CASE STUDY: Severe TSW Responds Beautifully to Herbal Medicine
Situation Our patient Rachel* had extreme Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) that had spread over her entire face, on her arms, legs, hands, and large sections...
If your use of topical steroids now has you on a roller coaster with your TSW skin symptoms, if they no longer work like they used to but giving them up makes things worse, Amethyst can help. Our goal is to return your skin to normal so you don’t have to use topical steroids, and you can enjoy recovery that lasts.
Below are articles from our site that may help you understand more about TSW and how your own personal healing can begin:
TSW: What the Eczema Community Needs to Know, Now
Dr. Olivia Hsu Freidman is one of the experts weighing in on critical information eczema sufferers need to know to prevent and treat TSW. Those...
CASE STUDY: How Eczema Can Lead to TSW
Sometimes, when those who suffer from eczema seek relief through topical steroid creams, it backfires. The trouble is that the body can sometimes build an...
Nina’s Story: Healing TSW
Before Nina called Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman, she’d been suffering from Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) for five years. Her case was extreme and debilitating, with...
Podcast: How TCM Can Help TSW
Topical Steroid Withdrawal is becoming more well known, but many Western medicine practitioners don’t adequately recognize or treat it. Listen to this informative podcast, featuring...
Is Gan Cao (Licorice) Safe for Treating Topical Steroid Withdrawal?
In this article, Dr. Olivia Hsu Friedman examines whether or not licorice root is a steroid, how its bio constituents affect the body and concludes...
TSW: When Should I Start Herbal Medicine?
Many Topical Steroid Withdrawal (TSW) patients wonder, “When should I try herbal medicine? Is it good for the beginning stages of TSW? When it’s flaring? ...
TSW: How Are Herbal Medicines Prepared?
In a previous article, How does TCM customize treatment for TSW? we delved into how we match herbal formulas ingredients to a person’s individual TSW presentation at...
Approaching TSW thru Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Even though we think of TSW as a modern condition that’s been on the rise since the advent of steroids, the Chinese documented symptoms of...