copperfungus
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« on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 02:42:53 PM » |
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hey. I've had Psoriasis for about 6 months now.
I'm 20, and don't usually let it affect me, I still wear vest tops etc however recently my skin has got a lot worse and people have been commenting on it. So I'm here to try and get tips on treatments etc.
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 02:46:56 PM » |
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 Hiya Copperfungus and welcome to Skincell! I don't have psoriasis but quite a few people do, should think they'll be along soon. 
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 03:42:08 PM » |
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Hiya, Alanah, and welcome to SkinCell!
I'm sure some of our members with psoriasis will be along soon with some answers for you.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 03:47:31 PM » |
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Welcome to Skincell Alanah!
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 05:28:00 PM » |
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Hi and welcome to the boards Alanah  |
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 06:51:09 PM » |
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Welcome to the forum Alanah
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 07:09:40 PM » |
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Hi Alanah, welcome to SkinCell, sorry to hear you're flaring Firstly, have you been back to the doctors since you started flaring? Maybe they can prescribe some meds or even get you refered to a dermatologist if things are really bad. Some things that I've found help me personally are changing my diet (eating more veg), when I'm showering/bathing I don't use really hot water, that makes it go redder, and using heavy duty moisturiser straight after washing. Another major factor (for me at least) is stress, which I find be the main trigger for flaring up, so I try not to let things get to me. I hope some of this helps you! You've made a good move coming to this forum anyhow, keep posting! Take care. |
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 08:26:52 PM » |
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Hey Alanah welcome to skin cell! I have psirosis too i was only diagnoised with it a few weeks ago now though. I think everything that Flaming Lotus said is true....even though i only noticed the heavy duty moisteriser thing this morning when i was slapping on mine after getting out of the bath!  |
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday April 07, 2005, 09:02:18 PM » |
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Hi Alanah and welcome to skincell....I hope you manage to pick up some tips..... I only use dove soap and nivea moisturiser on my skin and it has been working pretty good for me,The thing is, what works for one might not for another....So it can be a lot of trial and error.. Ian  |
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« Reply #9 on: Friday April 08, 2005, 01:15:15 PM » |
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« Reply #10 on: Friday April 08, 2005, 03:22:41 PM » |
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Hey, thanks everybody for being so welcoming.
I'm on holiday at my parents, so my skin is a bit worse than usual. Am heading home at the weekend, so will be quizzing you guys when I'm back in my normal surroundings.
Thanks again.
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« Reply #11 on: Monday April 11, 2005, 06:57:19 AM » |
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Hey, thanks everybody for being so welcoming. Welcome to Skincell! I'm on holiday at my parents, so my skin is a bit worse than usual. Am heading home at the weekend, so will be quizzing you guys when I'm back in my normal surroundings. Have a safe trip home. We look forward to hearing more from you. Sha |
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« Reply #12 on: Monday April 11, 2005, 10:16:40 AM » |
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Alanah, Welcome to our SkinCell cyber family. The tips you've been given so far are good ones, especially about not using hot water and using plenty of moisturiser.  Have you seen a derm yet? If not then I suggest you ask your doctor for a referral to one asap as derms are specialists and do know tons more that general doctors. Looking forward to reading more of your posts all around our cyber home and getting to know you better. Val |
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