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I've had eczema & psoriasis since childhood. There would be periods where I would have flare ups in small local areas. But over time and treatment with just creams , things improved.
Now 28 yrs old, and I seem to be experiencing the worst flare up ever. I feel hopeless and depressed-- feeling like I am in a stuck limbo. Symptoms seem to just snowball and get worse within Jan 2017 to present day. I have developed scalp psoriasis and never had it before, now i have rash area on my genitals.. so that is even more depressing. I have a never ending rash spot on my lower leg that skin never fully healed. It is red and scaly. I keep picking at the scales when they dry up because they annoy me, and I get stressed out. I've constantly been taking NSAIDs because of my recent new onset of joint/back pain. I don't know if the NSAID is making my psoriasis worse.
What is frustrating is doctor appointments. Right now I don't have any real treatment medicAtions. I have a new patient appointment with dermatologist this June. And my primary doctor is going to refer me to a rheumatologist... but they told me that new patient appointments usually are made 6 months later. But no appointment set up at this time cause the referral process is slow. I feel miserable with uncertainty on what to do. My body feels like it is screaming on the inside
I'm just taking a ton of supplements but after 3 weeks, I don't know if I see significant improvement. Frustrating how this is a slow process and trial and error. Taking vitamin D3, oral coconut oil pill, apple cider vinegar oral drink, hemp oil (consumed), multivitamin, tumeric pill, trying epsom salt and Dead Sea salt baths. -___- alternating between over the counter creams and lotions.
Been trying to change diet and eat healthier, less carbs, less junk food, more fish, lean chicken , fruits, nuts and veggies. I don't intend on drinking alcohol again -_-. I'm not a diabetic, not an alcoholic, I weight 98 lbs and not obese.
I don't know what to do with my skin. I keep scratching and peeling the scales on my head and body off. Should I just stop trying to remove any skin flakes? -___- someone please tell me if I need to stop picking at them if I am making them worse. But I don't know if it is also good to let the skin cells accumulate so much on their own
Now 28 yrs old, and I seem to be experiencing the worst flare up ever. I feel hopeless and depressed-- feeling like I am in a stuck limbo. Symptoms seem to just snowball and get worse within Jan 2017 to present day. I have developed scalp psoriasis and never had it before, now i have rash area on my genitals.. so that is even more depressing. I have a never ending rash spot on my lower leg that skin never fully healed. It is red and scaly. I keep picking at the scales when they dry up because they annoy me, and I get stressed out. I've constantly been taking NSAIDs because of my recent new onset of joint/back pain. I don't know if the NSAID is making my psoriasis worse.
What is frustrating is doctor appointments. Right now I don't have any real treatment medicAtions. I have a new patient appointment with dermatologist this June. And my primary doctor is going to refer me to a rheumatologist... but they told me that new patient appointments usually are made 6 months later. But no appointment set up at this time cause the referral process is slow. I feel miserable with uncertainty on what to do. My body feels like it is screaming on the inside
I'm just taking a ton of supplements but after 3 weeks, I don't know if I see significant improvement. Frustrating how this is a slow process and trial and error. Taking vitamin D3, oral coconut oil pill, apple cider vinegar oral drink, hemp oil (consumed), multivitamin, tumeric pill, trying epsom salt and Dead Sea salt baths. -___- alternating between over the counter creams and lotions.
Been trying to change diet and eat healthier, less carbs, less junk food, more fish, lean chicken , fruits, nuts and veggies. I don't intend on drinking alcohol again -_-. I'm not a diabetic, not an alcoholic, I weight 98 lbs and not obese.
I don't know what to do with my skin. I keep scratching and peeling the scales on my head and body off. Should I just stop trying to remove any skin flakes? -___- someone please tell me if I need to stop picking at them if I am making them worse. But I don't know if it is also good to let the skin cells accumulate so much on their own
