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anyone used Coresatin ???

sarahfoster
  • By sarahfoster · Posted 4:10 am
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 0 replies
  • I used and lived the miracle. How many o us used the cream i just courious what are the general results. Is it just me ? or really works with Ps. And also do anybody knows how to get hands on one more ...

Conquering the Hairsalon

KristinaMD88
  • By KristinaMD88 · Posted 1:29 am
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • So today I caved and got my hair done. It was a spa salon so I opted to do this Nioxin scalp renewal treatment.....jury is still out on it but it did feel nice and some of my inflammation went away. I ...

Enbrel success

Toonces
  • By Toonces · Posted 12:54 am
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 1 reply
  • I've been taking enbrel 2 times a week for my severe p for just one month and my skin is clearing really fast. I just wanted to give people who are on enbrel some good news ...

Guttate Sucks!

MRod34
  • By MRod34 · Posted 12:52 am
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 0 replies
  • Let me take you on a journey...my journey/battle with guttate psoriasis...from ignorance to reluctant acceptance to "I'm fighting you and I'm going to kick your a**" My first guttate flare-up was in college ...

New guy with psoriasis looking for advice. Thanks :)

pip421
  • By pip421 · Posted 12:10 am
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 4 replies
  • Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I hope to get some good advice from other people with P or anyone for that matter. I am 26. My P started late last summer during a time of heavy stress and ...

Humira Side Effect?

CCC
  • By CCC · Posted yesterday at 10:05 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriatic arthritis · 1 reply
  • For the past 3 days, I have been trouble swallowing and having a squeezing pain my chest. I don't know if its a side effect of Humira or just another PsA thing. It even hurts to drink water and it feels ...

16 MONTHS & I AM STILL "CURED" OF THIS DISEASE

RONCFE
  • By RONCFE · Posted yesterday at 9:17 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 2 replies
  • Well, I have just completed my 16th month of being on IL-17 and I am still"cured". I haven't had any relapses and my skin is still clear like a baby's backside. After speking with my doctor this week ...

Anyone has psoriasis flare while on stelara

Tabutch
  • By Tabutch · Posted yesterday at 6:58 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 0 replies
  • Im living a normal life since i started stelara tx in dec 2012. Recently i had sorethroat, it seem like im going to have a tonsilitis but i manage to control it.,by using antibacterial mouthwash.,i didnt ...

Brittle Nails: Anything I can do?

kristiegeorge
  • By kristiegeorge · Posted yesterday at 6:06 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 3 replies
  • I usually just ignore my nails, but I am starting to realize that it would be nice if they weren't so brittle and sensitive. I am currently not on Enbrel for TB test results, BUT even when I was on Enbrel ...

Why I Have No Faith in Doctors Today

Billie_Jo
  • By Billie_Jo · Posted yesterday at 4:31 pm
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Ok. Those of you that know me, I mean really know me, don't be surprised by the possibility of this becoming a very negative thread. I can't say how it'll turn out, but I'm not real impressed right now ...

Poll: How many with P still have their tonsils?

Acadian
  • By Acadian · Posted yesterday at 4:19 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 6 replies
  • I would like to know how many of us who suffer with P still have our tonsils. Conversely and just as important, how many of us P sufferers had them removed in the past. Poll: How many with P still have ...

Nopoo/I have a problem

milkope
  • By milkope · Posted yesterday at 4:12 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 0 replies
  • Some background: i hade some scalp psoriasis since i was a teenager. IT would come and go. I stopped using shampoo entirely 3 weeks ago. I just read about benefits and it felt like a great idea. First ...

Great news from doc about psoriasis treatment for the near future!

lg1234
  • By lg1234 · Posted yesterday at 4:09 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 2 replies
  • I've been really depressed. More so now because im having a pretty bad flare on my scalp and on my body (guttate p). so i went to see my doctor today and she wasnt there so i saw a different one. He recommended ...

psoriasis go away please!

jayjones
  • By jayjones · Posted yesterday at 2:50 pm
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 3 replies
  • So last year I was diagnosed with psoriasis I have a patches in my scalp a patch n both ears on on my stomach on my bikini line area under both feet and under both arm pits its not too bad but if I dont ...

Blood work/Labs when NOT taking arthritis meds...

WidowMother
  • By WidowMother · Posted yesterday at 11:44 am
  • Discussion in Psoriatic arthritis · 0 replies
  • So... Sitting here thinking... I have Sero-Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis. (Originally diagnosed as PsA because my mom and her side had such severe psoriasis)... Anyways... Over the last 2 weeks or so ...

Progress update

Debster123
  • By Debster123 · Posted yesterday at 11:36 am
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 3 replies
  • Just wanted to fill you all in. In addition to applying daily pure undiluted glycerin, I started using my at home UBV narrowband light unit about 3 weeks ago. I use it every other day, and have built ...

From Sticky to Happy

SolesHurt
  • By SolesHurt · Posted yesterday at 11:35 am
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • I have been using glycerin on my plaque p on my feet and hands for several weeks. I have had quite a bit of improvement. But I have hated the stickiness of it from day one. But I have applied it twice ...

Humira joint pain

mira68
  • By mira68 · Posted yesterday at 10:59 am
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 1 reply
  • Okay so 9 days ago I took my first two doses of Humira- yesterday i was suppose to take the third dose but did not because I am experienceing a lot of joint pain (only on my right shoulder) I call the ...

Cracking joints

egd87
  • By egd87 · Posted yesterday at 10:50 am
  • Discussion in Psoriatic arthritis · 3 replies
  • Hi everyone I was diagnosed with PsA three months ago. I noticed that many of my joints have started to crack/click and make a horrible sound. The clicking is already from eight months... So far it is ...

Guttat Psoriasis and Coal Tar

alphadude
  • By alphadude · Posted yesterday at 9:48 am
  • Discussion in Psoriasis · 4 replies
  • hi guys and gals, am new to this forum :) and also new to Psoriasis :( I have diagnosed with Guttate Psoriasis 3 months ago; it started with few patches; around 5 or 6 mostly in my torso; and also two ...

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