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A young man described the hell of drug withdrawal: 'It's like being electrocuted every second'
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A young man described the hell of drug withdrawal: 'It's like being electrocuted every second'

A 21-year-old Welshman named Meilir 'Rolo' Rowlands has spoken openly about his exhausting struggle with complications arising after stopping treatment for eczema, a condition he has lived with since birth. His experience highlights topical steroid withdrawal syndrome (TSW), a painful condition that turned his life into a nightmare, leaving him bedridden and in severe depression. After years of treatment with increasingly strong topical steroid creams, he decided to stop using them three years ago, but instead of improvement, he experienced a shock as his eczema spread uncontrollably to areas where he had never applied cream before. He was diagnosed with TSW and prescribed immunosuppressant ciclosporin, but when he had to stop taking it, the pain became unbearable. The physical pain he endured was indescribable and kept him awake at night. He described the feeling as if his skin was burning and being shocked by electricity every second. This debilitating condition took a huge toll on his mental health, leaving him confused, scared, and completely exhausted. Once a social person, he is now confined to his bed, struggling to get up and perform simple tasks. He felt deeply depressed,

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A young man described the hell of drug withdrawal: 'It's like being electrocuted every second'

A 21-year-old Welshman named Meilir 'Rolo' Rowlands has spoken openly about his exhausting struggle with complications arising after stopping treatment for eczema, a condition he has lived with since birth. His experience highlights topical steroid withdrawal syndrome (TSW), a painful condition that turned his life into a nightmare, leaving him bedridden and in severe depression. After years of treatment with increasingly strong topical steroid creams, he decided to stop using them three years ago, but instead of improvement, he experienced a shock as his eczema spread uncontrollably to areas where he had never applied cream before. He was diagnosed with TSW and prescribed immunosuppressant ciclosporin, but when he had to stop taking it, the pain became unbearable. The physical pain he endured was indescribable and kept him awake at night. He described the feeling as if his skin was burning and being shocked by electricity every second. This debilitating condition took a huge toll on his mental health, leaving him confused, scared, and completely exhausted. Once a social person, he is now confined to his bed, struggling to get up and perform simple tasks. He felt deeply depressed,

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