Pimecrolimus topical and Redness: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 24, 2017

For Eczema "My daughter just turned two and has failed every conventional method of treating her eczema. We have seen multiple specialists, and after much consideration (due to the warnings and side effects), we decided to try Elidel. After 3 days, she was almost clear. By one week, she was free of eczema, severe itching (which is by far the worst symptom), and redness/dry skin. We stopped the medication as directed, and within one day, she was in a FULL flare. We thought perhaps we did not use it long enough? We tried it again daily for another week, and here we are again back in a full flare after daily use for two weeks! So discouraging! Has anyone exp. this???"

• ala...
• November 30, 2016

For Eczema "After battling facial eczema for over five years, which of course makes one agoraphobic and unwilling to go out to a supermarket, let alone a pub or a nightclub, and with no respite from two different dermatologists in Brussels, I tried Elidel after my mum sent me a newspaper cutting about a British model who was suffering from eczema and had tried it with successful results. Overnight (!) the redness went away. It hasn't gotten rid of the eczema completely, and I still have to use it when I feel a flare-up coming. Elidel changed my life: my facial skin is a 'regular' color now (maybe just fractionally too red but only fractionally, and nobody would ever comment on it), and I once again go out to pubs and nightclubs in Belgium. 5/5 stars."

• Hig...
• March 3, 2016

For Atopic Dermatitis "Dermatologist prescribed Elidel for facial itching, burning, redness plus swelling, dryness, cold sore, especially serious scaling around the mouth & on lips. I have had all kinds of skin cancer on my face, legs & chest, plus a melanoma on my thigh. When I read the side effects on your site & others, I chose not to use Elidel. It was too risky for me. I am an 81-yr-young female. Due to the extreme burning of most of my face, I rubbed it with ice cubes, which gave me awesome relief, enabled me to sleep without itching & scratching. Outbreak cleared up within 2 weeks."

• Jen...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 28, 2022

"I have super sensitive skin and a history of rosacea. Since COVID and having to wear a mask, my skin has been angrier than ever. I get bumps around my lower face. Went to the derm, and she said to try Elidel. The first time I used it, it burned like crazy, so she told me to put it in the fridge...that didn't help. It continued to burn, and then on about day 6, I started noticing I was getting way more bumps and redness. Used it for a few more days thinking maybe it would eventually help before I realized the Elidel was actually causing the reaction. Within a few more days, my face was red, covered in bumps, swollen, burning, itching...it was agony. And it kept spreading to all parts of my face (because I would put the Elidel on the lower part of my face in the morning, then apply sunblock so it spread). I ended up having to take prednisone for 4 weeks. I don't know what I am allergic to in that stuff, but never touching it again."

• Edn...
• July 25, 2021

For Atopic Dermatitis "My 1-year-old was prescribed Elidel. It made his skin redder, more sensitive to scratches, it looks swollen. After a week of use, it looks so much worse than how it was."