Is this it & how to speed up healing?

Hi all,

I’ve been trying to figure out what’s going on for over a month now. I’ve been to two different doctors, got treated with corticosteroids & anti fungals and none of it helped. My dermatologist appointment is months away. I have it on my lower back, chest & stomach.

I’m not getting more spots but they seem kinda merging together, are incredibly dry (I’m shedding skin) and the itch seems to be slightly better now, especially in the night.

What helped you to speed up the healing? Any supplements you could recommend? 🙏 Grateful for any tips!

in PityriasisRoseaby Esihesi

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5mo

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2mo

Hii, did it clear up?

Esihesi

2mo

Hi, yes, but it took OVER 3 months AND I’ve been diagnosed with psoriasis 😔

Jigglysnuff13

5mo

https://www.reddit.com/r/PityriasisRosea/s/yEIXzPXJI7

See my previous post where I wrote about my journey with PR, maybe it can help 😊

Esihesi

5mo

Oh wow, thanks a lot! I’ll definitely get the supplements & will hope for the best 😁🙏 It’s a very long, frustrating ride, I must say..

sleephelpplz

5mo

I did selsun blue to dry it up. I ate more raw honey in my diet and smeared raw honey on my torso. It ended up knocking it out quickly

Esihesi

5mo

I used zinc pyrithione shampoo for a while, but it seemed to help only in the beginning. Honey makes sense, though!

starryeggos

5mo

for me nothing sped up the process unfortunately, but yours looks like it’s in the going away stage. how long have you had it?

Esihesi

5mo

It’s been 5 weeks now

sportluver1

5mo

I would do the tanning beds!! the UV light cleared mine in 2 days

Esihesi

5mo

Wow! Did it leave any marks, or did they just disappear? And how many minutes did you do, just for the idea 🙏

sportluver1

5mo

No it didn’t leave any marks at all!! they got red after and then the following day even lighter and then went again and they were gone!! I did 6 minutes both times with no lotion!

Esihesi

5mo

I’ll try to book some place next week 👍

sportluver1

3mo

how did it go??

Esihesi

3mo

It looked a bit worse after few sessions. But whatever it is, it’s slowly healing (crossing fingers). It’s left some weird pigmentation behind and I still have my stomach to deal with, but hopefully it’ll be gone soon!

japierdole5678

5mo

Nivea cream, the blue container worked for me.

Esihesi

5mo

Got it today, thanks 😉

japierdole5678

4mo

You're welcome. It made my patches fade to orange colors after 2 days.

Initial_Positive_634

5mo

I’m dealing with the same thing at the moment except I’m about 7 weeks in and they have a reddish ring on the outer still and I have more popping up as small spots again this past week. I went to a derm and x2 docs and all said the same thing. I haven’t found anything that helps yet and I’ve tried about 7 different prescription creams plus lotions and soaps 😩 trying to heal my immune system.

Esihesi

5mo

What a nightmare, I’m so sorry you’re going through this as well! I’ve been under horrible stress in the last two weeks, so I’m afraid it’s gonna reflect on my skin.. And as you say, my immune system needs some care for sure too 😕

MorningCommercial355

4mo

Has yours spread to the areola?

Esihesi

4mo

Not (yet at least), but other parts are not saved either 😭

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4mo

Esihesi

4mo

Hard to say. I didn’t use any lotions prior to this, or changed my skincare. But I was down with a bacterial infection, got some strong antibiotics, and this appeared maybe a week afterwards. If there is any correlation, who knows. But it’s not going away yet

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4mo

Esihesi

4mo

Yeah, that’s the only place. They kind of merged together. Everywhere else is rounded. No clue 😕

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4mo

Esihesi

4mo

Your comment actually made me search a bit more and I think I might have developed psoriasis 😞 I had tonsillitis and this whole thing appeared like within a week. Hopefully I’ll get hold of some dermatologist earlier than in May 😞

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4mo

Esihesi

3mo

Finally made it to the dermatologist and THANK YOU for pointing me the right direction with your comments. It is actually psoriasis 😕

Fantastic_Career_582

4mo

I had PR this past September-December ( yes, 3 months!) and it definitely gets worse before it gets better:( From my experience, the head and shoulders shampoo hack really irritated it. I took cold showers, worse loose fitting clothing, kept it moisturized so it didn’t itch, tried to sweat as little as possible, and kept it clean. Antibiotics and steroids didn’t work for me so this was all just a miserable hell trying to figure out and I knew I had to let it run it’s course. I knew it was ending when all the patches started to get very dry and flakey. It resembled eczema and psoriasis. If you’re willing to test these out, I’ve heard good things about oatmeal baths and a little bit of tanning bed use for some sun to help dry it out. For soap, I got a bar of Pryithione Zinc soap from Noble Formula on Amazon. It’s the only soap that didn’t burn my skin. It’s pricey, but I have no regrets. My PR is gone now, but unfortunately I am left with scaring. Anywhere that I had red patches/ rashes, it’s now very white. These spots also don’t tan. I had PR mostly on the trunk of my body but it spread pretty much everywhere besides my face.