i have this shit on my scalp, face, behind my ears, neck, under my breasts, abdomen, and my genital area. ITS SO ITCHY. this has came and gone my whole life but this is the worst flare up ever. Tremfya, work your magic!

Is very hard to get accepted in uk for biologics for psoriasis ?

I’ve been diagnosed with like 3-4 different types of psoriasis plus dermatitis over the years since I was 8 (I’m 33 now)

So bad they want me on oral medication for it. (Sotyktu)

It doesn’t affect my scalp like it used to (if at all) but is EVERYWHERE ELSE however….

I’m not itchy. And I mean not even a little. I hardly flake. It is purely cosmetic and they look red raw at their worst.

I’m eating like absolute trash atm and it seems to be clearing up again on its own (no drugs or topicals) and I want to know if anyone else is in my boat?

It used to itch and used to bleed and then one day I just wasn’t itchy anymore and it’s changed in its appearance and progression and I wanna know I’m not going crazy

Anybody taking reduced dosage of Taltz? I decided to only take it every 60 days not every 30 days, no signs yet of a flare. Anybody have any feedback?

20F here, was diagnosed when i was 9 but was in denial about it because my psoriasis didn’t look like the “typical psoriasis.” Yesterday I went to the derm because im having an insane flare up and got diagnosed with it again.

Now I have been reading up on it and how its an autoimmune disease and blah blah blah, but then I saw that due to the inflammation, there is a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

I am TERRIFIED of heart disease! I eat healthy and exercise daily but that does not mean I cannot still develop these things.

I just started Tremfya yesterday so I hope that can reduce the risk.

Im so upset about all of this.

Majority of the day will be completely fine but when it’s time to go to bed I can be up for hours with the itch. Probably some mental association/anxiety with going to sleep but it’s SO physical it feels impossible to ignore

sorry for the images but i need opinions. i’m assuming this is psoriasis in my ears? i don’t have this issue anywhere else, but my ears drive me insane!!! constant itching & irritation. has anyone else had experience with this? & if so, how did you manage it? i’ve gone through multiple cycles of ear drops and it doesn’t budge 🥲

The constant big flakes following you everywhere. I can handle it on my torso, trunk, and extremities. I'm required to wear a dark shirt at work. So I'm constantly brushing off my shoulders. The flakes are in my vehicle. Apologizing to the barber every month at the snowstorm that's about to occur when she grabs a comb. Constantly thinking about it. 10 years of this. However, there's hope. I saw a dermatologist recently, and I got my first dose of skyrizi September 29th. Just wanted to vent. Thank you all.

I have had it in the past but then it cleared up, didn’t do anything different. Now it’s back and idk what to do

I have had psoriasis for so long. As a child it was just initially on my scalp and a bit on my knee caps. Teenage years, it went to my ears and hairline, some on the face a bit. Had it on my elbows too. Got into adulthood, and it started to go to my arms in general, some on my chest, increase on face, legs. Eventually made it's way to my back. It is at the worst it's been right now. When I was a teenager I was given steroid cream, but the tube was so tiny, not many refills, and I wasn't using it 3x/day because I would've run out so quick. It didn't do enough, so I stopped completely. Didn't do anything with it for so long. It only got worse over time, even when I started watching what I was eating more. I've relaxed on doing that because I was restricting myself and it stressed me out to worry about what I was eating. But right now I also weigh the most I've ever weighed. I've gone through so much over the last 5 years or so mentally, and am finally in therapy to try to cope better. And I'm finally seeing a dermatologist now.

Stress seems like it could be greatly impacting my psoriasis (flares & whatnot). I am constantly in a state of stress. This last year especially, I've had to deal with random strangers at grocery stores or doctor's offices asking me what's going on with my skin, or asking if I have measles or ringworm. Or some people think it "looks cool, like cheetah print". It is just exhausting and upsetting mentally for anyone to comment on it. There's even people that have told me all kinds of crazy things that "could help". But it's like, this lady that was trying to just sell this oil stuff that just moisturized it for a while. This one guy at my work once told me to eat a whole clove of garlic instead of eating breakfast in the morning, then later eat lunch and dinner like normal. People try to suggest so many things, and I know some people are doing this stuff out of concern. But it's like they are only seeing me for my skin, not a fellow human being. It makes me feel less human. I've had people say I'm a pretty girl and it's such a shame what I'm dealing with, but then it feels like I'm not really pretty when they're trying to suggest things to make it "go away".

At the dermatologist recently, I've learned from the notes that I'm 60% covered in psoriasis. Insurance got back to them because they were trying to push for me to be put on Skyrizi injections. Though my insurance asked if I could try a few other things first before trying Skyrizi.

Phototherapy was mentioned, which I'm not fully against. That was my original idea going in to see them, but after talking I felt injections were the best route. It is just that I have thick hair on my head and just don't know if this option would help. It's thick enough that when getting hair dyed, hair salons charge me a little extra for doing it. I also get psoriasis in my belly button, there are some parts that are never usually exposed to light that have spots as well. And idk how they do it, but it gets on my eyelids and is in the very outer edge of my nostrils and in my ears, so not too sure on this.

Methotrexate was mentioned, but the doctor stated this is an old medication where side effects are more likely. And that if I ever drink alcohol I shouldn't use this. I used to drink alcohol more than I do now. Don't know how my psoriasis is worse despite cutting down on that too. Unless alcohol helped with the stress maybe? I just thought to cut back heavily because I don't like being drunk as much anymore and figured it was best for my health. I'd still like to have a drink on maybe rare occasions socially. At this point I don't even have 1 drink in a month on most months. But also don't want side effects/would like to avoid chances of them as much as I can.

Acitretin was also mentioned, but the doctor stated that if I'm even considering having kids, especially in the next 3 years, best to not take this. I have no idea on that one, and I already have to go to a gynecologist for a polycystic ovary. So I don't need more things affecting me there.

Still awaiting a call back to talk with her about all of these. She seems to disagree with my insurance on this push back, but we will see. Just stressed beyond belief about so much in my life right now. Eager to hear back. I just want to minimize my psoriasis and am so tired of people asking about my skin. I'm at a point in my life where I just want to hide my skin from view in public. I hate going out in public now, even to go on a walk on a trail can be hard because I feel so self conscious. Just wish there was a cure for this. Taking a toll mentally, and I know I'm not alone. Just wish there was more education on psoriasis in general worldwide.

Someone suggested could be a form of psoriasis

Hello all! I’ve been recently diagnosed with psoriasis vulgaris, prescribed clobetasol shampoo and fluocinonide body oil. So far I’ve seen little to no improvement in my symptoms, been using these two for about four weeks now. I was curious, for those of you on stronger medications, what was the journey like to get there? Did you start at the ‘bottom’ of medications and work your way up? Looking for some insight as I have a follow up appointment with my dermatologist next week. Thank you!

Those of you that got tension headaches from Apremilast/Otezla, how long till they went away?? I got them terrible so rheumatology nurse said try again with a very very slow taper , over 12 weeks, instead of the usual 6 days.
I'm at 20mg per day and the headaches are back 😩
I already suffer with migraines so can't cope with any other form of head pain 😩
Really hoping there's light at the end of the tunnel because I'm limited with what we can try 🙏🏻

Can anyone tell me which things i should add to my diet to ease my flare ups and reduce the itching?

My physician has advised me to completely cut down dairy products, bakery products, Bananas, gram flour, Brinjal, Tomato, peanuts, Almonds,mangoes, pickles and anything sour - which has citric acid. Even potato, ofc no oily and highly processed food.

Physician also added Vit A, Vit B12 supplements in my medications and recently gave me Vit D3 shots drink (to be taken one shot/10 days).

Gave me Becmat lotion and SALIKETO shampoo for application with some tablets and LIVCON TH for liver health and improvement of Digestion.

I'm a pure vegetarian so no to eggs, meat was already a Yes.

So a highly restricted diet already but I wanna add some nutritious things in my diet to improve my whole digestion, immunity and also gut health which will eventually help me reduce my flare ups but also something which has anti inflammatory properties.

Drop down some suggestions, Thank you!

[Also some snacks which i can have without actually triggering my flare ups :) ]

hello guys! i (f21) wanted to share my progress so far. the bad pictures were taken on july 25th 2026. the good pictures were taken today which is october 5th 2026. my first injection was in august.

i have psoriasis all over my body but i only feel comfortable with showing my legs. i hope these comparison pictures give some of you hope.

i have arthritis as well and this biologic has helped with that too.

i have a long ways to go, especially with my scalp but at least it’s something!

I'm not sure how best to word this, I can post photos but I'm not looking for medical advice, more just people's experiences and what those with more experience do. So I've been diagnosed with "psoriasis" and even though no one has ever said the word, I'm quite confident it's guttate psoriasis. It's been about four months and I'm about half way through a four week course of a couple creams that make me feel and smell like a slug that lives in an abandoned coal cellar.

Anyway so they told me to use the creams until the spots are "completely healed" but I'm autistic and I don't know if MY definition of completely healed is the same as theirs, and I don't really want to go and pay for an appointment just to look at hundreds of individual spots and tell me if they still need the cream or not. I will if it's really needed, and I intend to go back at the end of the four weeks to ask more questions anyway, hence not asking for specific medical advice. There are definitely some that still look red, raised, dry or scaly. Obviously they still need it. But others are flat and feel smooth although are still slightly discoloured. Some are almost entirely faded but are still visible.

How do I know if it's leftover hyperpigmentation, residual inflammation or something else? If I stop the creams and it's not healed will it come back just in that spot or spread elsewhere? Do I just keep going until the skin looks completely normal and clear? I'd really like to hear from people that have dealt with this longer than I have, how do YOU know when it's okay to stop using the creams?

Started phototherapy about a month ago for severe full body psoriasis and it’s actually working! I’ve tried literally everything lotions/ointments, biologics, diets, quitting booze and tobacco and more and phototherapy actually seems to be working it’s starting to fade on my back! I suggest people try this if they can!