Embarrassing Illnesses

I developed psoriasis when i was 22 just after my daughter was born, my mum and my sister and now my brother all suffer with this.. b4 i used to cover up but now i tend not to, I have tried a few treatments from the gp but it never clears, it seems to flare up in the winter.
Its startin to spread down my back now and i have to admit its depressin me so I am seeing my gp about light treatment as I do not want to use the sunbed again as I worry about skin cancer!
I do pray that my children dont inherit this family trait.
I am single and do meet men who aint bothered about my skin so y do we let ppl bother us with there comments!
Just skin the end of the day we should be grateful we have our health and the love of our family!

Im 18 years old now and i have had psoriasis for around two years now. it makes me feel depressed when i look in the mirror. I have psoriasis on my scalp, my face, my legs, on my chest, i even have it in the genital area and it is so painful. i find my self changing my pillow case every two to three days and it is really depressing. i have every bit of sympothy for everyone who has got it and good luck with your treatments.

hi im 14 and i have had phsoriasus for over two years now, i am sick of it i cry to myself when no ones in the house or no one is around i go to kiddy nights at zanzibar and when i go out in the summer i normalyy wear short clothes but i carnt no more. i am to yunge to have light theropy but i go on the sunbeds it does work but you get burnt if you go on them for to long i am on steroid cream and it works but its still red, but to everyone suffering i think you should just let everyone see it i no sembarassing but you will be known as a very strong perso and pople dont get put off by it. thankyou xx

I use Trimovate cream, works like a dream

i have mild psorisis on the back of my scalp, and i also find after scratching it weeps, and there are huge blobs of skin peeling off, im having my hair layered soon and im worried they wont do it because of it :S

I'm 26 years old, living in Haiti. I got a psoriasis on my ankle since i was 15. now it's coming bigger and trying to cover all my feet. I tried many treatement, nothing.
Can you help me please.

hi my name is dannielle i am 19 and i have had Psoriasis 4 4 yrs now i am a beauty therapist so i have tryed every cream out there also cream n oral medis my GP has gotten me on 2 n yeh there is a little change but not enough much n not 4 very long…i found the oral drug helped but also made me gain alot of weight i also tryed UV therapy 2 and it made it worse b4 it maded it betta and again not enough to make a huge difference… i am up all night scaring which only makes it 10xs worse and i have it over 70% of my body n with being a beauty therapist i am very embrassed and am always wearin long clothes 2 try and cover.. on the show 2 night 1 of the doctors mention a drug u could injected that had helped a 60 yr old man Intansep (or something) ????? PLEASE HELP I AM OPEN 2 TRY ANYTHING

i started getting psoriasis at the age of 7 and i many get it in my head and its very flakey and seems to drop out of my head like dandruff i try avoid wearing dark tops if i can. It gets better on hoilday somewhere hot and sunny seems to clear it . i have patches on my arms legs and belly. it cleared with oils and ointments i was proscripted and it was better and it was under control but when i turned thirteen it soon started to appear again and im still using oils and tar based produce. It seems to itch at nightime when im tied and soon then gets worse.

im 14 and had psoriasis since i was 2. i had light therapy when i was 10 but it had an extremely bad effect. i got septicemia from it. i have been on methatrexate for 7 years and the dose has finally been reduced because dermatologists at Great Ormond steet hospital are taking me off the injection so the only medication i will need is Humeria injections, they work amazingly!!

I developed acute Psoriasis in my early twenties. The only place i did not have it was on my neck! I was taken in to hospital where I spent six weeks having creams applied then being wrapped up in bandages like a mummy, light treatments, coal tar baths…. none of which worked. I then went to see a Homeopath who suggested some little pills and for me to cut out milk butter cheese and whey from my diet. Within two weeks most of my patches had cleared! For me it was the diary that seemed to be a trigger. Since then i have controlled my psoriasis through diet though i now have to also watch how much wheat i eat but it is a small price to pay considering the 'normal' treatments only work for as long as you use them, if at all and even then they are not a long term solution!