How to cope with psoriasis

Ask your GP for referral to hospital dermatology specialist - sounds like you are a candidate for phototherapy. Good luck, don't despair.

I’m in exactly the same situation as you at the moment. Get referred to the dermatologist as soon as possible the wait is long. but If like me there is so much and especially on your scalp they are able to prescribed immune deppresents that help deal with the symptoms. I’ve just started mine and it’s the first time in months I’ve not felt trapped in my skin. I’ve tried everything and nothing else has even remotely worked for me. In the mean time I would try the different ointments Avalible from the gp to help manage it. It really gets me down too and I’m always trying to find ways to cover it. There are lots of people on instagram sharing their pictures and stories about psoriasis and I find this really helpful being able to see how other people are able to embrace it.

I was the same, constant itching and flaring up in different places, I suffer from Psoriatic arthritis, so speaking to the consultant I mentioned this, she referred me to dermatology, I was hopeful but didn't think there would be anything available to stop this, within 10 minutes she took a look at my knees and elbows, and prescribed Enstilar foam, I said, will it ease the itching? she replied it will clear the psorisis. well amazing! releif strait away, I am on week 4 of a 6 week course, I am just watching it disappear. After the course I will be using it as and when required.

Hi. Brand new to this association but hope to find it useful to chat with people suffering similar like me. First off had flaky hands and feet in 2006 doe a couple of years then nothing until a couple of years ago and had a elbow soft tissue injury. That started my journey. Doctor diagnosed psoriasis. Gave me various creams and ointments. Now it’s spread to arms and upper body. Using a combination of calciprirol (?) cream, childs farm mosituriser and bee propolis orally and as a cream. What else do you all use that could work. Can’t get a doc appointment for 3 weeks atm! Thanks for any advice and hope to maybe share some too in the future. 😃

Ah it’s difficult each day living with psoriasis! People looking and commenting really annoys me!! So had my little boy 4 weeks ago tomorrow! And I just came out with this rash all over me from head to toe about 2 weeks ago so I was using e45 trying to clear it up, so ended up going to see gp and now Iv Just been diagnosed with Erythrodermic psoriasis have an emergency appointment on Tuesday! Has anyone on here experienced this type before??? Xxx