Really? One cortisone shot got rid of it for 5 years? I've never been offered a corisone shot. I wish I was. I wake up with blood on my pillow from scratching all night long. I went to Health food store and picked up Zinc, Beta Caretone supplements as well as Vitamin E liquid and Burts Bee's Doctor Defense oitment. My oldest child's eczema has just returned and now I am so very very desperate to find solutions for him and myself! I use TIde detergent w/ Febreeze and Aveno moisturizing bath soap. I just made an appt. with allergist for October. Thanks so much for your information! Really appreciate it!

April, Thanks so much for responding. I make an allergist appt. today for early October. I've been trying to figure out what I eat alot of and trying to eliminate that. I've read if it's food allergy then it's usually, dairy, wheat, soy and a couple more I can't think of. I have to have my morning coffee with my favorite creamer in it. And wheat is in just about everything. I feel if I knew for sure then I wouldn't want to deny myself of foods I truly enjoy if I'm not allergic to them. I thought about citric acid and am trying not to consume a lot of that. citric acid is in alot of things. I went to your blog and am very happy that your eczema has improved. I looked at the pics of your fingers and hands. I hate to say it but mine are actually worse. The derms I went to could not believe what they were seeing. I'll keep you posted. Just hope I can find an end to this. Especially since my oldest child's eczema is coming back again. They said it might return once summer ended. Funny b/c my eczema was worse this summer and it wasn't even a hot one. Thanks so much!

Thanks for the information. I usually take cool showers. It was especially invigorating this summer. I never knew Tide was bad. Thanks for telling me! I just bought a new one too but without the febreze. Not using that one! I heard good things about Melaleuca products. Can you purchase from their website or do you have to be a distributor? Why is it so itchy at night? I haven't read anywhere why they think the worst itchiness is at night. Not sure if that's why I have insomnia now or if that's something on it's own. Anyway, thanks so much for the information.