Does your child have Atopic Dermatitis? Do you know what Atopic Dermatitis is??

My child was just diagnosed with Atopic Dermatitis. The doctor was short and to the point. He gave me 2 prescriptions and I think my child will need to take this forever. He said sometimes it goes away by age 5, but sometimes it never goes away.

Wow, what a gloomy Gus that doctor is. I'm glad I didn't have
any like him. Some came close tho LOL.
I've had the above skin allergy/condition all my life. And it's
changed from an inner arm problem, to a hand and finger
problem, to now a rarely seen problem.
I assume you went to a skin specialist and not a GP who
gave you the above prognosis? I hope the medicines pre-
cribed will get the job done. As the main med. that's helped
me since I got the proper diagnosis as an adult, has been
2% cortesone. But it is hard to get a doctor to perscribe the
stronger dosage unless one really needs it. And my problems
are more minimal now, so I can only get the 1% strength.
Why the doctor thought this condition may go away within
a few years, I have no clue. I've never read anything about
the duration. Just that one of the causes can stem from stress. But I know that heat is a factor that irritates the
condition, as I've had that reaction.
I wouldn't look to it's going away relatively soon. I'm a
grandmother now, and it's taken me all my life since I was
about 5, to finally see an end to my Dermatitus/Exema.

You might cut back on all dairy foods for a short while to maybe break up the cycle of the exema. People often find they have an allergy to dairy.
The med. you've been perscribed, often does not work. The
Cortesone will, but use it sparingly, and for shorter duration. Report It

"eczema" what else? they always say the same thing and stereo type the diagnosis as "eczema" and it'll go away by the time they're five, by the time they're a teen ager, by the time their an adult.
What they're saying is "they have no idea" so, what you want to do is insist he takes a series of allergy tests, my own two grand daughters are nine months old, they took it so don't let them tell you it's to painful, in fact we've all had them for we all have allergies.

Find out what he's allergic to and never mind the future prognosis, worry about the here and now.

If he won't give you the allergy tests and wants you to come in on a weekly basis tell him "No" take the test or go somewhere else.
Some of these allergies you can get monthly shots so you won't have to go in weekly.