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Seasonal skin – does weather affect your psoriasis?
Many people say their psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis changes with the seasons, for example, drier and itchier in cold weather, or more irritated by heat, sweat or sun.
You might find yourself using thicker moisturisers in winter, being more careful with hot showers and indoor heating, or focusing more on sun protection and clothing in summer.
How are you doing?
- Author: PAPAA
- Topic: Self reflection
This week on the forum: how are you really doing?
Living with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis can mean good days, bad days, and a lot of days in between. Some weeks it’s the skin, some weeks it’s the joints, mood, work, family – or all of it at once.
How has this week been for you so far?
- Are your skin or joints better, worse, or about the …
Are there connections with menopause and/or HRT use and psoriasis flare?
- Author: PAPAA
- Topic:
Yes, there is some anecdotal evidence that the menopause can result in a psoriasis flare, primarily due to changes in female hormones, especially oestrogen. However, the available scientific evidence suggests otherwise. A large study of more than 163,000 women published in 2015, concluded that there is no consistent relationship between…
Interactions with methotrexate.
- Author: PAPAA
- Topic:
NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is touted as an anti-ageing miracle pill, but there is scant evidence to support such a claim. I have looked in the literature and, so far as I am aware, there is not likely to be any significant interaction with methotrexate.
Pterostilbene is marginally more interesting, because it is chemically very…