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Psoriasis, Itchy, Patchiness, Stressed. On Dovonex. Will That Suffice?

Hello, From an early age I ve suffered from psoriasis and as a child, I used to use Dovonex to treat it largely on elbows and knees. As I grew older, through my teens into my mid twenties I stopped treating it on my skin (though kept using shampoos) and it s pretty much cleared up on its own, barely noticeable. I m now 24 and restarted college at 20 hours a week, as well as working 40 hour weeks and I d say that stress has caused it to rash up in new areas over the last several months: the underside of my knee and on my pubic bone. It s incredibly itchy, unlike the patches as a kid. I ve kept a little stash of Dovonex, however, applying it over the last week or so has aggravated the patches and the growth; the aggravation has sped up 10 fold. I was wondering if there were any suitable UK available alternatives creams I can use, preferably over the counter or bought online? Thanks!
Fri, 11 Oct 2013
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hi as of now here is no permanent treatment of psoriasis.but controlling the stress and application of daily moisteriser can be used for controlling psoriasis.actually dovonex is calcipotriol which is a drug of choice for psoriasis but may be due to secondary bacterial infection it may have exaggregated ur infection.use a broad spectrum antibiotic daily twice and apply propygenta ointmenty for few days and the again start dovonex you will get good response
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Psoriasis, Itchy, Patchiness, Stressed. On Dovonex. Will That Suffice?

hi as of now here is no permanent treatment of psoriasis.but controlling the stress and application of daily moisteriser can be used for controlling psoriasis.actually dovonex is calcipotriol which is a drug of choice for psoriasis but may be due to secondary bacterial infection it may have exaggregated ur infection.use a broad spectrum antibiotic daily twice and apply propygenta ointmenty for few days and the again start dovonex you will get good response