I'm new to having psoriasis and just wanted to know things that have helped others.

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Permalink Reply by christina boberg on February 16, 2010 at 3:57pm

Wow you sure haven't let it get you down. I envy you. I'm trying though. I think what makes it so depressing is I'll be soooo clear an BAM! I'm covered in certain spots again. Not to mention the scaring on my skin. It takes forever for those spots to go away.

CINDY LUTTRELL said:

I'M ONLY ON SHOT 2..IT TAKES 12 WEEKS FOR YOU TO START GETTING RESULTS FROM STELERA..SO FOR MY FLAKING TO BE SO MUCH BETTER IS A MIRACLE ; ) EVERYONES P IS DIFFERENT..ENBREL CLEARED ME FOR YEARS AND MADE MY ARTHRITIS GREAT TOO..WORKED FOR APPROX FOUR YRS ..THEN CYCLOSPORIN WAS MY WONDER DRUG CLEARED MY SKIN MADE ME FEEL GREAT...PREDNISONE HAS DONE SO MUCH DAMAGE TO ME IT IS UNREAL..THE REASON FOR THE CAPS..I HAD CATERACTS TAKEN OFF BOTH EYES BY AGE 25..CAUSED FROM THE PREDNISONE..OSTIOPOROSIS THROUGH OUT MY WHOLE BODY..PREDNISONE CAUSED THIS TOO..THE HOSPITAL OVER DOSED ME SO BAD ONCE THE UNDERSIDE OF MY ARMS ARE COVERED WITH WIDE STRETCH MARKS FROM ARM PIT TO ELBOW..THEY BLEW ME UP LIKE A BALOON..I ONLY TAKE DOSE PACKS NOW AND ONLY WHEN I CANT TAKE IT ANY MORE..AND THE MOOD SWINGS CAUSED BY IT WERE OFF THE CHARTS..MY POOR DAUGHTER I WAS A ROYAL BBBB-III---CH...SO SORRY TO MY WHOLE FAMILY FOR THAT TIME I WAS BAD!! NOT BY CHOICE MANY YRS ON THAT STUFF...WITHDRAWL WAS A KILLER!!
.REMICADE WAS AFTER THE CYCLOSPORIN...REMICADE WORKED FOR MANY YRS LONGER THAN ANYTHING ELSE...APPROX 9 YRS...OH I FORGOT THE CYCLOSPORIN MADE ME GET HIGH BP AFTER A COUPLE YRS...BUT WHEN IT WORKED IT WORKED WELL...THERE ARE RISK WITH EVERYTHING, BUT I'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY..I'VE HAD A LOT OF RELIEF FROM MY SKIN SINCE I MOVED TO TEXAS (FROM MISSOURI) ALMOST 11 YRS AGO...THE SUN SHINE HAS MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE!!! I'M WIDOWED 2 TIMES, AND MARRIED NOW,,TO A GREAT GUY ALMOST 15 YRS TOGETHER...HE GOT HIS FIRST SPOT OF P EVER ON HIS SCALP A FEW WEEKS AGO..NEVER HAD IT IN HIS LIFE ..HE WILL BE 50 IN A FEW MONTHS..WE ARE VERY HAPPY!! ; ) AND MY DAUGHTER HAD BABY #8 A FEW MONTHS AGO.. HE IS IN HOSPITAL HE WAS VERY PREMATURE..BUT HE IS DOING GOOD...I FEEL QUALITY OF LIFE NOT QUANITY OF LIFE.... I HAVE WONDERFUL QUALITY..I'VE NEVER BEEN HAPPIER....A LOT OF FOLKS ON HERE SEEM PRETTY DOWN I'VE HAD ALL THIS SINCE I WAS 12 YRS OLD...I DECIDED LONG AGO I WASN'T GOING TO LET IT KEEP ME DOWN..I DID EVERY DRUG STUDY I COULD..SOME WORKED GOOD SOME BAD...BUT I'M HERE I'M HAPPY AND I WISH EVERYONE ON HERE THE HAPPINESS I HAVE...THERE ARE BAD DAYS, BUT MORE GOOD THAN BAD' THE ARTHRITIS HURTS AND THE SKIN IS WORSE...BUT LIFE IS GOOD; ) .

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Permalink Reply by Cindy Foe on February 17, 2010 at 11:37am

how is that working for you Christina?....I happen to love that method of treatment....the saran wrap is annoying but it really works....have you tried the jama treatment?

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Permalink Reply by fem on February 17, 2010 at 4:43pm

i'm probably the 100th person to emphasize that what works for me might not work for you, and what works today might not work tomorrow. having said that, i'm using Clobex spray. it's expensive, it's strong, and it's worked for a while on me. unfortunately, i think i'm at the point where i need to change it up, but i can tell you when i first started, it cleared me up about 80% rather quickly. i've also gotten cortozone shots which help temp., but there have been times the shot has eliminated a patch here or there.
GOOD LUCK GIRLY!

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