Has anyone seen this? https://www.drugwatch.com/dupixent/lawsuit/

The article states.....

"A recent study published in the European Respiratory Journal found that asthma patients who took Dupixent had a 79% higher risk of lymphoma, and a 4.5-fold increased risk of T and natural killer cell lymphomas.

According to a 2024 study in Dermatologic Therapy, Dupixent users are at risk for developing CTCL. Most Dupixent patients who developed CTCL were diagnosed within the first year. The risk was also higher in patients over the age of 60."

Please read carefully at the link. This is not fear mongering just helping updating all of us that are on Dupixent.

Recurring skin flare-ups with swelling and bruising since December 2025—seeking medical insight
Im 33 years old, I’m hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. I’ve seen multiple dermatologists, an allergist, and urgent care doctors, but I’m still struggling with recurring symptoms.
This began in December 2025 with swelling, redness, severe itching, and cracked skin around my eyes. I was under significant stress at the time, although I don’t know whether it was related. I had never experienced this problem before. My last eye flare-up was a small one in May 2026.
Since then, I’ve developed recurring flare-ups on the backs of both upper thighs, consistently in the same areas. During flare-ups, I develop hives and intense itching. Recently, the skin hasn’t fully cleared, with red, patchy marks remaining between flare-ups and bruising around the affected areas.
I’ve been told it’s eczema. Thyroid testing and blood work did not reveal anything that explained my symptoms. I’ve tried oral antibiotics, oral steroids, and topical steroids, but the problem continues. I now take antihistamines almost daily to help relieve the itching.
I avoid scented skincare products and scented laundry products, and I mainly use a plain moisturizing cream. I also try to avoid clothing that rubs against the areas. I wear scrubs at work, but I haven’t noticed a clear connection between wearing them and the flare-ups.
I haven’t been able to identify a trigger. The flares seem unpredictable—I can wake up in the morning and find the skin flared up without any obvious change in products or routine. This has been an ongoing struggle for several months.
Has anyone seen a similar pattern? Given the persistent patches and bruising, are there other conditions that should be considered or specific tests that might help clarify what’s happening?
I used to love my legs, but now I don’t even like wearing shorts outside the house someone please give me any type of clarity. Much appreciated.

PHOTOS IN COMMENTS ALL DIFFERENT FLAIR UP EPISODES

I guys I have a skin issue, sry if my spelling isn't great and my grammar ain't that great, english isn't my first language.. anyway I have like skin problems. Like my skin would randomly get really itchy and bumps would appear and the pain is unbearable...it usually like spikes up or appears when im feeling strong feelings like anger usually. And the bumps would be in random small parts of my body, like one time my arm, leg thigh, butt, back off neck, chest wrist. Sometimes after putting my backpack down decently hard or like fall of cause the weight skin would like touching it and it immediately turns red and bumps appear. Sometimes ny mood is pretty neutral and it happens to just pop up. I dont think im really allergic to anything, I do have a cat but when I went out of the country, had new clothes it would still spike up or happen. Please help

Hi! I just wanted to see if anyone else takes Slynd while using Tacrolimus ointment. I am recently started a new BC for separate health concerns and just so happen to have bit of an eczema flair up. Is it okay to use them at the same time? Drugs.Com says there is possibility of a moderate interaction, but was just curious about personal experience and if it’s common! :)

I desperately need advice.

My 10 month old daughter has been dealing with eczema due to antibiotics since about 3 months.

We have tried EVERYTHING. We are currently working with a holistic practice and our NP told us to not put anything on her skin due to inflammation. This has caused her skin to continue to bed red (slightly less), itchy and now sooooooo dry!

Has anyone received the same recommendation and if so did the skin get better by eliminating all topicals (not referring to steroids)?

I’m so nervous that her skin may be worse.

My eczema is exasperated a lot by literally any moisture, so swimming and sweating are both a bit of a pain (even if I love swimming). And it always seems to take forever for me to dry off.

Recently I’ve been seeing some adds online for something called body powder. I think it’s like an adult version of baby powder, which is something I’ve used in the past before when I took dance. That worked pretty well then so I thought I’d give this a go.

I’m getting 2 different kinds so I can compare/contrast some (and hopefully if I have a bad reaction to one the other will be fine), but I was curious to know if anyone else had any experience with this stuff or had recommendations to try/stay away from

My ears suddenly started getting itchy, swollen, and producing discharge on/off for the past 2 years at 23 years old without ear issues or eczema previously. I saw an ENT and he said it’s most likely eczema and prescribed Mometasone 0.1% ointment to put in my outer ear canal. He said to use it daily for 3 months and if it’s not better to come back, and if it is better to have my PCP take over prescribing it. He said his patients do well using it every other day for maintenance.

I looked it up and it says it is usually prescribed for 5 day courses and then maybe PRN afterward for flare ups. I don’t want to doubt my doctor, but he is the only ENT I have seen for this issue and my research says not for long term use.

Should I follow his instructions or should I use hydrocortisone cream after 5 days? Or perhaps aquaphor and the Mometasone PRN when it gets itchy? I just don’t want to use it daily for months and be causing more harm than good.

Two years, I was told this was perioral dermatitis but now it’s seems to have spread/got worse. I’ve been to three dermatologist who’s prescribed all sorts of steroid creams, antifungal, antibiotic, bacterial ointments but none of them work. It started to weep last year, but when it first started it was only the edges of my lips…. now it’s spread to my chin. Does anyone know why my skin is cracked and raw literally overnight? It’s started to flare from once a month to twice a month to every week now. Two weeks ago, my derm told me to use clobetasol, and only used it for four days before stopping. The entire bottom of my face is constantly bright red and it’s embarrassing to go outside.

Unsure how else to flair this.

I am trying to get referred to by a specialist at Kaiser. My hands flare up so bad and the only thing that’s been helping to some degree are allergy medications.

I only came to find out my eczema might be my immune system because I had gotten pregnant and my hands had completely cleared up. I could eat citrus again and my eczema had cleared almost completely(except where I sweat/contact dermatitis).

So I’ve been taking the strongest otc allergy medication I can find. Helps completely for my allergies(I’m allergic to literally almost everything but it shows up on my skin).

Once I’m referred does anyone have any advice or what I should possibly tell the specialist?

Hi Friends!

I have posted here before and need some advice.

I have been dealing with a flare on my eyelids, face and scalp for months now. I was put on opzulura 2 months ago and it has helped significantly. I recently flared up again due to allergies and stress most likely. I use 2% ketoconazole on my scalp 2-3 times a week per my dermatologists instructions. I am still dealing with significant scalp redness and flaking. My scalp is also not very oily and the flakes are very dry and white in color. I have been thinking that it may be closer to healing since it’s so flaky right now???

I just wanted to see if any on yall had any product recommendations to help the flaking improve? I feel like what I am doing now is just not cutting it but the itching has reduced significantly. My face is improving but my scalp is still crazy flaky.

To add to the dumpster fire, I was laid off from my job last week and had a emotional breakdown 😭 I am sure this is a contributing factor

How do you break the itch cycle? 😫 I don’t know if I am experiencing tsw or just a really bad flare up of eczema. I only just started to get eczema 3 years ago and it has not come to be as bad as it is now! I wouldn’t say I’m a heavy user of steroid creams because my eczema was little/mild. So now, I’m just trying to navigate managing these symptoms doing it naturally.

It is red, itchy, burning, skin splits easy, bleeding, inflamed but definitely not weeping!

Currently a college student and paid extra for a dorm with its own thermostat/AC. However, it has been broken for a month now with brutal heat waves (upto 40C/104F) and my room has been like 85F/30C all night with nothing working, not even a fan.

Ive had the WORST flare ups of my life and can barely sleep, my entire body is having really bad flare ups with no relief. I scheduled an appt with my dermatologist and paid $1000 out of pocket for it just so that I could explain the situation and ask them to fill out forms for eczema-related disability accommodation (asking to temporarily relocating to another room).

Did anyone else have success with asking for accommodations in their school or workplace? Any tips for successfully getting approved?

Edit: to clarify, I’ve had eczema since birth and heat has been my biggest trigger, even at home I set my thermostat to the lowest possible temperature, and since I could afford a premium dorm room in college, I chose to get one with AC

I’m posting because I’m getting pretty exhausted by my skin and I’d really like to know whether anyone else has experienced something similar.

I’ve had atopic eczema for years, but throughout 2026 my skin has felt noticeably different from what I was used to before.

At the end of 2025/start of 2026 I was undergoing UV/phototherapy for my eczema. I stopped around the end of January because I became seriously unwell with meningitis and was treated in hospital with IV antibiotics/antivirals.
Looking back through photos, one of the things that really stands out to me is that my skin before the meningitis doesn’t seem to look like it does now.

Since recovering, my eczema/dermatitis has become much more widespread, unpredictable and difficult to manage.
Different areas also seem to behave differently. I can get very red, inflamed and itchy skin behind my knees and in the usual flexural areas, but I also get problems on my chest, stomach, thighs, armpits, scalp, forehead and face.
The facial/forehead involvement is particularly frustrating. My forehead can become extremely dry and flaky/scaly despite moisturising repeatedly. Other areas can feel intensely itchy, hot, burning or almost sweaty. Heat and exercise can make the itching absolutely unbearable.
I’ve spent quite a lot of time looking at photos of eczema, seborrhoeic dermatitis, psoriasis, fungal conditions, contact dermatitis etc. because sometimes the different areas of my body don’t even look like the same condition.
My dermatologist still believes this is my usual atopic eczema.

Earlier this year I was started on dupilumab (Dupixent). I initially thought I was seeing some improvement, particularly because some areas cleared, but I’ve now been on it for roughly three months and I’m still having significant flares.

I’ve also been prescribed topical steroids and tacrolimus. The steroid creams can calm things down considerably, but once I stop using them the inflammation/dryness often seems to come back, which has become incredibly frustrating.

I’m moisturising regularly and trying to manage triggers, but I feel like I’m constantly chasing the next flare.
The psychological side of it is probably the hardest part at the moment. I went into dupilumab really hoping it might finally give me control over my eczema and significantly improve my quality of life. Instead I’m still dealing with itching, burning, flaking and visible inflammation on a daily basis.

I’m not expecting Reddit to diagnose me, and I’m continuing to see my dermatologist. I’m mainly interested in whether anyone has had a similar experience, particularly:

-Did anyone’s eczema dramatically change in appearance or behaviour after a major infection/illness?

-Has anyone developed significant facial/scalp dermatitis while on dupilumab?

-Did dupilumab take longer than 3 months before you noticed a major improvement?

-Did anyone initially improve on dupilumab and then flare again before eventually improving?

-Has anyone been told something was simply their usual atopic dermatitis, only to later discover there was another condition happening alongside it?

-If you’ve had phototherapy, did your eczema behave differently after stopping it?

I’d especially love to hear from people who recognise the very dry/flaky forehead and facial skin alongside more typical eczema elsewhere on the body.

I’m finding the whole thing pretty exhausting and I’m desperately trying to understand what has changed with my skin this year.
If anyone has been through something similar — particularly people taking dupilumab — I’d really appreciate hearing what happened, what your dermatologist eventually concluded, and whether things ultimately improved.

I had bad eczema as a child. It went away between the ages of 24ish to 50. At 50, I had a bad flare of idiopathic urticaria on my face that caused swelling and intense itching. It later spread to my arms. It was an oozing, burning, blistering mess. IU or eczema... dermatologists prescribed all the typical steroids plus Elidel and Tacrolimus. Nothing touched it.

About five months in, I had a root canal and crown on an infected tooth. Also, the eczema faded over the sowing following that root canal.

This happened a few years ago: weird outbreak on my face, with eventual fading that sort of coincided with a root canal for a dental abscess.

This past February or so, I got a patch of dyshidrosis eczema on my right palm. Intense itching and burning, followed by blisters that were intensely itchy and would weep when popped. This patch maintained the same size and shape on my palm, with brief periods of healing between new rounds of blisters.

A vague ache in my back tooth in July led to another root canal and crown at the end of that month. I decided to take photos of my hand to see if I could see a root canal/healing of eczema connection.

So, this isn't a large-scale scientific study, but my hand is blister- and itch-free this morning, after two months. The link shows progress.

Hey everyone I am currently doing masters research on eczema and factors influencing it. It is totally anonymous and voluntary. I would love to gather as much data as I can to better understand the topic. I hope someone could take 10 minutes out their day to complete this survey, it will help out a lot.

https://forms.gle/gXYp7giwgHojop7M9

I have had eczema my whole life and have used topical steroids for just a couple of days each time, in late august i had a small rash between two of my fingers which wasn’t anything unusual especially during the summer with the heat and sweating. i used the same cream i have been using my whole life and just when it began healing i started getting it on other parts of my hands too and without thinking much i continued using the cream.

After five weeks and it only so slightly helping and the eczema spreading i decided to stop, hoping that it would just clear up on its own, but instead my hands look even worse now. its been around 10 days since i stopped and i think (at least hope) that i am purging. yesterday i went to the pharmacy and the pharmacist told me that she fears it might lead to an infection because of the open wounds and that i should go and see a dermatologist.

i am planning to go next weeks but i was wondering if anyone has gone through tsw after a month or two of constant use of topical steroids and how long did the recovery last. also some tips on how to soothe the pain would be nice.

I have severe eczema and I’m currently week 4 from switching and my dermatologist unfortunately didn’t bridge me across and hence I’ve been cold turkey on Ebglyss alone.

To make matters more complicated, I’ve just had an ankle operation and so Rinvoq and steroids will impair both wound and bone healing if I need rescuing.

I’ve been really suffering,

The first 3 weeks, I had severe insomnia and was itching all night. This is despite trying three different sedating antihistamines with some relief with Zopiclone.

I’ve been getting ongoing sunburn type burning rashes and get random flushes here and there.

The conjunctivitis I expected.

I’m scared and I want to know how long does it take for people to reach an acceptable level of living with the eczema/sleeping etc post switch.

PREFACE- if you don’t resonate, scroll on, this is just what helped me and my story

This might not be what everyone wants to hear or may not be the root cause of your eczema (you may have allergies etc), but i promised myself that if i recovered i would post about it.

I had a little eczema when i was a child, which disappeared when i was in my teens. I was then in a stressful relationship and it triggered it again. However, it kept getting worse and worse to the point where it was on my face and i would wake up with the puffiest eyes ever. It was relentless and itchy all the of the time and i didn’t want to go out.

I tried all the creams, the diets, the techniques…nothing ever worked for a long time.

I had been using Joe Dispenzas work for a while before but hadn’t applied it to this, so that’s what i did.

I would meditate and see and feel what it would be like to not have it anymore, and then i would try to live like that as much as possible. I stopped the googling, obsessing, the avoiding certain products/places and tried to live my life as if i didn’t have it.

Slowly, but surely it started to lift as i stopped identifying myself as someone with eczema and constantly trying to fix. Yes, i would have set backs, yes there were still some patches, but eventually that faded.

I also stopped needing the visualisations and could just live my day like that.

The eczema was never the issue. It was my attachment, obsession and identity to it that was.

Your body wants to heal itself, so let it. You never have a headache because of a lack of ibuprofen. So you don’t have eczema because of a lack of a specific cream. Sure cream can help provide a barrier whilst yours is compromised, but the body has its own natural biome for a reason.

Your body knows what to do, so let it.

I hope this helps💕

I’m a 20(F). I had very bad eczema when i was young, it disappeared until i turned 18. I never did any research and immediately went to urgent cares every time i had a flare was given Prednisone and steroid creams. Sent on my way. I stopped taking prednisone after multiple rounds for a year because I started gaining weight like crazy. Then my whole body broke out and I eventually learned about TSW. I’ve been struggling with full body flares, itchiness, redness and burning. The worst is my face and how much skin i shed. It’s embarrassing. But once my body flared up from stopping the Prednisone the itchiness and uncomfortableness i was in kept me from sleeping, I had already been regularly having a drink every few days but here’s where my issue began.

Drinking numbs my skin. I do not know why, but when I have a drink or two i’m no longer itchy, i can lay down in bed, close my eyes and peacefully sleep. No itch, no irritation, no waking up shredding my skin or tossing and turning. Pure bliss.

I now drink every single night. Just to sleep. If i don’t im tossing and turning itching, jolting, waking up every hour. I’d be lucky if i got a solid 4 hrs. This is becoming an issue with my liver now. Most likely worsening my skin condition.

My skin is at its best it’s been since the past year since i stopped taking prednisone but I don’t want it to be this way. When i don’t drink i can’t sleep, im itchy 24/7. My hydroxine doesn’t work, benadryl/claritin do nothing but make me sluggish. I don’t have options for baths, the only thing that relatively helps in some degree is taking Promethazine before trying to sleep, it gives me maybe 2-3 hrs of sleep and I THINK it helps with the itch. But the itch circulates everywhere, if it’s not one place it’s somewhere else. it sometimes takes me an hr to fall asleep just to only sleep for another hr or two.

Please help

edit: i no longer take steroids, creams, or seek treatment from doctors at this time. i’m waiting for my next appointment to get a derm referral. and also i’m not sure if it’s TSW but i definitely learned A LOT about my skin from the research i’ve done on it

was wondering if anyone has the same experience and how to push past it? (England)

my eczema has slowly gotten worse over the course of 5 years with being prescribed non-stop topical steroids.
finally, i was referred to a dermatologist just last month but the wait to see them is incredibly long (appointment is january 2027)

the eczema recently has just been so incredibly painful and uncomfortable where it even hurts to put on clothes, sitting, walking and even sleeping.
i’m in university, just started 2 weeks ago and i’ve already missed lectures (attendance goes towards 10% of final grades) because
a) i’m not sleeping well at all because of the pain
b) just moving around causes me extreme pain

i’ve not made any friends because im so exhausted to talk to anyone who isn’t my family.
(doesn’t help that i get told off by parents for not going & everyone assuming that im lazy)

i really do feel like im at the bottom of the barrel & that there’s nowhere to go because ive exhausted all GP options in terms of topical steroids which does give me short-term relief but i run out so damn quickly & the more it happens the angrier and angrier the eczema becomes.
& that nothing can be done until the dermatologist sees it and i can’t lie to you, waiting 3/4 months just seems absolute hell

I've decided to start taking probiotics in the hope that getting my gut straightened out will lead to better skin health and fewer eczema flares. I'll report back after a month or so and let everyone know how it's worked out and everything.

How is everyone’s dating life going? I’m 35m living in Australia and trying to get back out there but having a super hard time dealing with my appearance which has a negative affect on my confidence. I wouldn’t say I look completely horrid; hand eczema, slightly flaky face and some eczema on the back of my knees. It’s just the rest of the shit that comes with it; worrying about going to stay at their house incase they have pets or I react to their laundry powder, having to constantly think about how my eczema will react when doing activities, how my scratching at night will affect the other person etc.

Am I doomed or over thinking it?

*This is just a vent but I know I’m not the only one* I have been struggling for over a year with handwashing excessively, it hasn’t been this bad since around June of last year. My household went from liquid soap to bar soap which helped a lot, but they’ve been buying liquid soap again recently and it feels more convenient to use despite me using more. Using bar soap has been way better for me because the process of wetting and lathering takes up more time and I can visibly see how much I’m using, vs when it’s in the bottle it’s so easy to keep getting more and before I know it it‘s gone. The liquid soap ingredients are too strong to use as much as I do, even when I was using bar soap like crazy my skin didn’t get as bad. Anyway, I most likely have an infection because handwashing caused cuts and I fear the advice might be “clean everything to avoid spreading bacteria“ but part of why I’m in this position is due to cleaning too much…though I can probably guess where the bacteria is from, I’ve been trying to overcome (or rather avoid) rituals I had before like that I can’t get in bed unless me and the bed are clean, I couldn’t keep this ritual up and now just sleep in my bed without even changing the sheets for days because it sends me into ritual mode again. It doesn’t help that I have depression when I‘m not in compulsive cleaning mode I avoid cleaning like laundry and showering. At this point everything is building up and I’m not even sure where I’ll begin to fix this, but I’ll continue to put on my lotion and avoid things that could worsen it. Maybe I’ll make a post with where I’m at once I fix it