My battle with Pityriasis Rosea (week 4...)

I have spent the last four weeks battling what I assume you are battling too ... pityriasis rosea.

I had never heard of this condition before, and during the winter months I usually get a flare up of guttate psoriasis. So when I saw the herald patch on my back I thought nothing of it. Just psoraisis again. I was wrong.

I woke up one morning to a rash all over my chest, up to my shoulders. Mortified, I rushed to the doctor. He instantly diagnosed pityriasis rosea (and pointed out the difference between my psoraisis lesions and the rosea lesions). He prescribed me antibitoics, which I took for a few days. It didn't appear to be working.

A week later, the rash had spread to my entire body with a vengeance. From my toes to my neck (my face was spared.. but psoraisis popped up on my face too didn't it!)

The rash was so itchy, so red, so embarrassing. I genuinely think I started to get depression. I would cry when getting out of the shower or undressed everyday! IT IS SO UNSIGHTLY!!!

I spent every day, like you probably are, trawling the internet forums and medical pages for ANY info which may help me.

I tried heads and shoulders (leaving on skin for 10 mins then washing it off) however it only irritated the rash further. It is the middle of winter here so a cold shower just isn't possible. I started showering every other day and did notice my rash wasn't as angry and red. 

Australia has banned solariums, and much to my dismay, majority of advice offered from pityriasis sufferers, was tanning !!! No tanning for me is possible. It's 12 degrees outside.

I found a lot of people mentioning Prreze cream.

HONESTLY.

Please order it immediately.

It took 2 weeks to arrive from USA to AUS.

I am now on day 5 and my whole rash is essentially dried up. It doesn't look "active" anymore. It is still slightly raised but the bumps do begin to flatten. I ordered one more jar of the Prreze cream as I was so afraid it wouldn't work the first time around. 

I am definitely not 100% better yet however I need to stress... if you are like I was.. desperate. Please try Prreze.

Happy to answer any questions..

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