I went for my annual medical check-up this week, and these are the prescriptions I ended up with:
Protopic Tacrolimus Ointment, 0.1% 30g (for my eczema)
Taro-Clobetasol Propionate Ointment USP 0,05% p/p 50g (for my eczema)
Pms Desonide Cream 0.05% 15g (for my eczema)
Hydroxyzine 10 mg capsules (to calm down the itchiness caused by eczema or allergies I may have)
Clotrimaderm 1% (I have dry skin that itches at the corner of my lips)
Nasonex Aqueous Nasal Spray (for my allergies)
So yes, when I went to pick up all of those at my local Jean Coutu, the pharmacist was kind of laughing at me LOL. She was like "You've got a lot of eczema, don't you?". Well yes, and I also have allergies or something that prevents me from breathing with my nose -_- Anyway, I hope all of those creams and ointments will finally get rid of my eczema!
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Wow, looking at all of these prescriptions just makes me realize how much more Canada cares about their people than the United States. I really want to move there, if not just for the amazing health care!
ReplyDelete@Stephine: You are right, we are really lucky here in Canada. With my father's insurances, I barely pay around $3 for a cream that would have costed me $50! The total of all of those prescriptions was a little under $200!
ReplyDeleteLOL! My dad has that nasal spray thing too!
ReplyDelete& everything's in French!! Gah! I'm so terrible at French! LOL
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ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of medication. Hope your eczema will get better soon. :)
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ReplyDeleteLove your light green (?) nail polish! Aww, I hope the medicines work for you. I hope you get better dear.
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ReplyDeleteI second stephine's comment, it's an amazing difference! Hope your eczema gets better soon! xx
ReplyDeleteAw, I hope they work out for you. I know how you feel though, I've been on a lot of prescriptions for acne.
ReplyDeleteHope they work out for you!
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@~Lisa: I'm not a fan of nasal spray, I was afraid of using it the first time... but I guess it works. And I agree, French is way harder to learn than English!
ReplyDelete@Vonvon: I hope so!
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@Maria Elizabeth: I've been on a lot of prescription for acne, too, and I must admit that was the worse! Now I'm on the pill and it cleared everything just like that (=
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Hi Gaby, wow your doctor really does prescribe quite a bit of cream for your eczema like you said. That's strange because don't you think one should do? My dermatologist only prescribed one and I have to say, it is quite effective although drying up to a certain point (which is where my Aveeno eczema cream comes in). The key for me and my prescription cream is to use it as it states, "sparingly" so only a thin coat. I haven't used my prescription cream for more than 2 weeks straight at any given time though because I find it too drying :\
ReplyDeleteSo far the Aveeno eczema cream is really working for me. I already bought the Aveeno baby eczema cream and the Cetaphil eczema cream Restoraderm from the States this past weekend since it's a bit cheaper there. I have high hopes for these creams! I'll let you know if they continue to work. But so far my eczema acted up a little bit this weekend for some reason :\
I use to have breathing problems (stuffy nose) esp when sleeping. I saw an allergist last year and found out I was allergic to all dust mites and my guinea pig. I ended up buying new pillows since I heard I should replace them every 1-2 years and that helped me a lot - dust accumulatin probably? And at one point I was doing a salt rinse for my nose everyday for about 3 months straight? Now I'm good for the past few months and I don't need a nasal spray like before :)
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