DOCTORS SAY THAT U JUST HAVE TO CONTINUE WITH THE MEDICINE..NO CURE........FOR PSORISIS......THAT DISEASE IS REALLY VERY DREADFULLL.........CANNOT COPE UP WITH IT..REALLY WORRIED......
204552
True as you cannot cure psoriasis, but you can reduce the effects of it. See if you're having a mild/moderate or a serrrriously severe one. If the former, just hop in2 a pharmacy and get a pharmacist to give u some emmolient. If you are having the severe one, u really have to just follow the treatment the doc prescribed but do tell him what's bothering you.
81302
Unfortunetly form my understanding, it's one of those diseases where the the treatments are more fatal then the disease.  But without them the disease will drag out longer and be more painful.  The estimates I've seen are everything from 45 days to 8 years.
365665
Surely a physician has been prescribing this medication?  I find it difficult to believe a physician is keeping you on this medication without wanting to monitor you on a periodic basis. Whether you are medicating yourself or not, get to a physician who will evaluate your need for this medication and perhaps formulate a plan to help you deal with these awful side effects.  Get yourself to the Doc. PRONTO!!  This is heavy duty!
245963
I would recommend looking into relaxation techniques and try to live each day with a positive attitude.  But, there is no problem going to the doctor if sypmtoms get severe.
647620
Please do not let anyone tell you there is no cure.go to a herbalist get your blood check and they can help you. I also have a disease,that they said was incurable guess what they were wrong.I am doing great,isn't God wonderful try what God put on this earth, You see he knew what we were going to get before we did. try his medicine it heals from the inside and out .Good luck,may god bless you
199617
Sounds like you have a problem there. Keep up with the medicine and hopefully you will lead a long, happy, life.\nGood luck with that.
606115
I believe the doctor was referring to what could happen to your mental status should you discontinue the drug.  There are some situations that it would be dangerous because of what would happen without a Rx like this, if it is something your body requires to maintain a healthy life.\n\nIt might be good to check directly with the manufacturer of the pharmaceutical, and even give them a call.  They could tell you the exact instance of similar complications, if they exist.\n\nAlso, there may be a support group where someone has already gone through this, and could tell you what good results they got.
314626
George,\n\nI'm so sorry that you feel that way.  I've done a little research, and although most of the treatmetn sites are conventional, you can go through them and get a lot more insight that I can provide here.  I hope someone else can come through and recommend something more to your liking as well.\n\nlink to the PA sites:\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=&cat=&meta=&num=&ie=utf-8&q=Psoriatic+Arthropathy
496895
If the doctors dont know, then there is a problem!\ntry do a reseaech on it on google!\n\nGood luck
378558
consult your doctor ! believe on god, everything will be alright!
327253
I have had psoriasis since I was eighteen, and tried and tested more or less every over-the-counter remedy - only to find it to be fool's gold - so to speak. Expensive and not ailing a bit. Due to the aggressiveness of my psoriasis, the standars therapy-regimes (PUVA, cortisone-, coal tar- and calcipotriole-treatments+++) in hospitals eventually proved themselves insufficient. After a serious outbreak last year, including face, soles of feet, and hands - which rendered me no longer just esthetically handicapped, but physically as well, I was prescribed Fumaric Acid by my dermatologist. Within a month, the itching had subsided; after two months no more plaques began forming, and the once present stopped flaking. Finally, after three months I was psoriasis free. I have been taking Fumaric Acid (approx. 360 mg per day - effective dosage differs from person to person though) for almost a year now, and I am very pleased with the results. The medication -according to my dermatologist and research-reports - do not cause any serious organ-damage, compared to many other systemic psoriasis-treatments. Yet, as it decreases the activity of the immune-system, I have to undertake blood-tests once a month to monitor the white blood-cell count. \nAlbeit it was a hassle to remember to follow the strict medication-regime (you start out with a very low daily dosage (20 mg a day), then increase the amount over time to a maximum of 720 mg a day, before reducing to the lowest effective dosage to uphold a psoriasis-free state), it was - at least in my case - worth it. After twelve years of looking like a scabby dog, always having to dress up to cover a psoriasis-full body, let alone the social alienation due to ignorance from others, I am now going for a holiday for the first time - in a bikini. \n\nGood luck, and may you find something that actually helps.
599701
Sometimes treatment doesnt work. It didnt work on my dad, he passed away because of lung cancer.  But it did work for my mom, that is a breast cancer survivor.  So it's not up to us or the doctors who are the lucky ones that get to live.
556010
That is really up to the hemodyalisis doc'. Each case is different. They usually try to hold off as long as possible because you can't  just stop once you start.
203152
It sounds as if you need to change doctors. are you taking any meds now? there are a numerous amount of meds that you can try , you just need to find a DR that will listen to you.
381590
Try talking to your doctor.
404934
Go to your doctor and get some help.
70996
I know how you feel \nI was covered in psorisis had it almost everywhere 18 years ago, now I have one tiny bit on my elbow\nYes it will go away ,its not cureable but you can stop it from spreading and itching by smothering yourself with the steriod cream and then covering that with plastic wrap\nTry not to scratch ...I know its hard but don't! and above all RELAX!! drink camomile tea stay way from stress be calm that will help you more than any drugs \nIt sure did for me