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[sevennus]

5 weeks into 20mg/day, my back starts itching moderately, and this happens to my hands:


Are these normal side-effects? If anyone else had this happen to their hands, how did you treat it?

Thx

[Mindolluin]

Seems to have happened to alot of us. I was advised by my derm to use plain old fashioned vaseline with cotton gloves over night if it gets too bad. A good lotion with 2x's daily application should help.

[Danno]

Yeh i got that type of thing to, I just put vaseline on, it soothed it a bit, i went away after about 1 month for me.

[Aubrey87]

Maybe some neosporin? Or like everyone else has said lather on some vaseline or even crisco..yeah I know it sounds nasty but it really does help. After that put on gloves or socks and wear them to bed. I used to have horribly dry bleeding cracked hands and fingers because I have to wash my hands so much at work. I tried the glove thing because my mom has done it for years except she does it on her feet and it worked wonders for me.

[omgomg]

yep i get them too, they go away in a week or 2 for me

[lostinmyface]

I started getting this about a week ago. I use my cetaphil lotion on it during the (i like the cetaphil because it doesn't have any perfume or color added ~ that makes it STING!) I apply lotion in the morning and everytime I wash my hands. It has helpd SOOO much. It has been really dry here the last few days so at night I cover my hands in aquaphor and put on the gloves.... This works really, really well!