why me
hi there guys and girls
i have just realised that this is what i have this [DLMURL="http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/skin/disorders/808.html"]PITYRIASIS ROSEA[/DLMURL]. thank you for all your comments previously posted
can anyone give me any advice now that it has dissappeared from yourselves
its so humiliating and really itchy
any advice is helpful thank you so much
MissGlitter
Try washing your body in Head & Shoulders Shampoo, it contains selsun and it worked great for my son when he had it.
Angel d
thank you so much Angel
i have bought soem head and shoulders and applied some last night for the first time
thanks for your help its so nice to not have o feel alone in this:rolleyes:
I just got diagnosed with it. Ive had it for about 5 days. So head & shoulders really works?
My doctor just told me to take anihystemines and gave me a coroterzone cream for the itching.
What type of Head & Shoulders? And what do you do with it? Just wash your body with it?
Pityriasis Rosea
What type of Head&Shoulders should you use? And how often should you wash with it?
Thanks.
Hi sorry to keep posting but just let me explain the situation.
Ive got a very important thing next Monday and basically this has come up at the worst possible time. So basically I need the rash to be as faded as possible by Monday.
Now today I bought some Selsun with Selenium SUlphide and some Head & Shoulders. What should I do?
Should I use both? Or is the Selsun better? It says it has 2.5% Selenium Sulphide.
And if I use the Selsun, should I apply it (rub it in) or just wash with it?
Basically I need to get my skin as good as possible by Monday. Please any help would be great!
Hey I have had PR for almost 3 weeks and I am so happy to find anything that will work to get rid of this. How long do you have to use the shampoo for?
Since October Now
So I started getting a patch of what I thought was bed sores around my bra area...in October!!! Since then I got the bumps on my chest and now arms and its the end of December and still spreading...
I was diagnosed by a dermatologist about a month ago..he prescribed an antiviral and a cream and said either probably won't work but there is a chance that they would...I didn't want to take the antiviral but 2 weeks later I decided to call my doctor to ask her if it was safe etc... she told me she never heard of antivirals for PR but she also told me she hadn't heard of PR lasting as long as it has so far..
Anyway, I just stumbled across this website and I read about selsun and H&S... I happen to HAVE ols H&R, about one dose, and I just tried it..
I am crossing my fingers and praying..I am going on vacation on SUNDAY and really hoping that I can get rid of some of these horrible red bumps that are spreading like wildflowers!
ANY other suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!!!
Hiya everyone
When my son had this condition, someone on HP recommended Head & Shoulders (read further up this thread). Anyhow he tried it, just using it like shower gel, rub it all over the body, then rinse. It really did work, it cleared up within a week or two. I think he used it for about 4 weeks, just to make sure it didn't come back. He hasn't had it since.
Angel x
did it work for you
PR victim, did the selsun or H&R work for you? I was just diagnosed with PR and it's getting worse by the day. the lack of support from my GP and lack of info or medical remedy makes it worse. who knows how long this virus will stick around!!! I'm willing to try anything and wanted to see if you've seen any results.
This thread may have just saved my sanity! I have had PR on and off since I was 13 (I am now 25!!!) and I have tried all the creams, steroids, chinese herbal teas, uv lamps, had a biopsy...etc. This year (mine comes in the winter months and scars me through summer with my pigment changing to white in the sun) I think it is the worst I have ever had it. I went out tonight and bought some Head & Shoulders, If this works!!!!!!!! I shall let you know!!!
head and shoulders
hi
i have had P.R for about 2wks now and its driving me mad- my doctor said nothing can be done but im intrigued about the head and shoulders?
the bottle i happened to have doesnt list selson in the ingriediants- is it in the UK version?
is it a case of just rubig it on the rash while in the shower and then washing it off?
im getting married in 4months and hope and pry the rash has gone by then!!
thanks
My Case of Pityriasis Rosea
After reading lots of forum pages and using the tips i though i would share my experience with everyone else becuase reading others helped me 😀
I am 18 and I came up with a rash on my chest the week comencing 1st april 2010, the rash was pretty faint so i wasnt too bothered i figured it would just last a few days :confused: by the next week it looked too bad to have on show so i had to wear clohes that covered it, by the 6th april i had started to get the spots over my stomach..and throughout the next week the spots got worse and covered from my neck to my groin and covered my back completely. 🙁
I went to an emergency minor illness clinic as i couldnt get into my docs and they told me it was a fungal rash and gave me anti fungal cream, i still wanted to get in to the docs but couldnt until the next week. The rash continued to get worse spreading down my arms, onto my thighs and in my hair, the nurse at my docs (could only get in with the nurse) stated she too thought it was fungal and gave me a whole lot more of the same cream. I must mention i didnt suffer itching only when the rash dried out i always had to keep it very moisturised
I had googled rashes before and wondered why no images looked at all like mine :confused: when i got home from the docs i googled 'what makes a fungal rash spread' (as not too cause further spreading) and i came across a forum were a girl had listed symptoms matching mine but couldnt find any info on harolds patch what her doc had said and the internet doc replied that she had miss heard and it was heralds patch. googled this and bam, exact images of my rash 😉 it was only after reading about pityriasis rosea its-self that i realised why the extremely large rash blob existed on my hip!! By this point i was annoyed with the nurses as PR is not fungal 😡
This is where i googled treatment and discovered a number of little remedies people said about on all sorts of forums
i took a little trip to the supermarket after this, at which point the rash had reached a peak of raised red blotches, i had to wear clothes to my neck it was depressing me reading about peoples stories of having this for a number of years, and i was worried i wouldnt be able to go on my first holiday wth the girls this summer 🙁
Friday 23rd April 2010 aprox 23 days after first visual appearance andshowing no sign of the rash going anywhere
i started taking, zinc supplement, vitamin C and milk thistle (1 a day of each)
I washed everyday in original head and shoulders, lathered over rash twice or 3 times in every shower
..and regularly through the days i applied palmers cocoa butter to the rash
(my own little idea as it smoothes blemishes and is a moisturiser also...2 in 1 lol)
By friday 30th april the rash had gone from my chest and boobs, as this was the first place it appeared i hope the rest would follow suit and would dissapear in order of appearance..
Wednesday 5th May (as i right this story lol)
the rash has more or less dissapeared, the only reason can still see it on me is because i had a few big nights out while i had the rash so i had fake tanned onto the red spots on my legs so now i look like i have white spots on my legs thats looks like no pigmentation so im assuming this is because the scaley skin has come off and there is no fake tan in those spots lol
i dont know if the rash went away by itself or if the little things i did helped but i know my rash has gone now 🙂
id like to think it was the shampoo and vits that did it 🙂
hope this helps anyone 😀
Hello, I have just stumbled across this!
Just want to say that last year i had this and after countless doctor appointments and dermatology clinic appointments and creams and bathing fluids later (None of which helped!) I used a sunbed and after just one go my rash went within a week! Hasnt returned since, it's worth a try because it is so awful to just live with
just found this and ran out to tesco express to grab some h&s I was diagnosed with this about 3 weeks ago having had the herald rash on my breast for around 1 month before the rash appeared all over my thorso along with lots of little lumps did consider sunbed but given the weather have started flashing the flesh in the garden when neighbours out as overlooked but think sunbed would would better as more intense uv ,,,,,,,,,,,,I do hope this works will get the nettle pills tomorrow - fingers crossed and will keep you posted