cracked and peeling palms

Posted Fri 8 Dec 2017 00.44 by shirleyb313

Has anyone on here suffered from extremely painful cracked and peeling palms and fingers due to their psoriasis? Im going mad with the pain of it . My dermatologist put me on cyclosporin some time back after deciding I had an autoimmune disease....it kicked in after 3 weeks and my skin was clear and pain free...then i had to have emergency bowel surgery and got took off them by the hospital ....that was 6 weeks ago ...within 2 weeks of surgery it all came back ..with a vengeance !! Dermo has put me back on them now (a week ago today) but omg ....they havent worked yet ...and im in agony ...nothing else works . But having looked on this forum I noticed that some folk have been put on 300mg a day for it to act quicker...so i looked at my dosage and was amazed to find some boxes said twice a day at 25mg per tablet and other boxes say 50mg twice a day ...im totally confused....do you think this is a mistake ? Do you think such a low dose will work? I must admit im devastated at this find and will be calling my cyclosporin nurse 1st thing in the morning.

Posted Sat 9 Dec 2017 18.21 by driver

I have this, very bad , wearing gloves all the time (cotton or nitrile or sometimes both) . Never been offered any drugs from the dermo clinic, only the usual ointments, epaderm, salicylic and coal tar. I'd love to know if you can sort this out and if it works. I have been advised to stop working a while to give hands a chance to heal., but not an option. My next app is in 2 months so I have to wait.

Posted Sat 9 Dec 2017 18.53 by shirleyb313

Get your dermatologist to check out if it's a autoimmune disease there is another drug I read about cleared a ladies hands it begins with a... not sure of spelling but it's something like altonoin .... this could do it for you as mine is autoimmune I've been given ciclosporin or you could be put on methotrexate .... both have possible serious side affects but you are monitored on them .... I will post again if and when these tablets start to work . Good luck and you have my deepest sympathy Iknow I could not work at all with the severe pain and irritation ,so glad I'm retired.

Posted Sun 10 Dec 2017 11.05 by driver

I thought all psoriasis was an auto immune condition? That's what the dermo doc said, I have to manage it and keep using all the lotions but its getting worse,

Posted Sun 10 Dec 2017 19.19 by shirleyb313

Yes ,sorry,of course its an autoimmune disease....dont know why I said that ...blonde moment im afraid. If its getting worse ...which is exactly what happened to me ...ask him/her if you try ciclosporin the hospitals have specialist clinics attached to dermo and they monitor you closely .Good luck .

Posted Mon 11 Dec 2017 17.12 by driver

Thanks, I worked Friday and skin on hands is cracked and painful again, palms all split, even the fingers. My dermatology clinic is with the hosp. so next visit needs me to chase it up! hope you are doing ok with the treatment.

Posted Thu 14 Dec 2017 10.35 by Tat (edited Thu 14 Dec 2017 10.37 by Tat)

I have this so bad some days I can barely walk or use my hands. I use mountains of Vaseline having tried everything else known to man! I wear white cotton gloves at work and for her cotton socks too. It wakes me up after about 2 hours when all soaked in and have to reapply. I am exhausted all the time and becoming really fed up! I m just a month into acitretin after putting it off I had to give in, no choice, bald or crippled? The acitretin makes them burn up as the skin sheds, the placques have reduced and fissures as a result, but soooooo sore 😧 I also use strong pain killers and chlorphenamine to help with itching. On feet.

Posted Thu 14 Dec 2017 13.31 by shirleyb313

Oh Tat i really feel for you ..I am only entering my third week of ciclosporin so my hands are still dry and cracked ...I have the added bonus of a painful pus filled lump under one of the fissures on my right hand ....it really is debilitating .....you cant get away from having to use your hands!! Its a long slow process for the tablets to work then only a week for them to leave your system ...madness!! I face having to come off them when I have my stoma reversal in the summer 2018 ...not a prospect I relish at all., and on top off that my dermo says i have to come off them for 2 months every year >>>why?, she didnt really explain except to say " to give your body a rest"!! Body a rest !! It goes into painful overdrive when im not on them as Ive recently found out !! I too had to make a choice of going on ciclosporin because it can impair kidney and liver function hence frequent blood tests and trips to dermo.I really hope we both get relief real soon . Chin up xx

Posted Thu 14 Dec 2017 23.01 by Sue P

Please look into kefir,diet & the gut. Mine was so bad & no meds or creams worked & the side effects horrendous. Mine is so much more bearable now. I put clingfilm on my feet on a night after me Aveeno, it helps. X

Posted Sat 31 Mar 2018 23.10 by Allanswife03

Hi there, I too had it really bad on my hands and feet, very cracked and bleeding and so very sore, everything the doctor was prescribing seemed to make it so much worse, so I decided to try and find something myself, having tried LOADS upon LOADS of ointments and creams and spent an absolute fortune, I am now settled with Sorian Creme (from helloskin) I also use pure organic coconut oil and just recently started using "Palmers Coconut Oil Formula", coconut oil hand cream, this hand cream in my opinion is absolutely fantastic, it's a really thick moisturizing hand cream, I smother my hands AND feet in this cream then I put gloves and socks on and honestly, my hands and feet have almost completely cleared up, I absolutely love it, unfortunately though, it only comes in a small tube however it's not that expensive, I keep well stocked up on it now, hope this helps x

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