewhat from the formula. Eczana™ is new to the market after a 9-month internal trial. NeuLife Laboratories offers a topical cream consisting of several interesting trademarked ingredients. Eczana™ includes Canadian Willowherb™ Extract and Oregon Grape Extract. Canadian Willowherb™ has a history over hundreds of years in the forest regions of Canada of being used as skin cleansers, fresheners, and soothers of skin. Clinical research has recently verified these reports further characterizing the potent non-steroidal anti-inflammatory activity of Canadian Willowherb™. Canadian Willowherb™ has a principle bioactive molecule, which is called Oenothein-B. This molecule has been patented for its wide ranging bioactivity including anti-viral, antitumour, and anti-hyperandrogenic applications. Oregon Grape root has antiseptic properties. Its main use has historically been in the treatment of chronic and scaly skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis. Lastly, Eczana™ has included Tea Tree Oil, which is an antiseptic, a fungicide, and a mild solvent. Combined these 3 unique ingredients have been combined to make a truly “all-natural” product for those concerned about the medicinal side effects associated with other traditional treatments.
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An over the counter cream called Eucerin... it comes in a little tub. Sold at most Drugstores
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Why not have your sons eczema taken care of by a Homeopathic Doctor and make him well and 100% healthy and it works miracles on kids and has no side effects ! \nEmail me if you need any help in curing your kid
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any skin lesion that is itching does need to be seen by a doctor, you can try a caladryl lotion, I am not sure if benadryl is available as lotion over the counter, you can also take any itch ointment over the counter, You do want to see a doctor if symptoms persist or worsen or if new symptoms develope, good luck
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Usually the over the counter sprays and ointments work well.  If they don't work for you, you can get a perscription from your doctor.  The perscription forms usually work faster, but tend to have some side effects.\n\nKey to the whole thing is to keep you feet dry.  Wear open shoes as much as possible to keep your feet from sweating.  If you have to wear sneakers or closed shoes, avoid man made materials.  Natural materials, such as leather breathe better.  When you must wear sneakers, make sure that your socks are breathable too.  Also, when wearing closed shoes, try using a powder made to keep your feet cool.  The powder will keep your feet from sweating so much, and when they do, it absorbs it.  Always keep your feet clean.
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try some cream, ask the pharmasist and your local drugstore, theres a whole section on just that stuff
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Moisturizing\n\nDermatitis severely dries out the skin,and keeping the affected area moistened can promote healing and retain natural moisture. This is the most important self-care treatment that one can use in atopic eczema.\n\nThe use of anything that may dry out the skin should be discontinued and this includes both normal soaps and bubble baths that remove the natural oils from the skin.\n\nThe moistening agents are called 'emollients'. The rule to use is: match the thicker ointments to the driest, flakiest skin. Light emollients like Aqueous Cream may dry the skin if it is very flaky and whilst it is the moisturiser traditionally prescribed by doctors in the UK, it is in fact only licensed for use as a soap substitute on washing.\n\nEmollient bath oils should be added to bath water and then suitable agents applied after patting-dry the skin. Generally twice daily applications of emollients work best and whilst creams are easy to apply, they are quickly absorbed into the skin and so need frequent re-application. Ointments, with their lesser water content, stay on the skin for longer and so need fewer applications but they must be applied sparingly if to avoid a sticky mess.\n\nTypical emollients in the U.K. are: Oilatum or Balneum bath oils, Aqueous cream for washing with, Diprobase or Doublebase pump-action creams also used for washing and may be later applied directly to the skin. The preferred moisturiser of dermatologists is a mix of liquid and white-soft paraffins. Sebexol, Epaderm ointment and Eucerin lotion or cream may be helpful with itching. Moisturizing gloves can be worn while sleeping.\n\nSome report improvement of symptoms after treatment of the skin with porridge oats, either directly or with an extract. Others report improvement of symptoms after treatment of the skin with the rich natural oils contained Repcillin, a skin balm containing crocodile oil.\n\n\nEczema and detergents\n\nThe first and primary recommendation is that people suffering from eczema shouldn't use detergents of any kind unless absolutely necessary. The current medical school of thought is that people wash too much and that eczema sufferers should use cleansers only when water is not sufficient to remove dirt from skin.\n\nAnother point of view is that detergents are so ubiquitous in modern environments and so persistent in tissues and surfaces, safe soaps are necessary to remove them in order to eliminate the eczema in a percentage of cases. Although most recommendations use the terms "detergents" and "soaps" interchangeably, and tell eczema sufferers to avoid both, detergents and soaps are not the same and are not equally problematic to eczema sufferers. Detergents increase the permeability of skin membranes in a way that soaps and water alone do not. Sodium lauryl sulfate, the most common household detergent, has been shown to amplify the allergenicity of other substances ("increase antigen penetration"). (For example, Corazza M, Virgili A, Allergic contact dermatitis from ophthalmic products: can pre-treatment with sodium lauryl sulfate increase patch test sensitivity? Contact Dermatitis.\n\nThe use of detergents in recent decades has increased dramatically, while the use of soaps began to decline when detergents were invented, and leveled off to a constant around the '60s. Complicating this picture is the recent development of mild plant-based detergents for the natural products sector.\n\nUnfortunately there is no one agreed upon best kind of cleanser for eczema sufferers. Different clinical tests, sponsored by different personal product companies, unsurprisingly tout various brands as the most skin friendly based on specific properties of various products and different underlying assumptions as to what really determines skin friendliness. The terms "hypoallergenic" and "doctor tested" are not regulated (according to Consumer Reports), and no research has been done s
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It ound like you my have Xzema. Got to the doctor ask for a cream called elcon ontiment. Make sure it the ontiment if too strong mix with regular vaseline. But before you do this try oat meal bath for senstive skin and there lotion for a week. if it don't work try the ontiment
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Fill a bag of muslim cloth with rolled oats and put it under your warm water bath tap when running your bath. This has a soothing effect and reduces itching. I suffered with eczema on my lower legs and feet for a couple of years and found the oats offered a little temporary relief. But eventually my eczema went away after having a course of cortisone injections. All the very best to you and hope you find something that works for you too.
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I am an atopic dermatitis(eczema) patient of 40+ years.Taking an allergy pill,antihistamine only,is one part of treating eczema.If you are an eczema patient,you are more likely to have allergies and you are more likely to develop asthma.Only take the antihistamine in pill form;stay away from any creams that contain an antihistamine because it will just aggravate the rash.Check this thread for my other answers on eczema,too.\n\nFor your information:\nATOPIC DERMATITIS is the medical name for eczema.Sometimes when you are researching the condition you need to check under both atopic deramatitis and eczema to get all of the information you need.
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is it eczema? that is what my kids have. They have to take Elidel. It's prescripted by a doctor.  go to the website....http://www.Elidel.com
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Water pills. You can get them over the counter.
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u cannot get them over the counter.u need physician's prescription
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I used to have incredibly bad eczema on the palms of my hands. I never used Elidel or any other prescription medicine. I did have some success using MSM cream topically, and if it does come back I'd suggest giving it a try. I buy it at my local co-op grocery, but you could either try health-food/natural pharmacy type places, or else find it on line. The brand I used, which I thought was the best, was Source Naturals.\n\nBut there's a happy ending: after struggling with it for nearly 20 years, all of a sudden it just cleared up--completely! And there has been no trace of it for about 7 years now. I have no idea why it suddenly got better; I wasn't doing anything differently. But if it happened to me, it could happen for you.\n\nBest of luck. Believe me, I know what a life-disrupting condition this can be.