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Who has it?
How long have you had it?
How has it affected you?
What treatments in your experience work best for you?
How do you keep it under control?
 
I've had it for about 25 years. I only seem to get it on my scalp, so it affects me in that it looks like I have a bad case of dandruff when I get it. It comes & goes, definitely get it when I'm stressed. I have tried all sorts of products, and now used a product called Linotar gel, which you can buy from the chemist. This takes about a week or 2 to work, but then clears it up for a long time - it's the most effective treatment that I've used.

Good luck!
 
I've had it for about 14-15 years. I'm in my mid 20's now so I've had it from quite a young age. At the moment I have it on my scalp, a bit on my face, the top part of my hands and on my calves with a few small patches here and there. Its been far worse than that before covering over 60% of my body a few years back, but I haven't had a flare up like that since. Stress is definitely a culprit. I was on holiday in December and it started clearing up quite nicely, but then from the first 2 days at work it started flaring up again. I've tried just about everything. I find a combination of Methortrexate and Dovobet provides the quickest response, however I eventually become immune to it and I understand the side effects involved.

Non steroid coal tar creams work well too, but they take time to work. The treatments work well, but doesn't help when you're stressed. I'm still quite self conscious about it, but not as bad as before.
 
I have/had it on the back of my scalp and it was especially bad when I was taking stress. It is gone now and only re-surfaces during very stressful times.

The best way to keep it under control (ease the itchiness) is to get a cream from the pharmacy and to maybe take life a bit easier ;)

But make peace with it. It will always be there...lingering... waiting.... and then POUNCE!
 
Have had it for about 20 years, am 39 now.

However, mine has progressed to Lichen Planus

I have it around my knees and arm joints. It's made me incredibly self conscious, as most people seem to think its "sores". Started wearing longer tshirts and shorts etc.

Diprosone and Dovate used to help but have no effect now.

Using a tablet called Neotigason, but at R1500-00 for 28 tabs per month, it's incredibly expensive

This hot weather has made the itching incredible agony.

Impossible to try and just "relax"

Would kill to find a cure
 
Skywalker786 said:
as most people seem to think its "sores"
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Lol maybe we can start a gang and scare people :twisted:, in the old days, they used to confuse some cases with leprosy :sick:, Had it on my hands and feet, only thing that worked was cortisone, tar creams and everything else didnt help. Went to a dermatologist, who gave a leaflet on a drug i could try, after reading I was too ****scared, with all the side affects.

Then I found my holygrail of creams. Dovanex I think, this worked wonders was quiet expensive, but I have been free of the condition for like 6/7 years. I am in no way saying the cream cured it, I also got out of a very stressful relationship at the time. So I'm willing to bet that was the real problem.
 
If it helps, both probabily a lot less expensive than pharmaceuticals

Management of psoriasis with Aloe vera extract in a hydrophilic cream: a placebo-controlled, double-blind study.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8765459

Irishman hits on 'cure' for psoriasis

a friend suggested that he try Argan oil, extracted from the nut of a tree found in Morocco and used widely in cosmetics. Within hours of application, the itch which had troubled him for 14 years had stopped.

David spent the next four years experimenting with different combinations of natural ingredients, using the oil as a base, with remarkable results.

"Within four weeks there was a massive improvement and after seven to nine weeks it was completely gone from my scalp.

"I know this works. It has given me back my freedom. I was a stone's throw from suicide," he said.

Before he began using his oil, 85pc of David's body was also covered with psoriasis. Now it is down to 40pc and there is no itch.
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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/irishman-hits-on-cure-for-psoriasis-13501780.html
 
I've had it since my early twenties. In my case, it's hereditary - two brothers have it and my father only got it in late life. Nobody knows what causes it but it would seem to be an autoimmune disease. The first thing I learnt was to never scratch it - it just makes it worse. For me, cutting out bread and beer definitely helped but cutting out table sugar and all grain carbohydrates (glucose producing) finally elininated any signs of it. My own theory is that the problem starts in the gut and yeasts leak through the gut wall into the blood stream initiating an immune response.
 
For the itching try an antihistamine like Texa10 which you can buy over the counter. Works like a charm. Its for allergies, but I can swear by it.
 
I have it on my feet, around 10 years now. I use a spray "Bluecap" and it goes away quite quickly. There's an injection the doc can give you (I forget the name) that'll help, but it doesn't last long (maybe 6 months)
 
I have had it since I was 6 months old. I'm now 34. Mostly have it on my scalp and a few places on my lower legs and elbows. Dovonex cream used to help but I cant get it anywhere anymore. Currently using 3 different shampoos and diprosalic. Used methotrexate (spelling?) but that messed up my liver function for a while after extended use.
 
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I've had it for years in my crotch area. Going to try some of the remedies you guys have suggested.

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Have very mild psoriasis on my scalp, mild enough that I don't see it as worth medicating. Prolonged periods of stress make it ugly. Very ugly - if I'm lucky it just looks like I've been snowed on, if not, it looks like my cheeks and forehead are peeling.
 
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