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Skin Psoriasis

Wisdom teeth infection?

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>Any kind of extra bacterial load may aggravate psoriasis.
True.  When I had my cellulitis infection in the rash from my Enbrel allergic reaction (long story), I flared up in skin psoriasis all over, maybe 90% coverage in one DAY.  Pretty scary I tell you… When I discussed it with the dermatologist, [...]

Neoral for psoriasis it really works

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>Well, the psoriasis never really vanishes, but at least there was no flaking, >itchin or bleeding.  Skin was as slick as a baby’s.
Ohhhhhh … Derm said (a) neoral clears some large percent, (b) p comes back, but weeks or months (or more) later. So, yes, you’d still want to [...]

Methotrexate not working yet.

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Irv, Great to hear that you are already doing so much better!!!! I know several who have been on Neoral (Sandimmun Neoral here in Norway), and they have so much positive to say about this drug even if it is a "tough drug". Neoral has the power to change people’s lives, [...]

curious–psoriatic arthritis?

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Derek and Gayle – There is a better way.  You can get rid of both your psoriasis and your psoriatic arthritis by healing your body, not by taking dangerous expensive drugs.  Scientific and medical research has shown your body is deficient in certain things.  When you take those things your body [...]

new here!!!

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Michelle, Welcome. >The most pain is >in my "ring toe" which looks so deformed it’s embarrassing!!  Does anyone >have any advice about learning to deal with the deformity part.
I’ve got PA and have had problems with my toes, also.  Unfortunately, I don’t have any answers on the existing deformity. [...]

newbie ?

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Hi Bruce,   I too was on high doses of nsaids and they did nothing but give me stomach problems.  I’m on HYDROCHLORIQUIN (plaquinil) now.  I haven’t had any side effects form it so far and when I asked my eye doctor about problems he said CHLORIQUIN was the drug that [...]

DO I HAVE IT ?

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I have noticed a number of posts relating to psoriatic arthritis. I have had skin psoriasis for over 20 years. I have had it a various times on the scalp, legs. elboes, knees, etc. Lately I have been experiencing pain in my left leg which is intermittent, and seems to radiate up [...]

More methotrexate ?'s

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I realize that methotrexate questions have been popular in this newsgroup recently, so I hope you don’t mind if I post a few more… In regards to the injectable form of methotrexate, I was wondering if you had to go back to your doc to get the shot, or if you were [...]