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[jiml]

Just looking to see if anybody can help. I had an outbreak of psoriasis in 1995 and was given dithro cream (I think it was) and within a few weeks it was all gone. In October last year I was in a car crash which brought on another outbreak but this one is much worse. Every day I wake up to new plaques. The Dr keeps giving me steroid creams which are useless and will not prescribe anything else. I am going back on Friday and was wondering if I can insist that either the Dr prescribes the cream I ask for or if he can refer me to a dermatologist?

Hi Claire and   to the club.... Yes it's a familiar story unfortunately to try to keep you on the inexpensive treatments.. Tell your doctor that you have been advised that the steroid creams are for short term use and if they are ineffective you should be referred to a dermatologist.. Do not be palmed off with platitudes and ineffective treatments ...
You have a right to proper treatment and that means being referred to a hospital dermatologist who will assess your psoriasis and give you a treatment that should give you relief.

I'm glad you have found us as we are a group of psoriasis sufferers sharing experiences and discussing treatments
We are spread around the world and have a happy trouble free site free from outside pressures. So what you read on here is genuine experiences of fellow sufferers

I hope you take a tough stance with your GP who should see your worsening situation and suggest moving on.
A tip for you when you see the doctor... Tell him it's affecting your self esteem and causing you a lot of anxiety and spoiling your quality of life.... If that doesn't work I'll eat my hat