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Tue-13-02-2018, 00:51 AM
Hello, everyone. 
I'm new to this forum and I thought that I'd reach out to my fellow psoriasis sufferers and see if I can get some advice on how to deal with an issue that has recently come up.
I had to quit my job a few months ago due to depression and anxiety. Because of this, I have lost my insurance which wasn't good for much, EXCEPT for paying for my clobetasol solution that I used for my scalp psoriasis.
I don't know how many of you have used this medication, but in spite of the warnings that steroids are not good for you, I couldn't stop using it completely. I've had psoriasis since early childhood and I am now 31, so I have been squirting this stuff on my scalp for most of my life now. Back when I had more money I did purchase at least $100 worth of essential and carrier oils in order to create a natural treatment that I had learned about online, but it didn't do anything except for make my hair oily.
I am on my last insurance-funded bottle of clobetasol and I think I only have about a day's worth left in there. I have been going as long as I can stand without it, but as soon as my scalp starts to scale up and bleed, I can't help but reach for the clobetasol. I am beginning to worry now because as some of you may know, clobetasol used to be extremely affordable and has since gone up to several hundred dollars in price. I definitely can't afford it now that I don't have the insurance I had with my last job.
Have any of you had success with natural treatments? It would be awesome if I could find something that isn't going to gunk up my hair as well, but at this point I'll be happy to find anything that is affordable and that will prevent my scalp from bleeding and flaking.
Any advice would be extremely appreciated!
I'm new to this forum and I thought that I'd reach out to my fellow psoriasis sufferers and see if I can get some advice on how to deal with an issue that has recently come up.I had to quit my job a few months ago due to depression and anxiety. Because of this, I have lost my insurance which wasn't good for much, EXCEPT for paying for my clobetasol solution that I used for my scalp psoriasis.
I don't know how many of you have used this medication, but in spite of the warnings that steroids are not good for you, I couldn't stop using it completely. I've had psoriasis since early childhood and I am now 31, so I have been squirting this stuff on my scalp for most of my life now. Back when I had more money I did purchase at least $100 worth of essential and carrier oils in order to create a natural treatment that I had learned about online, but it didn't do anything except for make my hair oily.
I am on my last insurance-funded bottle of clobetasol and I think I only have about a day's worth left in there. I have been going as long as I can stand without it, but as soon as my scalp starts to scale up and bleed, I can't help but reach for the clobetasol. I am beginning to worry now because as some of you may know, clobetasol used to be extremely affordable and has since gone up to several hundred dollars in price. I definitely can't afford it now that I don't have the insurance I had with my last job.
Have any of you had success with natural treatments? It would be awesome if I could find something that isn't going to gunk up my hair as well, but at this point I'll be happy to find anything that is affordable and that will prevent my scalp from bleeding and flaking.
Any advice would be extremely appreciated!
