Hi Sam, I have just battled and almost sort have won a gutate battle. I got a throat infection/cold from a co-worker and broke out from my calves (calves have had the big patchy P on there a year now) to the mid of my back and I have been using a few different steroids on my skin...actually, I have been drowning myself in 3-4 different ointments and it has been going away, even the big patchy patches on my calves. I have not been scratching at any of them, even though in my heart I'd love to scrape the heck out of them viciously. Even though drowning yourself in Steroids is not a good thing, I have/am doing it and it is working for me. This is what I am using now:
Triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% which is a very greasy ointment. I drown myself in this after I bathe. I think THIS is really helping me.
I am also dabbing on Tazorac topical gel 0.05% and I haven't really seen an improvement with this but haven't given it a chance on its own yet..so who knows, it's in the mix though.
I use Ultivate which is another greasy steroid ointment, sorry I dont have it in front of me and dont know off hand the %.
A cream I am using is Psoriatec 1%. It is suppose to be "Tar" ..it is a yellow cream and it doesn't stink or burn. I use this for a 1/2 hour and then shower it off.
I am also in between using vitamin E mosturizing cream on my skin when the meds do dry up. I am also taking a few oral prescriptions as of November 11th. These are:
Doryx 100 mg. What this is, I don't know. When my dermy was prescribing them to me, all I could think about was how fast I can get them at the pharmacy.
The next pill is Ery tab which he said is an antibiotic to fend off that sore throat (which I think was strep)?
and it is at 333mg and I have 2 refills on them. He said it was a strong strength. Next is Psoriacap Gelcaps. They have fish oil and folic acid listed as their ingredients so Im thinking of getting those as supplements after I am done with these pills. I was also prescribed Zyrtec which is like allegra and that makes me too drowsy/sleepy/woozy...so I gotta wait till the nightime to take it.
Well, that is my list of stuff. It is working and I believe it is the ointments working on its own because I started to use them before the actual oral medication. The gutate P is slowly disappearing. The Big patches are breaking up and slowly healing section by section.
I am a happy girl. Speak to your dermy and see what is right for you or if any of these things can be? I live in NY, USA so maybe the meds may have a different name where you live??
