Dexamethasone for Atopic Dermatitis User Reviews
Brand names: Dexamethasone Intensol, Dxevo, Dexabliss Hemady Zcort TaperDex HiDex De-Sone LA ZoDex
Dexamethasone has an average rating of 6.0 out of 10 from a total of 4 reviews for the treatment of Atopic Dermatitis. 50% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 25% reported a negative experience.
- Dusty...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 30, 2020
"I have severe atopic dermatitis and major issues with my spine. When I initially started taking dexamethasone, it worked wonders. 10mg’s for a couple weeks then down to 4mg twice weekly. When I started taking it I had no side effects. Now, approximately 4 months later I’m getting almost all of them. Yesterday I had so much anxiety I thought I was losing my mind. Anxious (couldn’t even answer my phone), extremely irritable, major mood swings - those are just the tip of the side-effect iceberg. It’s exactly what happened when I took prednisone. Tomorrow will be my fourth dupixent shot and it seems to be working (at $2400 monthly it should work). I will be talking to my dermatologist ASAP to ask if I can stop taking dexamethasone. Good luck to everyone who is or is thinking of taking it."
- Swappy
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 30, 2019
"Its good, relieves itching and got me close to normal feeling."
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- Anonymous
- October 10, 2009
"Before taking this I was scratching like crazy for over 2 weeks. I thought nothing would help. After first dose I started feeling relief. Cons: I cant fall asleep now..."
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"on April I was given dexamethasone for an allergy reaction I had to something I ate. I had dexamethasone as an injection and pills that I took for 3 days. On the 3rd day I stopped taking them because I developed adverse side effects like : fog in my head, confusion, numbness on my right side of head blurry vision, adrenaline feeling in my head, dry mouth, lost appetite and diarrhea along with depression and anxiety. After 3 weeks all my side effects were gone except anxiety and mild depression. I’m on 5 weeks since I stopped taking medication and I’m still struggling with anxiety and depression. So far side effects come and go. Some days I have it done I don’t or it comes in and out through out the day. Side effects are horrible. I can’t wait for this to be over."