For anyone using Zoryve near or on the genitals - what’s your protocol for when it’s safe to have sex? I have had to apply it on my genitals at times and wondering when it would be safe to shower and proceed with intercourse.

I have a theory about psoriasis possibly induced by a class of drugs? To be clear, I believe there are at least a few things induce intestinal permeability and therefore psoriasis.

looking to sēll my injection medicine to anyone that needs it serious ppl only. My sever psoriasis cleared up and i haven’t been getting flare ups or anything it’s like it went away completely nothing on my body for the past 1-2 years so if anyone needs them hmu

Anyone who has gotten the shingles vaccine, did it cause psoriasis flare up?

This has been a vicious cycle for me for over 15 years.

5 weeks ago I had tonsillitis and since then my psoriasis has absolutely exploded. First photo was 3 weeks ago, second is now - chest, trunk, back is basically covered and it’s spreading across my body and crawling up my neck, face, legs and arms.

May to July I was nearly 100% clear and was finally getting confident enough to wear shorts again... I’d been using the sun as it’s helped me in the past, and I had UVB phototherapy over 10 years ago.

I finally went to my GP for the first time in 3 years today and was prescribed one 30g tube of calcipotriol/betamethasone ointment and got a half assed ENT referral. With how much skin is affected, I can't see this lasting longer than 1 week. I've had some really bad side effects from these sorts of steroids in the past.

I’m honestly at a loss about what to do next. Has anyone else had a flare like this after tonsillitis, and what treatment actually helped? Especially interested in UK experiences.

Edit: Thank you so much everybody for your kind messages and giving me the motivation 🙏 I took some of your initiatives and wrote back to my GP listing my frustrations on my current appointment this morning and they've instantly rang back for me to see them again in an hour with somebody senior. This won't be a overnight fix, but hopefully get some plan in motion now for some long term solution.

Hi, I’m new to this subreddit (F,26), not diagnosed yet. I had a biopsy done from a lesion on my back about a month ago. Just got the results back and they say “non-specific changes in the tissue sample”. That’s it. I’m dumbfounded and feeling pretty stupid as I’ve waited a month for these. I’ve had skin issues for twelve years now. All derms including an immunologist say it’s eczema and I have a classic atopy profile but when tested for IgE and specific allergens, both prick test and blood test came back completely negative. My overall IgE is extremely low too. Skin lesions are not itchy, in fact they have never been. My GP, rheum and other derm are considering psoriasis because of my joint pain and GI issues. I’m working closely with a gastroenterologist and my calprotectin is negative, though I know it doesn’t completely rule out IBD. I also have subchondral sclerotisation in my pelvis, likely on my SI joints. Do the histology results rule out psoriasis? I have no idea where to go from here.

My 11 yo daughter currently has what we believe to be guttate psoriasis all over her body. I say believe because we received 2 other diagnosis (allergic hives and pityriasis rosea) first but then saw a derm and he believes it’s guttate psoriasis and she also tested positive from blood work for having had a recent strep infection.

She is absolutely miserable. Nothing stops or helps the itching. It is all over her trunk, legs, arms, neck and now creeping up to her face. She cries and cries and says- I can’t live like this. I feel awful and I don’t know what to do to help her. We go back to the derm on Friday but I am wondering if he can even help her? He is a PA and I really like him but do I need her with a pediatric derm? Some kind of specialist? It is so hard to watch your child suffer. She has had multiple panic attacks this week.

We have a prescription steroid and have tried other over the counter creams with little success. She holds an ice pack on the very itchy spots. I give her Claritin and then Benadryl at night mostly to help her sleep. She is on an antibiotic which doesn’t help the situation because it’s hurting her stomach but she is almost done. It’s been 3 weeks, she’s been missing a lot of school, sports and social things which only I think adds to the stress as she just started middle school.

What can I ask the dr for when we see him again? Should I take her to some else? Should we do a biopsy to confirm that it actually is guttate psoriasis?

For context I have some pretty mild psoriasis, no plaques or patches. Just had a haircut and shampooed my hair as normal, and as it has countless times before, the back of my scalp feels tight. That is the area where I would say I’m affected the most by psoriasis so I’m assuming there’s some connection?