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Old May 12, 2015, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by diegobbce View Post
My daughter started taking 50mg Zoloft about 8 weeks ago and she has reacted wonderfully to it. Prior to taking the drug she was extremely withdrawn, angry and depressed. Unfortunately, the drug has caused her eczema to go crazy. Her skin is severely dry and cracking/bleeding. Nothing is helping. I have called her doctor twice and she has not called back. We have an appointment next week. I am heartbroken over the idea of stopping the drug because it is helping my daughter so much but she can't continue with her skin in this condition. Does anyone have any suggestions? Would another medication help the depression but not bother her skin as much? Thank You!!
Most studies show there's cross reactivity between most SSRIs, she'd probably have the best chance switching to another class. Im guessing you've already tried antihistamines, topical steroids and going crazy w moisturizing-I have pretty bad ezcema and in addition to all of the above, I use coconut oil mixed w crisco at night. It helps.
Good luck.
Thanks for this!
diegobbce, Ocean5