Smoking V Psoriasis

Posted Mon 1 Oct 2018 10.24 by Margi
Hi my name is Margi, I have had psoriasis since the age of 13 I am now 61 and it is as bad as ever ! Tried every potion & creams offered .

Hi I am 61 have had psoriasis since I was 13 started stupidly smoking when I was 14/15 years old I gave up on 26th June this year and am enjoying the benefits of not smoking! But my psoriasis has flared up to the worst it has ever been on the soles of my feet and other places I have never had it, could /would this be the cause of my 'flare up' ?

Posted Mon 15 Oct 2018 12.28 by Ian M

Margi I have also have this problem as I too have given up smoking 8 weeks ago. I have 40 % body coverage of plague P and have had since 2006. Very rarely has it effected the soles of my feet . It’s extremely sore and am getting through a lot of heel cream on top of all the other creams I use to control P . Am also on Acitretin at the moment as it has really flared up over the past weeks . A coincidence with stopping smoking ??? It maybe !!! Who really knows but as you say I feel a lot better for it . I am thinking about going down the home light treatment route as discussed on here . Am willing to try anything that means I can stop taking medication. Hope your feet repair soon

Posted Mon 15 Oct 2018 13.04 by ROUGE00

Hi All, im 32, had psoriasis since late teens. have been treating topically up until march this year when i started methotrexate (12.5mg). the specialist gave me a long winded lecture about smoking ( 20-25 a day ). i gave up the following week cold turkey no patches or vapes. my skin had been pretty good apart from my genital psoriasis. the on the 10/10/18 i've just had a massive flare up all over. i don't think smoking did affect my psoriasis but does keep the doctor and the misses happy.

Posted Mon 15 Oct 2018 13.18 by Peter S
I have psoriasis on about 1/3 of my body...have had it for over 10 years and its getting worse.

My psoriasis has also got worse since I stopped smoking.....though I now vape instead. But I don't think there's really any connection....its just that if one's psoriasis is getting worse anyway then this or that might seem to be the 'cause' of it when it would have got worse anyway.

Posted Mon 15 Oct 2018 13.29 by Ian M (edited Mon 15 Oct 2018 13.31 by Ian M)

I have also noticed that both the nails on my fingers and toes have started showing more pitting and getting more discolouration in recent weeks .... again since stopping smoking ...... it could be just a flare up at the same time or it could be connected .... either way I am determined to stay smoke free and deal with what ever P throws at me. I wish you all good luck with giving up ... it’s tough but we can do it 👍

Posted Mon 15 Oct 2018 13.39 by leejacks

Ian M. I got psoriasis on my feet and it got a lot worse on my hands too when I took acitretin, had never had it on my feet before. I have never smoked but I think dry hands and feet are quite common side effects of acitretin. Quiting smoking must be quite stressful on your body as it has had years of be used to toxins and other stuff in cigarettes, stress isn't go for psoriasis . Hopefully it will pass and can keep off the cigs for good.

Posted Mon 15 Oct 2018 13.45 by Ian M

Leejacks . That’s a good point about the side affects .... I had a big flare up so that’s why I started with acitretin again .... but it did get worse and now my feet have taken a hit . It could well be the cause of that. Stress at work I am sure has been a big influence on my outbreak as well .... time to de stress stay smoke free and cross my fingers that it calms down a bit soon !!! Thanks for your reply 👍

Posted Wed 17 Oct 2018 13.04 by Neetzy

I’ve got ppp and accidentally stopped smoking due to a stomach bug... I had my first smoke in 3 weeks on the 14th and yesterday i noticed a flare up on my feet which has got progressively worse in 24 hours... I find there is a connection between smoking my ppp flare ups... think I’m better off just going cold turkey and quitting... whenever I change tobacco or cigerette brands I have a flare up... I’ve tried to quit smoking and noticed I’d have a flare up whenever I tried... however a short period after I’ve quit / started smoking my ppp goes in to remission...

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