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Psoriasis

This topic is for discussions on psoriasis, including the use of conventional treatments as prescribed by a medical doctor or available over the counter at a pharmacy or drug store.

The complementary and alternative topic is the place to discuss complementary and/or alternative treatments.

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Discussions

I got the cream from Paris

babedesperate
  • By babedesperate · New reply 3:31 am
  • 65 replies
  • Hello ... I have been suffering from psoriasis for the last 13 years. By chance I got a cream in Paris from a friend. I still can not believe. If anybody knows, please tell me how I could buy it? I could ...

tattoos

kellybug77
  • By kellybug77 · New reply 3:28 am
  • 8 replies
  • i am thinking bout getting a tattoo any advice ...

Week 7 of Humira and my P is.....

scooter1972
  • By scooter1972 · New reply 2:44 am
  • 7 replies
  • Getting worse!!! I have Guttate P and everyday I am seeing more and more spots. My hands look terrible along with my legs. My scalp has gone haywire too. I know it could take 12 weeks to get sone relief ...

Just be careful out there....

Quest4Cure
  • By Quest4Cure · New reply 2:27 am
  • 16 replies
  • I posted this message to the thread for taking baking soda as a cure for psoriasis. Sometimes it seems like a suggestion pops up and suddenly there's a rush of person hopping on board to try something ...

Heard Tomatoes Are poison for us

nikki_1lovepink
  • By nikki_1lovepink · New reply 2:19 am
  • 77 replies
  • I used to eat tomatoes in all my salads food Etc.. since i heard they can be poison for p i took them out my diet completly ..Most people have said they are an antioxident so how could they not be good ...

EXPOSED: You will appreciate this!!!

Quest4Cure
  • By Quest4Cure · New reply 1:40 am
  • 14 replies
  • photo Exposedfilm5_zpsf22ac50a.jpg photo exposed3_zpsa197b5d0.jpg Rena Ramani was first diagnosed with psoriasis at the age of thirteen. She has tried a range of topical medicines and light therapy. Today ...

"My psoriasis is quickly going into remission'

maddy-4
  • By maddy-4 · New reply 1:25 am
  • 30 replies
  • The cause of psoriasis for many people is unique and treatments that may offer relief or clearing for one person may not work for another. We have seen this repeatedly with natural methods and drug therapies ...

Can you have two types of Psoriasis?

Susieq613
  • By Susieq613 · New reply yesterday at 11:42 pm
  • 2 replies
  • Can you have two types of Psoriasis? My skin use to look like Guttate psoriasis especially on my legs when I was younger, but now it looks like plaque. I was told it was plaque the last time I went to ...

F*ck Psoriasis

yunafantasy
  • By yunafantasy · New reply yesterday at 11:06 pm
  • 6 replies
  • Sorry I just want to say F*ck psoriasis! This is torture ...

Question about medications

Earthgirl426
  • By Earthgirl426 · New reply yesterday at 10:53 pm
  • 7 replies
  • I am new, recently diagnosed with psoriasis, which is over most of my body. They just started me on a new topical drug, and it doesn't seem to make any difference. When I just had psoriasis on my scalp ...

How much Humira cost?

nsf99
  • By nsf99 · New reply yesterday at 9:41 pm
  • 6 replies
  • Hi all! Can someone please tell me, how much Humira cost for one month? I need to know whether I can afford it before going to a doctor. I really appreciate your answers ...

friends and advice

kellybug77
  • By kellybug77 · New reply yesterday at 8:48 pm
  • 3 replies
  • how do u cope with the pain? what about the stress? do you always feel so down and gross ? plz im scared and hurting I just need friends to talk to about this ...

Stelara

Samb615
  • By Samb615 · New reply yesterday at 8:22 pm
  • 19 replies
  • I recently got a new dermatologist. She wants to start me on Stelara. Just wondering who has had success with Stelara. I would have the injections administered at the Dr.'s office. Any input/advice would ...

Anakinra ppp study by NIH

IngieK
  • By IngieK · New reply yesterday at 8:11 pm
  • 3 replies
  • Hi everyone. I've been on the board for quite awhile and have mostly been lurking off and on. I have had ppp for about 3 years (both hands and both feet) and just yesterday finally got the correct name ...

Turmeric for Eczema and Psorasis

RandydeParis
  • By RandydeParis · New reply yesterday at 7:30 pm
  • 15 replies
  • I'm new here, but wanted to share something that I recently started doing a couple of months ago. Normally, my eczema flares up really bad in the winter because of the dry heat, and when it's not flared ...

Should I start a biologic?

Jnet011668
  • By Jnet011668 · New reply yesterday at 7:25 pm
  • 19 replies
  • Hi Everyone...I've had psoriasis since I was 13 - am now 45....This last year has been a really bad for me...I actually do not use anything to treat my psoriasis except lotions and oils and up until this ...

how you treat psoriasis on your forehead

mihaelagoldfeld
  • By mihaelagoldfeld · New reply yesterday at 7:08 pm
  • 5 replies
  • Hi everyone, I am new here and I have hard time accepting myself anymore. I have 3 little kids that needs their mama back to herself. I had psoriasis almost everywhere including my C section scar. The ...

Autoimmune Diseases

LBreezy
  • By LBreezy · New reply yesterday at 6:28 pm
  • 9 replies
  • I wonder which autoimmune diseases people have with Psoriasis/PA if any. I have Psoriasis, PA, Grave's Disease, Sjogrens Syndrome. Also have Fibromyalgia but don't think that is autoimmune. This could ...

Psoriasis has become worse, what shall I do??

zendor
  • By zendor · New reply yesterday at 5:44 pm
  • 8 replies
  • Hello, I am 18 years old and have had psoriasis for about 4 or 5 years. I have been stressed a bit before (and still a bit maybe) and I think this triggered my psoriasis, but in the beginning I had very ...

t-gel as body wash?

lemonbard
  • By lemonbard · New reply yesterday at 5:27 pm
  • 10 replies
  • Hi there! After lathering up my scalp with T-gel, I'll put some of the lather on my stubborn arm patches and leave it for the requisite five minutes, washing it off when I rinse my hair. Has anyone else ...

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