searching for a cure

Posted Sun 29 Jun 2025 22.30 by RachaelElizabeth15
Hello everyone.. My name is Rachael since the age of 15 I have had porosis my skin was perfect before this. I woke one day and there it was

Since the age of 15 I have been searching for a cure and now I am in the half century mark I have to accept it wont be in my life time. I have a diagnosis of guttius psoriasis have had many treatments at one stage in my life the tear dropped psoriasis all seemed to join together. There were no scales then just massive areas of red open skin with a water film on top. This was up to my neck then stopped. I felt like me skin was on fire at the time and visited the doctor. The doctor looked at me and said I have booked you in with the skin specialist at notts tomorrow. I remember saying can the appoint be next week. The doctor said no this is serious you could go into organ failer which shocked me. I attended they wanted to keep me in but I decided to take a oral treatment instead at home. The drug was Methotrexate. The drug calmed it down and I was left with my normal tear dropped psoriasis. I think psoriasis should be taken very seriously not only physically but can it affect you but very much mentally. I work in the health care sector and both team members and clients have been very ignorant and uneducated towards it.

Posted Wed 2 Jul 2025 11.30 by P sufferer for over 20 years

Hi, I've had Psoriasis since the age of 17, and I'm now 43. How long ago did you start Methotrexate and are you still on it? How is your skin on it? If not, what are you using now? I've tried pretty much all of the topical creams, ointments etc, rounds of UVB light therapy, and I've just had a medical work-up to start on Methotrexate, currently on waiting list to see the dermatologist which is approx 9 months. It sounds like it's trial and error, try one thing and move on to another. I've no idea what percentage of people living with psoriasis end up clearing their skin.... I'm thinking people on here are still searching?..

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