HELP the psoriasis is out of control

[Guest guest]

Hi, I am in the midst of a very severe and painful flare of

psorisis...what is giving me the most trouble are the rashes in the

folds of the skins.it oozes sticky brown matter and is very

painful...they break open and bleed..i have an appointment with the

gp on friday....i have also had a fever off and on..anyone out

there...what should i ask for to break this flare..any

suggestions..please...I'm going crazy with the discomfort.

thanks

ginny

[Guest guest]

Oh Ginny, I'm so sorry for your flare. I don't know what to suggest except

keep the areas clean and as dry as possible. After you bathe make sure to

use a hand held blow dryer to get everything very dry.....be careful not to

burn yourself. I know there are a lot of treatments out there but the only

things that have ever worked for me are Tgel shampoo (I use it like body

soap) and staying dry. I hope you find an answer from your gp and fast.

Cheri

[Guest guest]

-Hi Ginny,

I was told by a derm that Remicade is the quickest of the biologics

to clear the skin. This was true in my case. It was helped already

the next day and cleared in about 2 weeks.

The other biologics could help you too: Enbrel,Humira,Raptiva, and

Amevieve.

Sometimes I use a super potent(that's really what they are called)

steroid cream for a very short time to calm something down.

check out the fever too....whatever is causing that could be flaring

your skin and you may need an antibiotic. Also I guess really bad p

can cause a fever too.

good Luck....those bad flares are no fun,

Marti

[Guest guest]

hi, nothig works for me as beeing 4-6 weeks each year

in the dead sea in israel. the combination of srong,

non cancering sun, dry weather, the 33% concentration

of salt in the dead sea pools, the mud and the solfur

treatments-all together are great. after 3 weeks i

look like choklate. even if you come ther and you have

white skin. it's wonderfull. the skin is clean. no

flares. it does not last for eve but even weeks or few

months later it's a great feeling.

beside that many pa people are there sun bathing naked

in special areas so we can talk to eack othr. it's a

great support group with changing members from many

countries.

arie