Re: Epiceram, protopic/tacrimous, betagel

My story is very, very similar to Healing2021's but there were so many other factors, including mercury filling removal, terrible diet, severe anxiety and depression, and alcohol and marijuana abuse, that I like to call it a "perfect storm."

I was a lip biter for many years before having chronic EC (I did not have chronic dry lips however, but definitely a tendency toward chapping), but I can remember the time before I got EC, I really bit them, made them raw and didn't stop for over a month. Then like I've said things got slightly better before getting much worse with lip balms, Vaseline at the dentists' and Aquaphor after that. Thank God I never tried steroids or Protopic, since I never bothered seeing a dermatologist after reading the experiences on this forum.

Sure I might consider a dermatologist some day, but only one who has seen the condition before (one that is unrelated to Accutane or contact dermatitis) and has personally cured it for their patient.

Peace,
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