I have been diagnosed with psoriasis on my stomach. Nothing the dermatoligist is trying is working! Advice?
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UV Light is really good for skin conditions like psoriasis, you can ask you doctor to reefer you for it, or you can buy a small portable face tanner - my dad used one for his psoriasis and it worked really well, but talk to you doc first to see how long/often you should use it
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Hey Jessie, psoriasis can be mean. Try something like an aloe based cream. if U have access to fresh aloe then all the better. heat a leaf of it over an open flame(simmer on stove) or on a pan n slice it. apply the opened part of the slice on your hands while stil warm n keep for bout ten minutes.stay totally away from detergent.before sleeping u could wash area with luke warm water n use heaps of a heavy cream(check hypoallergenic-baby products are good). dont use water thats too hot on the area. salicylic acid creams help soothe the area.
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Oh good question! \n\nI had a friend who had psoriasis...he tried everything!\n\nTill one day he tried rose hip water...he purchased at the health food store...well it worke to clear it up by about 97%!\n\nGood luck, hope it works!
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George,\n\nI'm so sorry that you feel that way.  I've done a little research, and although most of the treatmetn sites are conventional, you can go through them and get a lot more insight that I can provide here.  I hope someone else can come through and recommend something more to your liking as well.\n\nlink to the PA sites:\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=&cat=&meta=&num=&ie=utf-8&q=Psoriatic+Arthropathy
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True as you cannot cure psoriasis, but you can reduce the effects of it. See if you're having a mild/moderate or a serrrriously severe one. If the former, just hop in2 a pharmacy and get a pharmacist to give u some emmolient. If you are having the severe one, u really have to just follow the treatment the doc prescribed but do tell him what's bothering you.
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you probally need to go to the dermatoligist
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If it is psoriasis, it should respond to anti-fungal cream (not anti-bacterial).\n\nIf this does help, check out the yeast link at www.hufa.org for more info on the candida albicans fungus.
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You need to see your doctor and/or a dermatologist. Have you used any new soaps, detergents, etc.?
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Ask your questions to the people who suffer from psorasis on Skincell Forums. They are the best people to ask.\n\nhttp://www.skincell.org/yabbse/index.php
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There are a number of prescription creams out there.  Get one from your doctor.  Barring that use a lotion that has Aloe and vitamin E.  \nFor Psoriasis on your scalp use T-Gel.  Massage it into the hair and scalp, put on a shower cap, and sleep on it.  \n\nBe careful, self diagnosed psoriasis can sometimes be a fungus instead.  Any treatment for psoriasis on the fungus will make it worse.  Much much worse.\n\nIf it is the fungus, get a anti-fungal cream from your doctor or use Nizoral shampoo.  It clears up much faster than psoriasis.
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it may be some sort of rash live hives or pitoriasis, psoriasis or rosacea, contact your doctor or a dermatologist, you can try taking an antihistamine over the counte like benadryl, but it will make you sleepy
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There are lots of treatments for excema and psoriasis including creams, tablets, injections & UV light treatment.\n\nThere are laser treatments but it's normally only done for people with extremely severe psoriasis not excema as it can lead to worse problems than the excema it is treating, you could probably get it done privately altho that would be very expensive.\n\nA dermatologist (skin doctor) will be able to give you creams (always prescribed first of all) many cases of excema are cleared with these creams, the tablets & light treatment are for severe cases again due to the possible worse side effects such as liver failure (certain tablets) and permenant skin damage due to the light treatments.\n\nGive the doctor prescribed skin creams a try first, the side effects of the other treatments can be worse than the skin condition it's treating
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Go see a dermatologist hon.
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I hope you shall feel better.\nYour skin sensitivity could be due to your immune system fighting/isolating the wrong thing. You should definitely see your doctor, even an over the phone conversation with your doc. could help you get a better understanding of the situation.\nAll the best
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I feel your pain! Here is the plan of action I have taken to heal my eczema as much as possible. \n\n1) Go to your family doctor and get a recommendation for an allergist (if you don't already have one).\n2) Get allergy tests done, especially a patch test, which tests to see what chemicals you are allergic to. You may be surprised of what things you are coming into contact with that you are allergic to. For me, it was fragrance.\n3) From your allergist, get a recommendation for a dermatologist. My allergist's solutions for my eczema were very temporary and honestly, not that helpful. \n\nMy dermatologist was amazing in helping me work on my eczema. I was prescribed 2 different topicals for my face and body. For my face, it was Cutivate, and for my body it was Dermatop.  The Dermatop worked wonders. Now that the sores and redness are healed up, I moisturize every day after I get out of the shower. Keeping your skin moist is essential in preventing future itchiness. I use Cetaphil cleanser and cream because it is hypo-allergenic and free of skin irritants. It is more expensive than typical cleansers (about $7-$9 a tub or bottle) but the cream lasts for a long time. It is also available at Wal-Mart, so it doesn't have to be purchased online. (BTW my Wal-Mart is not a SuperCenter, so it shouldn't be too hard to find).  Avoid any irritants.  The best tip I can give for you is to moisturize.. I can't stress it anymore! My eczema is at least 95% gone now. I'm still fighting a patch on my foot, but feet usually take longer to heal. I wish you the best of luck! It can get better!
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i went to my doctor.(not a derm-regular doctor) but she said if the stuff she gave me didn't work i should go to the derm. she prescribed me w/ retin-a.(a cream) that i put on at night. also a pill i take twice a day. (minocyclin) i wash my face w/ proactiv every morning too. it really works and my face is the clearest it has ever been! but the meds that my doctor prescribed me make me very sensitive to the sun.(not the proactiv) so i really can't tan, but my face is clear! the retin-a also dries out ur skin a little. the proactiv helps w/ that tho. u should also drink lots of water and don't wash ur face to much b/c that can make ur face worse. i kno how u feel-it's embarassing. my self confidence had been really low too. i had a talk w/ my mom and that's when she suggested going to the doctor. i hope this helped and ur in my prayers hun!
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there is no cure just treatment ...Many treatments exist such as cortisone, steroids, but a doctor must prescribe them. A very effective over-the-counter solution is coal tar, which has been used for more than 100 years to treat psoriasis