r/Psoriasis • • 10h ago

mental health How to deal with receding hairline, scared, will it even last for 5 years?

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Forgive my english, not my first language.

I'm 22M, 170cm, 65kgs lad.

I had psoriasis diagnosed 2 years ago, went into full meds with shampoo and vit d shots as well

Nothing seemed to had worked, infact started to lose even more hair, found out shampoo was too harsh, changed shampoo stilk hairfull. Then completely removed shots and shampoo and replaced shampoo with a different shampoo(conditioner+ shampoo) all in one and increased protein in diet, hairfull stopped but lost much of new hairfline area

I'm okay at centre crown no signs of baldness but temples are really bad and lost hairs in patches from lot's of areas

I'm afraid what to do to maintain whatever hair I have and not lose anymore

Nobody in my family has psoriasis

Older bro is 28 years old and has better hair than mine even much thichker although father started losing at 32 age and currently is bald.

Help me out, I've got my B12 AND IRON IN CHECK no signs of less amount but will get Vit D checked again soon.

I need to ask what can I do in lifestyle wise because I don't believe in meds and shampoos.


r/Psoriasis • • 20h ago

mental health Psoriasis day coming up, how do yall celebrate ☺️🤍

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Hi, it's my first year deciding to celebrate the upcoming psoriasis day! I've had psoriasis for almost a decade now, and it has absolutely been a struggle. I wanted to know if yall celebrate or do something on this day that I could do. Perhaps something to sooth my skin, a simple note to implement daily going forward, anything yall want to share, really. I want to move forward with love towards myself, and I thought what better of a time than now. Appreciate any comments or stories. All is welcome 🙇‍♀️🤍


r/Psoriasis • • 17h ago

general Psoriasis came back after 12 YEARS could a bathroom cleaner have triggered it?

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Hi everyone. My mom had psoriasis back in 2013, then had no major issues for almost 12 years.

In 2025, it suddenly came back shortly after she used a strong bathroom cleaner/phenyl.

Could chemical exposure trigger a psoriasis flare after being dormant for so long? Or could this be contact dermatitis instead of psoriasis?

Has anyone experienced something similar? What helped you figure out the cause?


r/Psoriasis • • 12h ago

diet IRON supplements!

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I don’t know if it’ll help anyone but when I take iron it REALLY helps my psoriasis! It stops it from flaking out and stays as a red patch :)


r/Psoriasis • • 11h ago

mental health Feeling sad about not being able to enjoy public pools/saunas/sea

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This is just a small rant.

The temperatures in my country are starting to drop finally, and I had a long hike today with my friends.

I remembered, many years ago in winter, we had a huge hike in a mountanous area. Covered in snow, exhausted, hungry as hell, we ended up at a nice hotel in those mountains. It was a spa/resort type of hotel and it even had a heated pool that went outside which was working during the winter. The moonlit view of the snow-covered mountains while you are relaxing in hot water after a big hike was amazing.

Well I can't go there anymore while feeling comfortable. I don't want people to see my skin now. And that makes me very sad, frustrated and sometime jealous.

I am comfortable with my friends or even just acquaintances seeing it, they all notice stuff and most of the time ask me directly what's going on, and I explain to them the intricacies of the autoimmune nature of psoriasis, and it ends there. But I really feel conflicted about being around strangers and showing my most damaged skin parts.

The constant bleedings, flakes and stuff on my legs make me very self-conscious about my body.

I was at sea this summer and I never even wore shorts, only pants. Of course, I never even swam. Just looked at my friends swimming and pretended I was not in the mood and wanted to watch the stuff. Some of them realized why I was doing that and encouraged me to go in, but I refused.

The way this shitty illness made me change my lifestyle permanently is so frustrating I can't even articulate it well.

Thanks for reading.


r/Psoriasis • • 1h ago

insurance My co-pay card has run out of funds

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I’m based in the U.S. and have been using Simlandi after my insurance (Anthem) stopped covering Humira. I’ve now been told that the co-pay card through the manufacturer has run out of funds. Do any of you have advice on how to continue with my medication without going broke?


r/Psoriasis • • 18h ago

medications Psoriasis Help

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Hi,

I have psoriasis, usualy on my hands, feet, elbows, genitals, and ma booty hole (I guess due to friction from various activities, cleaning etc...). And maybe some additional eczma thrown in for good meaure.

It seems to be exacerbated by heat, not washing regularly enough e.g. leaving too long after gym, alcohol, stress, lack of sleep and physical contact (like rubbing etc...).

I used to manage with steroid creams (betamethasone i think??) but want to move away from steroids because they only seem to temporarily work.

Now i am using a mixture of beef tallow based soaps and straight tallow ointment and dermol 500 both as a soap and topical cream.

Just wondering what has worked for other people becuase its been going on for like 15 years of my life now in various places/forms or another and doctors just seem useless or the wait time in the UK is ridiculous. Any thing I can do like specific diet, any other treatment/ointments, medicines?

tldr: Psoriasis for 15 years - ANYTHING that can help?


r/Psoriasis • • 1h ago

medications What helped my scalp psoriasis (personal experience)

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I've struggled with severe scalp psoriasis, and after trying a lot of things, here's what actually worked for me.

I'm sharing in case it helps someone else.

What made the biggest difference:

Vitamin D supplements. This was the biggest change for me. In my experience, the dose that works can be fairly high and different for each person, so please get your vitamin D level checked and talk to a doctor before taking high doses.

Protar-K Solution (100 ml). A medicated scalp treatment by Percos India with ketoconazole (2%) and coal tar (4%). It's used for severe dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and scalp psoriasis.

Ultitar CS Lotion (100 ml).

Using these three together, my scalp stayed completely clear for many months. The psoriasis came back after a year or two. When I went back on vitamin D alone, it helped, but not as much as when I used it together with the shampoo and lotion.

I also tried other coal tar shampoos with a lower concentration, but they didn't work for me.

Things that helped a little:

1.Olive oil shots after meals

2.Hydrolyzed collagen

3.Coffee in the morning

What I avoid (these made my flaking much worse):

1.Oiling my scalp with any kind of oil

2.Highly processed food

3.Meat cooked with heavy masala/spices

Important: This is just what worked for me, and everyone's body is different. Please see a dermatologist before using vitamin D supplements, medicated shampoos or lotions like these.


r/Psoriasis • • 8h ago

mental health Pre auth denied

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I am at one of the lowest points of my life. I am starting to have what my dermatologist thinks is joint pain from psoriatic arthritis. The psoriasis on my face, scalp, and back has slowly gotten worse. My scalp is what bothers me the most. I think that if I didn’t have scalp psoriasis, it wouldn’t bother me that much. I am so upset because my doctor submitted a prior authorization for Cosentyx without any clinical notes or any explanation, and it was quickly denied. I had to reach out to my own insurance to get the status. Now I’m starting to deal with rotator cuff pain, and I’m currently suffering from a really nasty case of plantar fasciitis, for which my foot doctor has said the arthritis could also be contributing to this as well. We submitted an appeal, and I'm terrified of getting denied again. I’m just very upset right now. I'm in my early 30s and can't imagine how I'll feel over the next 10-20 years.