Psoriasis ‘cures’ anyone??

[DeathByMascara]

Please help! It’s growing from my hair to my face and ears - it’s noticeable. Stress is causing it, but I can’t do anything about the stressful situation, so does anyone have any remedies that work??

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Enstilar. It's a prescription only steroid foam. Completely cleared it on my elbows, it's the only thing that worked. It's not come back either. Google it, it has great feedback. I can't recommend it enough.

Aloe Vera makes my Psoriasis sting but we all react differently i’ve learnt to accept! Mine has got worse since having a baby, weirdly.
I find supplements of magnesium, calcium, zinc, odourless garlic, vitamin d3 and omega 3 helps contain the plaque growth and reduce the itching a little bit. Currently using Aveena products as relief but may well hangs in the future once my body gets used to it.

Good luck OP, it sucks and i’m so sorry yours has spread to your face. It’s evil

I've had it for over 20 years and the only thing that's really worked was light treatment sessions at the hospital.
I have scalp psoriasis which I use a steroid ointment called Dovobet and it works brilliantly it's an oil I cover my scalp in before bed and then put normal shampoo in my dry hair the next day then wash it and that knocks it on the head for two weeks.
I feel your pain.

Gods aloe Vera won’t work! Ignore anyone trying to flog you forever living

Ask your doctor if you’d be able to trial one of the mobocolobal antibodies like humira.

I have psoriasis badly on my feet, ankles and lower legs.
I just live with it really as I worry about steroids but it has been dreadful in the colder weather.
DP swears by cider vinegar for her oily skin and persuaded me to try it.
It's working really well; I put it on neat before bed and I am no longer waking up with broken, bleeding skin.

Dermatologist has lots of options - stronger creams, steroid tablets, or if it's really interfering with your quality of life, immune-suppresants. I take them for psoriatic arthritis but I know they are also prescribed for people who also have severe psoriasis without the arthritis.

My good friend suffers with rain drop psoriasis, and she has cut out potatoes and tomatoes out of her diet after a consultation, it has improved it a lot. It still flares up with stress but is not to the extent it once was

@DivisionBelle

No she didn't

Stop peddling nonsense.

I have it allll over my body and have had for 20 years. Have pretty much tried everything. The only things that have really helped have been pregnancy and trips to the Dead Sea.

Have a look into Soratinex, was reading about it in the Times, haven’t checked the research but meant to have had amazing results and available off prescription in the last few months.

Have you tried Exorex OP? I've had psoriasis since I was 13 (>30 years ago). Little patches everywhere and my scalp is always covered but I don't really care because Exorex keeps sufficiently it under control if I just keep using it regularly. I don't like steroids as I used them a bit when I was 18 then realised they were thinning my skin and when I stopped using the psoriasis bounced back harder.

Sun is great, my arms clear up completely then. Some of my toenails are a bit contorted and horrible but I cut them really short so they look flat and paint with nail varnish.

I hated having psoriasis when my only option was live with it hurting (if I get it on areas like on my stomach where the skin needs to stretch as I move around, feels like a burn) or take steroids but I don't really care now and quite like picking at it. You have to be diligent with Exorex for it to go away but it takes the "heat" out of it pretty quickly.

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Finding the dietary trigger after years of trying every treatment going

Try upping your vitamin D intake as well (because it's an autoimmune condition). I've never noticed a difference but I forget to take the tables routinely so I'm not a great example.

I've been prescribed Betacap lotion for years by my dermatologist from the hospital for it in my scalp. I get it at the crown and also at the back in the hairline. Betacap is a steroid and after prolonged use it would go. Soon as I stopped using it, back it would come. BUT I am now free of it by using Faith in nature tea tree shampoo. It certainly worked for me.

Vitamin D
I swim outdoors year round and I've had no skin problems since
if you cannot face outdoors (despite the multiple other benefits)
Dovonex was great - find your locally permitted verion

Like a PP said gluten impacts on mine ... since I have it up my psoriasis has cleared.
Not sure if this is because my general health has cleared up or if it is linked

Anatidae absolutely agree re monoclonal antibodies and biologic drugs. Efalizumab is a fortnightly subcut and the results are amazing in patients that respond. Same with the heavy duty anti-TNFs too. Full remission in patients who were losing literally kilos of skin a day.

I had it on my scalp and started spreading to my face. My hair was falling out in clumps. Gp gave me dovobet which cleared it up and so far it has not returned as I use L’Oréal elvive for men extreme anti dandruff shampoo (black bottle, orange lid). If I stop using it, I go flaky pretty quickly so I believe it’s keeping it at bay.

If anyone has any cures for blepharitis or rosacea I’d love to hear them - I always look like shit as makeup makes my eyes red and peely unless I use steroid cream which is bad for eye skin :(

I've had psoriasis for 20 years and started on my scalp before moving to my body. It runs in our family. It used to be really bad on my scalp for years-large lumps could be picked out but my scalp has been clear for a few years now. I always use Alphosyl shampoo which has more coal tar in it than T-gel. Then once or twice a week I put on betnovate scalp solution from my gp to target any areas which appear remotely dry or flakey. For my body, dovobet and exorex etc only give slight relief so I am now a UVB patient on an annual basis.

Place marking. Am currently pregnant and the GP won't even give me my usual steroid cream (that never completely cleared it)

I'm going to ask to be referred to a dermatologist as soon as baby arrives.

I have recently been diagnosed with gestational diabetes and was very interested to read there is a link between psoriasis and diabetes (albeit type 2 not GD)

I only developed it in pregnancy 3 years ago [DC2] but have had it ever since. Low of all lows when when it was pointed out to my by the nurse doing my post partum / overdue smear that I had it in my pubes. That actually cleared with the steroid cream (thankfully and never returned) but I have very symmetrical psoriasis.... both ears, both elbows, both knees and both outer ankles.

I have tried strong aloe Vera supplements, turmeric supplements, papaya enzymes, vitamin d......sorry made no difference whatsoever. Cut out milk too but no difference.

My friend's son has terrible psoriasis. In October he stopped drinking, smoking, sugar and wheat - while you can tell he had it (skin redness etc) the actual psoriasis has gone.

You need a dermatologist. Some of the maddest, strongest treatments are routinely given in pregnancy because they also have the effect of dampening the immune system, which in some cases is good with recurrent loss/miscarriage.