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>But this isn’t the question, is it? I’m sure many of us would enjoy >side-stepping the doctor, and saying "oh, I feel like trying XYZ drug >today." Given the serious side-effects that can occur with many of >the drugs we use, you’d have to be prepared to withstand the tongue- >lashing you’d get from a doctor if you had any problems, though. :) >- Dave W.
Quelle suprise! but of course! I am surely not the only one to think I know more than my doctore. Of course I have been through the Kubler Rossian stages of psoriasis and at the last stage you quit being a vociferous reader of the voluminous "just ’round the corner cures" type and then some young upstart re-inspires you and you start reading again. I am on the sixth stage of psoriasis and dying, it is called "you can’t beat me yet you godforsaken mofoing …." (some would say this is just a sign of immaturity by feeding back to stage 1 and 2 , anger and denial but I think it is the addition of the "the hope beyond all rational thought") stage, VI". Lets all be sixth stagers this christmas , remember it took a saturn V to go to the moon, and if you believe Happy to be Alive
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> People, > Just thought I would share this with you. I hope the > hairboutique folks add this to their dandruff faq. > I suffer from a very dry scalp and dry brittle hair. I > don’t have dandruff – but often ‘flaky scalp’ is > associated with dandruff. The two are not > (necessarily) the same. > For years and years I have tried every shampoo product > out there from Nizerol to salon shampoos with > conditioners, oil treatments… EVERYTHING!! > Nothing worked well, if at all. > I have finally found a product that I am having > excellent results with. It is a salon strength shampoo > – but has a cream base – instead of the traditional > American shampoos that are all alike with their > approach to dry scalp conditions. > The product is Rene Furterer’s Carthame Creme shampoo. > It is a salon product and is very expensive – but well > worth it. I used to be able to brush my hands through > my hair and have the flakes that fell out look like a > snow storm. Now there are NO FLAKES – ALMOST AT ALL > AFTER ONLY 3 SHAMPOOS. My hair and scalp feel much > more soft. The shampoo doesn’t wash away the sebum > like others and the cream really moisturizes well. > I WISH THE AMERICAN SHAMPOOS COULD LEARN FROM THIS > INSTEAD OF RIPPING EACH OTHER OFF WITH THE SAME OLD > ACTIVE INGREDIENT LIST AND DIFFERENT FRAGRENCES. This > product is French, and they take a total different > approach to dry scalp with cream and other herbal > ingredients. > Best of Luck to all…
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>Extremely few of us here are doctors, and those who are would be >acting in a highly unethical manner by trying to diagnose you via >Usenet or email. See a flesh-and-blood expert, and make sure the >doctor actually *looks* at your scalp, at the very least.
true, but I wonder what % of us wouldn’t be happy to hit an online pharmacy and answer a questionaire and write our own presciptions. Happy to be Alive
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>true, but I wonder what % of us wouldn’t be happy to hit an online >pharmacy and answer a questionaire and write our own >presciptions.
Ugh. I’ve never visited an online pharmacy, myself. The reputable ones have testified before Congress (I got stuck on C-SPAN one day because of this) that they’d never allow such things, and only proper prescriptions from proper doctors would be accepted. With only voluntary checks in place, though, it’s kinda hard to tell the reputable from non-. Of course, any site which gives you medical advice based on a questionaire, or would allow you to write your own prescription, automatically falls into the "non" category. But this isn’t the question, is it? I’m sure many of us would enjoy side-stepping the doctor, and saying "oh, I feel like trying XYZ drug today." Given the serious side-effects that can occur with many of the drugs we use, you’d have to be prepared to withstand the tongue- lashing you’d get from a doctor if you had any problems, though. :) – Dave W.
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damn, why does this make me cry. glen
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>damn, why does this make me cry. >glen
try listening to Alice Cooper’s "I’ll Never Cry", I think it is off the Lace and Whiskey album Happy to be Alive
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>Okay this is my first time here (on a discussion group) but >this has been a very profound experience! I would like >some help with my current "P" situation. As some people >have called it. My mother has psoriasis and I know I am >getting it. More evident every day. What can people tell >me I am willing to try anything! Okay not everything, but I >need some direction in therapy drugs or coping strategies. >Please help. >itchy and red scalp.
Welcome to the group. First (and I think best) advice: go see a doctor, preferrably a dermatologist, and preferrably one’s who’s got experience diagnosing and treating psoriasis, and get a proper diagnosis for your condition. "Itchy and red scalp" can be a number of things. Psoriasis usually comes with flakes, too. Extremely few of us here are doctors, and those who are would be acting in a highly unethical manner by trying to diagnose you via Usenet or email. See a flesh-and-blood expert, and make sure the doctor actually *looks* at your scalp, at the very least. – Dave W.
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> People, > Just thought I would share this with you. I don’t have psorisis, but
certainly similar symptoms. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I suffer from a very dry scalp and dry brittle hair. I > don’t have dandruff – but often ‘flaky scalp’ is > associated with dandruff. The two are not > (necessarily) the same. > For years and years I have tried every shampoo product > out there from Nizerol to salon shampoos with > conditioners, oil treatments… EVERYTHING!! > Nothing worked well, if at all. > I have finally found a product that I am having > excellent results with. It is a salon strength shampoo > – but has a cream base – instead of the traditional > American shampoos that are all alike with their > approach to dry scalp conditions. > The product is Rene Furterer’s Carthame Creme shampoo. > It is a salon product and is very expensive – but well > worth it. I used to be able to brush my hands through > my hair and have the flakes that fell out look like a > snow storm. Now there are NO FLAKES – ALMOST AT ALL > AFTER ONLY 3 SHAMPOOS. My hair and scalp feel much > more soft. The shampoo doesn’t wash away the sebum > like others and the cream really moisturizes well. > I WISH THE AMERICAN SHAMPOOS COULD LEARN FROM THIS > INSTEAD OF RIPPING EACH OTHER OFF WITH THE SAME OLD > ACTIVE INGREDIENT LIST AND DIFFERENT FRAGRENCES. This > product is French, and they take a total different > approach to dry scalp with cream and other herbal > ingredients. > Best of Luck to all…
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> Okay this is my first time here (on a discussion group) but > this has been a very profound experience! I would like > some help with my current "P" situation. As some people > have called it. My mother has psoriasis and I know I am > getting it. More evident every day. What can people tell > me I am willing to try anything! Okay not everything, but I > need some direction in therapy drugs or coping strategies. > Please help. > itchy and red scalp.
I think that both the location (scalp) and itchyness may indicate a possibility of something besides psoriasis. Please consider doing this simple experiment to see if something has taken up residence in your scalp. Pick any dandruff shampoo that you like that also contains pyrithione zinc (Head & Shoulders, Zincon, Selsun Blue, DHS Zinc, etc., or any of their generic competitors). This ingredient is a very active, broad spectrum antimicrobial agent (effective against both bacteria and fungi). It also has the very useful property of being soluable in skin oils, while being almost insoluable in water, so it is left behind after you rinse the shampoo off. However, simply shampooing with it is not very effective. To deliver a really effective dose, you need to coat your dry scalp with a thick layer of shampoo and let it soak in for a while (up to a half hour). Do not just scrub it on your hair in the shower for a half hour. This will just remove all the oil form your skin, and the oil is what you want to leave behind (but poisoned). Then wash it out and rinse very thoroughly, so the detergent doesn’t make you itch. Pyrithione zinc stays in your scalp for a while, so it is probably not necessary to repeat more then every other day. If it is going to help, you will notice a big reduction in the itching by the next day. If you see no improvement after two or three exposures, then you can be pretty sure that you are not carrying around any uninvited guests. Best wishes. If you decide to try this, I am interested in hearing how it turns out. Thanks. John Popelish
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Okay this is my first time here (on a discussion group) but this has been a very profound experience! I would like some help with my current "P" situation. As some people have called it. My mother has psoriasis and I know I am getting it. More evident every day. What can people tell me I am willing to try anything! Okay not everything, but I need some direction in therapy drugs or coping strategies. Please help. itchy and red scalp. * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet’s Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet – Free!