Help pls, I'm freaking out!!

I was healthy and fine until I decided to lose weight (lost 60lbs in 6 months). I did Keto and IF, and my skin was fine, until I began to develop psoraisis,confirmed when spoke to my family doctor and using a prescribed cream.

Now I'm looking up info on it and am so sad/scared, there is no cure so I ruined my body essentially. I'm honestly freaking out. Is there anybody who has it and has any solutions/remedies to make the scarring and redness disappear?

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MartinSchaffer · 56-60, M

I have relatives with it. Never google symptoms; you're presented worst case scenarios without physician analysis. Every case is different.
Nine times out ten, at most it's irritating but manageable. No huge deal. It won't take over your face/ body. I have similar condition. Dont look at horror stories.

Crushedstrawberries · 22-25, F

@MartinSchaffer thank you, i know i stuck to reddit as it's people sharing their advice and stories but it really just scared me bc my psorasis is spreading to random parts of my body and when I put cream it stops the spread but leaves a mark and it's so ugly it's making me self conscious and I'm not exactly rich so I cant afford to spend alot of money on doctors and medication. It's just so stressful does psoriasis leave marks for you or spread randomly for you?

MartinSchaffer · 56-60, M

@Crushedstrawberries Mine is something called Seborrheic Dermatitis. My relatives however have Psoraisis. In their experience, a cortisteroid cream..Betamethasone works well, and their patches dont usually leave a mark. You may get a red patch, because skin is irritated or the cream's alcohol irritates the psoraisis. But unless you pick and scratch your spots it wont scar.

The marks you're seeing are the redness, rather than scarring.

My dermatitis leaves a temporary mark till the inflammation goes down. It also gets a plaque or weeps. Do not scratch.

COPY paste

Treatment
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/psoriasis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355845

CREAMS
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/betamethasone-valerate-topical-application-route/description/drg-20073730

Psoraisis..why skin discolors
https://www.psoriasis.org/advance/psoriasis-skin-discoloration

More on the condition
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/psoriasis/multimedia/plaque-psoriasis/img-20006856
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/psoriasis/symptoms-causes/syc-20355840

Crushedstrawberries · 22-25, F

@MartinSchaffer thank you, I really appreciate the links and you responding with help! 😭 I'm afraid I do scratch sometimes bc it's so itchy that only scratching will relieve it 😭

MartinSchaffer · 56-60, M

@Crushedstrawberries 😊You're most welcome. In time you and your dermatologist will find the solution that works best for you, have faith. In the beginning I was quite scared too, fearing it would take over my body and face.

As others have said, stress triggers it. My dermatitis outbreaks real bad as stress rises.

Yes, the itch can be horrendous. With dermatitis, washing around the affected area, keeping it as oil free as possible greatly reduces the incidence and itch....unsure if psoraisis is same way.

There are ointments/creams, and medication that help to reduce the itch. The betamethasone is one, along with others with soothing menthol, or directly block nerve signal for itching etc.