P-Vate Side Effects
In a previous post I mentioned I was using an eczema cream sold as P-Vate. I was told by the pharmacist it was quite strong and I’ve been using it on my fingers around the nail area as I have a few patches of eczema there.
After a week or two of use I’ve noticed some of my nails have gone a bit crinkly, kind of like they have gone soft and been dented a bit.
Could this be that the eczema cream has softened the nails? Or perhaps it is just a coincidence, either way I will be a bit more careful when applying the cream so as not to get any on the nails.
P-Vate Eczema Cream
Up until now I have been using Eumovate eczema which you can get over the counter (OTC) from Boots chemists in England. It says not to use it for more than seven days in a row but I have been using it for a few years with no side-effects so far. As long as I keep using it the eczema stays away but as soon as I stop with the cream the eczema comes back. Although sometimes the eczema does go away but another patch will always spring up in another area.
Recently another small patch sprung up on the end of my right-hand little finger. It was around the nail area and soon spread to the two fingers next to it. As usual I smothered the patches in Eumovate but it was quite a stubborn patch and after about a month or so of daily Eumovate use, although it had calmed down a bit, it was still there. My Eumovate cream ran out and normally I’d go and buy some more but as I’m now living in Thailand I couldn’t find any. I went into a chemist and asked them if they had any eczema cream and they gave me some P-Vate clobetasol propionate cream. The pharmacist said it was very strong and not to use it for more than a few days. I got home and applied the cream and by the next day the skin was already looking much better and now a week later of applying the cream around three times a day it is almost gone.
I don’t know much about this type of cream so hope there are no long term risks of using it long term but for now I am very happy with it.