Psoriasis - Hackettstown,NJ

My husband gets it REALLY bad. It gets worse in the cooler months because sunshine helps break down the cells that rise to the surface :)

My husband has even gone to the tanning bed a few times this past winter when it got really bad. It makes SUCH a huge difference!

His dermatologist had him using that stuff you're using, then switched him to ... wait, this might be the old stuff, does yours say clobetasol propionate on the actual tube? I do know there was one other cream he tried and it worked. It's important to give yourself a break every few weeks (go a week without anything, or just using eucerin, OTC), so your body doesn't build up a tolerance for the medicine.

My hubby's next step is the shot, man I'm having a serious brain fart and can't think of what it's called, it's the purple one always advertised on t.v. for serious plaque psoriasis. He's nervous about it, but I think that's going to be his best bet.

Hope you find relief :)

My hunny suffers from it too, typically Olux is what he uses it's like a foam ... stings really badly esp on your tender areas but it's the only thing that works ... I will suggest the tanning bed thing to him though that someone mentioned.

I've had it for decades too. I'm using Betamethesone proprionate (a generic steroid). It works okay but isn't greasy or smelly. It has been around a while; it isn't a newer medication. My husband works in medical communications worked with Enbrel and similar medications. That and other oral medications do depress the immune system in order to treat an autoimmune condition. My psoriasis is not bad enough for me to take that risk, especially with young kids who catch everything in the house. I'm not familiar with injectables at all. My FIL also has psoriasis and lives up north where winters are very long. He does the UV treatments in the winter.

I've had psoriasis for about 25 years, and I definitely feel your pain!

One thing I've learned is that p. will respond to a treatment for awhile, and then stop, so it's important to rotate treatments. It sounds like yours is in the mild/moderate category, so topicals are appropriate, so get with a good dermatologist and figure out what to try next. Dovonex might be a good one to try- it's not as smelly or greasy as most of them. And you can ask your dermatologist about UVB therapy. I have a home UVB unit that helps me a lot, especially in the winter.

Good luck with keeping it under control! I'm on an injectable now (for psoriatic arthritis) but it has been a long road to figure out what works to control my disease progression.

My uncle had psoriasis really bad, and I remember him using a light of some sort that he would lay under( maybe ultraviolet?). He said that it helped a lot. I'm sorry that I don't know what kind of light it was; it was many years ago and he has since passed away. Maybe your doctor could give you more information on what kind of light you would use. I do remember my uncle suffering a lot with this. Sorry that I'm not much help. The best of luck to you.

I just got diaganosed with it in April, it was one of the lovely lasting effects of my last pregnancy. I only have it on the tip of my right index finger, so its the really really rare kind. After reading other people's stories, I think I am thankful for that. Anyway, I have been using Protopic and it helps keep the flare ups from being too bad, but it doesn't stop them at all, so I started laser treatments about 3 weeks ago, and since then I have only had one bad flare up. The Clobetasal actually makes it worse for me. I know the doc said that the lasers are hard to do when its a big area, but maybe the protopic could work? Its a gel that feels like neosporin, but its a different medicine. I hope you find relief! I hope we all do!

I have several clients that suffer with it. I advised them to switch to Arbonne's Shampoo with Tea Tree Oil, use one of our body wash/ cleansing jels, our rejuvinating cream and skin conditioning oil along with one of our body lotions. Arbonne DOES NOT use mineral oil in the products they are only made with natural herbs and botanicals so they are never greasy they are absorbed layers deep in the skin. They are all pleased with their results. If you would like more information please PM me for my contact info. I have before and after pictures I can email you along with other information about Psoriasis.