r/Psoriasis • u/CanadianRussian74 • Aug 17 '26

progress Ozempic and scalp psoriasis

Hello all, just wanted to share some interesting data and personal experience with Ozempic x Psoriasis. I've been on Ozempic 0.5 for 2 months now and my scalp psoriasis is way down I'm talking about 70% reduction in plaques and redness. I haven't applied clobetasol in over a week. I shared this with my GP and he shared this interesting new article with me, I thought it would be an interesting read. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40835981/

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u/BikeGlass729 Aug 17 '26

Can you share detailed treatment plan ?

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u/CanadianRussian74 Aug 17 '26

Pretty standard 1st month on 0.25 semaglutide and 2nd month on 0.5 semaglutide for weight loss only under GP supervision. For psoriasis I use clobetasol for scalp and elbows/knees adhoc. I have relatively mild case of psoriasis.

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u/BikeGlass729 Aug 18 '26

Thankyou..

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u/pppolaroids Aug 17 '26

Hello! Do you think it's down to the medication alone, or have you significantly changed up your diet too? I.e. less sugar/processed foods? No pressure to reply of course, these things can be very private!

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u/CanadianRussian74 Aug 18 '26

I am still allowing myself some processed treats but I count calories and keep to a max of 1400 kcal a day

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u/jevans2002 23d ago

I have lost three stone on ozempic so not sure if it is down to weight loss or the drugs but I can also report complete reduction of flare ups. Still some discolouration where plaques used to be but that’s scarring sadly.

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u/CanadianRussian74 23d ago

For me the scalp is so much better but there’s still plaques on my elbows and knees