Plague, Guttate and Inverse Psoriosis

Hi,

I am suffering from psoriosis for close to 16 years now. I have Plague psoriosis on legs, and forearms, Guttate on my torso.

Below is detailed response to questionnaire.

1. Describe your main suffering?

I am suffering from Psoriosis. It is covered all over body . I have it in scalp, legs, torso, back , arms. I do not feel joint pains regularly, sometimes I feel them during cold climate.

2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
I do not have any other sufferings.

3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
I feel very intimidated in smallest of challenges and try to avoid them as I feel my physical condition may not allow me to perform my tasks. I feel low self esteem and insecure in most situations. I tend to take a safe approach even if it means a lot of hardwork.

4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst? Describe the sensation in your own words.
Idon’t see need for my existence and get into a mental stress/trauma situation. I get lost in thoughts of pain and suffering I had for many years.

5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
I remember I had heavy dandruff kind of scalp disorder when I was 13 years old. It did not turn to psoriasis on scalp at that time. I had my first visible psoriasis ( Guttate) on my torso and back when I was 15 years old. It was only skin reddishness and never turned to scaling at that time. At the age of 18, I had recurance of psoriasis which was spread all over body with scaling and reddishness. The scalp psoriasis was also clearly visible at this time.

6. Which time of the day you are worst?
I feel morning from 8 am upto 11 am.

7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same? Example- time, temperature, pressure, rubbing, washing, eating, tight clothing etc.
Cold climate , Mental stress ( work and personal life) , exercises like running or weight training ( not fully sure as it can be coincidence also).

8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
Not sure about this. It started when I was entering my youth , so could be associated with my hormonal & biological changes.

9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
I feel better when the weather is slightly warm and if there is a rain fall which brings good amount of moisture into air.

10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
I am mostly jovial and fun loving person. I get moody when I think about my health, otherwise I am very active person. I get irritated for small things with my close family members ( mom , dad and siblings) only, I expect them to understand me and not force me to do anything uncomfortable for me. I generally tend to agree with others on most topics and do not argue after I put my opinion. I am very suspicious about new people , before I make them friends. Once I like them and trust, I do not tend to suspect. People whom I do not trust, I continue to be suspicious.

- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
I normally enjoy the strong winds , heavy rains except for occasional shock for loud noise from thunders.

- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
Yes,I like being consoled at tough times. I feel like hugging my closest family members and cry.

- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
I am not very sensitive to external stimuli. I can feel them but do not get repulsive or annoyed to the change.

- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
Weeping, talking to one self etc?
No, I do not have any of the above.
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
I like to be in company of my friends. I am not married, but had short relationships. I was very emotionally attached to my loved ones. It was very traumatic to get separated. I like children a lot and enjoy playing with them. I feel I am of their age when I play with them and my behavior changes when I am with them and I forget everything around.

11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
My worst fear and dreams are always about worse psoriasis condition. I get dreams where I have to remove my clothes and expose my bad body condition in front of every one close to me ,friends , co-workers etc.

12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
I do not crave for any type of food items., I used to like chocolates before, now I do not feel like eating them much.

13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
My thirst is below normal. I feel I consume less than 2 litres of water.

14. How is your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
My hunger is normal. I do not feel excessive hunger even at prolonged empty stomach condition.

15. Is there any kind of food which your body can’t stand?
There is a trype of mushroom which is native to my place. I consumed it 3 times, twice my body could not digest it and threw up. Both times, I was throwing up multiple times until I was totally weak. Recovery time was almost 12-18 hours. Except this incidence, I do not remember any allergies to any other food item.
P.s : I eat regular mushrooms and never had any bad experiences.

16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
I sweat less in normal conditions. Sweating is excessive when I do exercises. I sweat more from my head and little less from my trunk.

17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
My bowel is normal.

18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
I sleep well, I do not have disturbed or incomplete sleep. I normally sleep on back, some time I turn to right or left and sleep in that position for long. But, no special liking for any posture.

19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
No ,I feel a huge deficit .

20. Do you have any strange, peculiar or unusual symptom or feelings? How are you different from others?
No.

21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?

I took allopathy medications the first two times until I was 21 years old. At age of 21 , I took homeopathy medicines for 4-5 months and I had complete clearance for 2 years. At age of 24 , when it re occurred, I took homeopathy medicines for 1-2 months, but I did not get cleared and then I discontinued. I used Ayurvedic medicine ( herbal) and had clear skin for 6 months. I had tried using Homeopathy medicine for almost 6-7 months after that but with no good results. I have been using ayurvedic medicines for last 5 years now. They clear me for some time and then it comes back again. I have to go for intensive medication treatments.

22. What major diseases are running in your family?
My father has Psoriosis, but it is limited to only elbows and legs. Other than that, no major illness in family.

23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance.
I am 5 feet 8 Inches tall, Medium build and weighing 72-73 Kgs. I have a broad chest, little short arms, muscular thighs. I have a slightly oval shaped face, wheatish complexion, dark eyes. I have lot of grey hair from childhood( 12-1 3 years onwards).

(For Females)
24. If your menstrual cycles are not normal, please describe the irregularities, like pains, moods, flow type, clots etc.
Not applicable

25. What major diseases have you had in your life and when. Please write them in a chronological manner.
Only disease/disorder that I had was severe headache when I was 12 year old until I was 16 years old. I used feel severe pain deep in my head and suffered a lot and none of the medications could reduce it. It stopped eventually and never reoccurred.