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psoriasis and the weather
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| tickled pink 2006-02-25, 8:13 pm |
| hello there im new to the board have been a psoriasis sufferer since
the age of 8. Does anyone here notice that psoriasis comes and goes
with the season?
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| KayuiTanooki 2006-02-25, 8:13 pm |
| My own experience has been really random. Quite often I get the reverse
of what doctors and others tell me. I flared up all through summer,
even with 100% humidity for most of the time from June through
September. But at present, amid dry cold winter air, it seems to have
leveled off. It's not clearing up, but not getting worse either. Also
for me, taking more showers seems to help the itching rather than the
oposite.
*shrug*
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| Grandpa Chuck 2006-02-25, 8:13 pm |
| On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:17:27 +0000, tickled pink
<rovingrodger@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>hello there im new to the board have been a psoriasis sufferer since
>the age of 8. Does anyone here notice that psoriasis comes and goes
>with the season?
Definitely.
Although mine never completely clears it becomes progressively worse
through the fall and winter seasons. Consequently, it takes until mid
to late summer before I get significant clearing if I have been
diligent about going outside with my skin exposed to the sun for at
least half an hour most every day.
I have now been on Methotrexate for nearly a year and my plaque areas
are 95% cleared. I have found one topical product (Derma Wheat
wheatgrass recovery spray) that did thin the plaque areas which then
allowed them to slowly get smaller, but none that ever cleared any of
them. Even using my UVB cabinet has never completely cleared any of
the large plaques.
--
Grandpa Chuck
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The following information is given with the utmost respect
for the armed forces and civilians who have died in the
current war in Iraq. According to http://icasualties.org/oif/
The number of Americans killed in Iraq as of Jan. 16, 2006 is 2,220.
United Kingdom = 98 Other = 103 Iraqi deaths in excess of 30,000
according to President Bush - probably many more.
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| On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 09:17:27 +0000, tickled pink
<rovingrodger@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
>hello there im new to the board have been a psoriasis sufferer since
>the age of 8. Does anyone here notice that psoriasis comes and goes
>with the season?
Nope. I had P for 25 years and never noticed anything but more and
more coverage of my body. I have been clear for 3 years thanks to
Enbrel.
dick
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| brianlanning 2006-02-25, 8:13 pm |
| Yeah, for me, it always gets worse in the winter. I think it's because
of the dry air mixed with less exposure to the sun. Even on enbrel,
it's come back a little. Nothing like before the enbrel, but this past
summer I was 100% clear, now I have some spots on my shins/calves which
was my problem area before. I haven't really done anything about it
though. I may start oiling up again to see if I can fix it. The vanos
(fluocinonide) seems to be effective now also whereas it wasn't before
the enbrel.
brian
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| Steve Cassidy 2006-02-25, 8:13 pm |
| In article <v3dps15g7snu9e0v7hp9hpjkkmck8vola9@4ax.com>,
rovingrodger@hotmail.co.uk (tickled pink) wrote:
> hello there im new to the board have been a psoriasis sufferer since
> the age of 8. Does anyone here notice that psoriasis comes and goes
> with the season?
>
Hi rodger and welcome. Yes, I notice this. I was recently in Switzerland
where it was -12 at noon and -20 plus (or is that minus?) at night: had to
take extra care with the moisturiser to deal with the extra itch from the
super-dry air.
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| I never noticed a seasonal change in my psoriasis. Have you considered
your job might cause you more stress depending the season. I work in
retail. Christmas used to be hell for me.
I live in Ireland. I have been cured so to speak using tablets called
Fumaderm. They were big kept secret until recent years. You can just
take them and hope for the best though. it requires a lot of blood and
urine tests for the first 6 months. I started a year ago and I'm now
totally clear. Even my nails are normal again. I still get a bit in my
scalp every now and then though. I visit my Dr. every two months for
monitoring and tests.
You all know what I mean when I say coversations with my wife about
when we go on vacation are alot less stressful these days. No more
planning holidays around PUVA or TLO1 for me. I hope some day you guys
State side can avail of this treatment.
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| Tim Guy 2006-02-25, 8:16 pm |
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"tickled pink" <rovingrodger@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
news:v3dps15g7snu9e0v7hp9hpjkkmck8vola9@4ax.com...
> hello there im new to the board have been a psoriasis sufferer since
> the age of 8. Does anyone here notice that psoriasis comes and goes
> with the season?
Bit late here but yes, defiantly.
Uk Weather has been very cold, and damp this January. 2 friends as well as
myself have all commented separately that their P. is rife at the moment.
Tim
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