I am sufferering dandruff problem, since years now. Plz. suggest some good shamp!
Question: I had a miserable condition of dandruff and recently found out that it was Psoriasis. Please answer the following questions:
1. Is your dandruff uncontrollable with common non-prescription shampoos?
2. Is the flaking happens in chunks and is more on the hairline (sides) and not on top?
3. Is it showing up on the top-back of ear or on the forehead?
4. Do you have thick darker colored and sometimes itchy spots in your body? This can happen on the back of your palm or on the top of the feet or probably on the crevices of buttocks.
5. Does shiny, discolored, itchy, round spots appear on your body? Mostly you can see this on your armpit.
If you have answered 3 or more questions yes then this may be psoriasis. If you have said yes to 2 questions then it is highly likely that you have psoriasis. Normal physician mis-diagnose and provide you regular dandruff medications that will not work.
Now the bad news: There is no cure for this disease. What ever you do it will back within a week. This is a genetic disorder of body immune system.
Worse news: Psoriasis in many case progressively increases and can show up as ugly reddish spots all over face and body. Many cases it flare up significantly with stress.
Now the good news: It can be controlled to some extend with medications, proper exercise, good eating habits and stress reduction. I am not a doctor, but from my personal experience I recommend the following:
1. Use Nizoral (1% Ketaconozole) shampoo and T-gel tar shampoo - switch between two.
2. Get a prescription for Clobetasol Propionate for your forehead and visible areas.
3. Use Scalpicin Hydrocortisone psoriasis anto-itch treatment for your scalp if it goes out of control.
4. Spen some time doing yoga or meditation or some stress relieving excercise.
Answers: I had a miserable condition of dandruff and recently found out that it was Psoriasis. Please answer the following questions:
1. Is your dandruff uncontrollable with common non-prescription shampoos?
2. Is the flaking happens in chunks and is more on the hairline (sides) and not on top?
3. Is it showing up on the top-back of ear or on the forehead?
4. Do you have thick darker colored and sometimes itchy spots in your body? This can happen on the back of your palm or on the top of the feet or probably on the crevices of buttocks.
5. Does shiny, discolored, itchy, round spots appear on your body? Mostly you can see this on your armpit.
If you have answered 3 or more questions yes then this may be psoriasis. If you have said yes to 2 questions then it is highly likely that you have psoriasis. Normal physician mis-diagnose and provide you regular dandruff medications that will not work.
Now the bad news: There is no cure for this disease. What ever you do it will back within a week. This is a genetic disorder of body immune system.
Worse news: Psoriasis in many case progressively increases and can show up as ugly reddish spots all over face and body. Many cases it flare up significantly with stress.
Now the good news: It can be controlled to some extend with medications, proper exercise, good eating habits and stress reduction. I am not a doctor, but from my personal experience I recommend the following:
1. Use Nizoral (1% Ketaconozole) shampoo and T-gel tar shampoo - switch between two.
2. Get a prescription for Clobetasol Propionate for your forehead and visible areas.
3. Use Scalpicin Hydrocortisone psoriasis anto-itch treatment for your scalp if it goes out of control.
4. Spen some time doing yoga or meditation or some stress relieving excercise.
Do you use the famous head and shoulders shampoo? That would be the first shampoo I would try. I'm assuming you have, and if it is not working there are a couple of other options.
Ketoconazole shampoo (Nizoral A-D) is now available both by prescription and over-the-counter. The over-the-counter product contains one percent ketoconazole while the prescription strength is two percent. A 2.5 percent prescription-strength solution of selenium sulfide (Selsun) is also available by prescription.