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Offline 261257

p and "the time of your life"
« on: March 11, 2009, 10:20:21 AM »
Hi from Gal. Are there fellow menopausal (need a spell check) p sufferes who thing that this could hinder the recovery of their condition. I get really bad night sweats and was lead to believe extremes of hot and cold were bad for p. I am sure a stressful event about 18 months ago triggered the flare-up, but I wonder if anyone has any theories on the affects of the M on p  ???
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2009, 01:48:45 PM »
Hi Gal. I'm not able to help with your question but I wanted to welcome you to PHO  :)
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2009, 04:02:26 PM »
Thanks Lianne. I haven't told anyone (family etc.) about PHO yet, but I'll get round to it soon. Thanks again for your kind welcome  ;)
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2009, 05:54:19 PM »
Hi Gal.  I have just turned 50 and had the worst flare ever last year.  It is hard to know if it was " my age" or, like you I went through a real tough time at work and was very stressed.  I had a course of UVB from Sept - Nov which left me more or less clear - The P is creeping back a bit, but I am just using exorex on it until I see the derm in April.  I have yet to suffer the night sweats, but my moods swings are horrendous - like having permanent PMT!!
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« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 12:11:31 AM »
Hello & Welcome Gal.  8)
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Re: p and "the time of your life"
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2009, 05:27:01 AM »
Oh Great! Something else to look forward to?? :o :o :o :o I just missed my first "." last month (YEE HA!), and although I don't yet have night sweats or mood swings (hmmm... do I dare ask my son this, for sure? :-\ :-\ :-\), I'm wondering if the hormone change will affect my Humira injections. I guess when I see my rheumy next I should ask her. Thanks for bringing up a relevant question.

And welcome to PHO! :D :D :D

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« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2009, 12:43:52 PM »
Hi guys. There are some possitives things, as you mention, who is gonna miss the dreaded monthlies. I had really awfull time over the las 10 years almost - got really dragged down for 3-4 days, and they got closer and longer lasting as time went on. This made my p worse. Now i don't get them hardly at all and feel so much better in myself, so why my p is so bad at the moment, I don't know. But I do wake a lot during the night burning up and sweating buckets, then you start to cool down, then get the chills, and by the time you get comfy again it starts all over again - Oh Joy  ;D. Don't know about mood swings, don't think you'd notice with me to be honest  :-\

Anyway, best wishes to all of you. I start my UVB next Monday, hope it sorts me out. X
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« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2009, 02:46:18 PM »
I am currently going through the menopause and am just about clear of psoriasis for the first time in 46yrs so whilst night sweats are a pain the skin is superb  :)

I am afraid I have never subscribed to the theory that stress causes flare up ( not for me anyway) as in the last 18 months I have had a number of problems that would cause high stress levels  ( had to sell our home, father dying etc) and my psoriasis has been better than it has been for donkeys years  :) Bearing in mind that from around 7yrs and into 20s and 30s you could not put a pin head in between my plaques of psoriasis yet even with the family problems I still have 'nice skin' and thats something I have not experienced for a very long time  :)
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Re: p and "the time of your life"
« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2009, 03:22:29 PM »
Hi Susiechin. Thanks for your input, I'me so glad to hear your p free right now. I don't think the M actually caused the flare-up, but I think because my p is so bad right now i think maybe the night sweating irritates it and makes it difficuly to recover. Unlike you I can put most of my major flare-ups to stressful events over the years. My mother died suddenly when I was 21 and I ended up in hospital for 3 weeks the p got so bad. The last major stressful event was about 18 months ago, and although things are now more settled I cannot get the p to settle down, it just keeps getting worse. I am hoping UVB will help this time, although it only made some small improvment when I had it last year  :-\
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« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2009, 03:35:03 PM »
I think the stress thing is interesting, because like most people I have suffered bereavements my Dad and Mum both died very suddenly and my brother comitted suicide, but my P remained the same.  I went through a very stressful situation at work last year and ended up on the sick for three months with the worst flare ever.  I think it was because I was stressed and angry and things were out of my control, whereas with the deaths it was sadness.  Thats how it was for me, but we are all different.
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