Health Boards
Mon-08-07-2013, 21:12 PM
Hi Aria,
I used both the shampoo and lotion as a child, but as with pretty much every treatment it didn't help much.
The dermatology ward here in Aberdeen is not the best to be honest. I was scheduled to go into the ward for intensive UVB, as per the instructions of my dermatologist (who is fab), but once in the ward they totally disregarded everything that had been agreed.
Needless to say I was rather vociferous about how I was treated, i was just lucky that I b**ched enough that they stopped the tar treatment as my reaction to PPD is very severe. It was a battle though and even then they still wanted me to use cocois (??) on my scalp which made it blister and weep as it's a coal tar treatment too. I can't even use t-gel shampoo that's how bad I am.
Be warned that you can develop an allergy to coal tar/ PPD over time from using it for psoriasis, my derm thinks the 10 years of using it as a child could have caused my allergy.
Hope you find that it helps your skin though, different treatment work for different people, i'm on MTX for my PsA but it has done nothing for my skin..... While I know folks who have had complete clearance in weeks of using it.
Just make sure you get out and enjoy the summer sun!
I used both the shampoo and lotion as a child, but as with pretty much every treatment it didn't help much.
The dermatology ward here in Aberdeen is not the best to be honest. I was scheduled to go into the ward for intensive UVB, as per the instructions of my dermatologist (who is fab), but once in the ward they totally disregarded everything that had been agreed.
Needless to say I was rather vociferous about how I was treated, i was just lucky that I b**ched enough that they stopped the tar treatment as my reaction to PPD is very severe. It was a battle though and even then they still wanted me to use cocois (??) on my scalp which made it blister and weep as it's a coal tar treatment too. I can't even use t-gel shampoo that's how bad I am.
Be warned that you can develop an allergy to coal tar/ PPD over time from using it for psoriasis, my derm thinks the 10 years of using it as a child could have caused my allergy.
Hope you find that it helps your skin though, different treatment work for different people, i'm on MTX for my PsA but it has done nothing for my skin..... While I know folks who have had complete clearance in weeks of using it.
Just make sure you get out and enjoy the summer sun!