I just was diagnosed with this .. It was all over my stomach , chest,neck and spreading to my arms. I have been using a corto creme and My dermotologist said the sun would help . I am going on a vacation next week to warm weather. I decided to try tanning which I have never done and It is working!! The marks are disappearing and it does not seem to be spreading anymore. Ive had it for about 2 weeks and am hoping between the ultra violet rays and the sun this could be the end of it...Hope this helps someone
I have had PR since early November. Started on my shins, then up my legs, to the stomach, boobs, chest, arms, back, and face. The doctor said it should be gone within 1-3 months. I'm going into my fourth month, and it's pretty much just as strong as ever. I used Clobetasol (corticosteroid) and it worked wonders, if I applied it liberally twice a day. I am TTC next week and am stopping all prescription and over the counter drugs/products. When I don't use the cream, it flares up like crazy. Went in for a follow up visit, and the doctor said just keep waiting, it could last up to 6 months. WTF? LOL! It looks like I have chicken pox. It's winter time, and my body hasn't seen the sun in about 5 or 6 months, so maybe I'll give the tanning bed a try.
i have had PR for about 4 months now. everyone says it looks like its going away, but i dont feel like it is. its summer time and i couldnt even get into a bathing suit because of how hideous these spots are. i could barely shave my legs because i was scared that i would accidentally go over one with the razor and then it would bleed. i know there are really no cures for it, but really?! what do we do????
so it all happened about two weeks ago.....i was completely normal early monday,i was sitting at the computer desk doing homework, when my eye began to itch and i rubbed it only to look in the mirror and find that my eye lid had swelled up. so i washed my face and immediately i got all these white looking pimple things on my for head (they weren't as bad yet), and i thought wth!!! just occurred!!!!. So i say to myself "wow that Neutrogena is really harsh on my skin. Went to bed, woke up went into the mirror to brush my teeth...looked upp and nearly had an panick attack..i looked like the elephant woman!!!.it was bad!! and when i say bad i mean bad.... i feel like i'm being punished from god!! like he's trying to teach me a lesson.My right eye was completely swollen and i had all these pimply bumps on my face, it spread to my neck and cheast area i felt soooooooooooooooo ugly...so i had to miss a day of college,i cant let people see me like thiss ugerrrr! i hurried to make a doc appointment,.i thought i might have some bacteral infection from make-up and all i wanted was to get the meds soo i could start treating it. Horribley i have no car, so i had to take the city bus, all i could think was (god please dont let me run into anyone i know)god never herd me, because behind my hat, shads, scarf, and winter coat i saw everyone!..but luckliy no one reconoized me because i had a great disguse!i told the doc i though it was follicts.hahahah(nope)she prescribed my steriods thinking that it was just an allergic reaction...welp i haven't changed anything in my surrondings nor life ..so i new thats not what it was so i tookk the meds that night and my eye lid immediately went down yay success!!!!...woke up..it spread everywere!!!!!!!!!!!!! now my thighs ..arms in my palms i thought i was mutating.lol i countiuned to take the steriods, had one more to take, by thiss time i looked completely normal...untill the raash appear agian and began to puss on my neck and face!!! by thiss time ive cryed soo much ....i was over it!..so i had another appointment with the doc to tell her it wasnt an allergic reation...i went there, they took my tep..it was 102 i was the only one shaking in the room..the doc then said shes concerned that somethings wroung inside my body and my skins trynna tell us that..soo im freakkin out i begin to cry i dont wanna dieeee! at the age of 18 i have soo much to do in life!!(while my mom calmly reads magazines not taking thiss serious at all!)i kept saying what if i have aids.cancer. everything...just the thought of me being soo young in in the blink of in eye my health is gone....made me crumble....went to emergency room, they took blood.....like 10 bottels!!..then gave me itch meds,axeity meds, cause i was freaking out...(i hate hospitals) and a steriods shot that made me look normall agian...my blood came back clear thank god!..but wtffff!!!!! was happening to me. The next day i went to the dermatologist he was the funniest man ever, it took like 3 mins for him to tell me i have rosea.....i was like oh ok.kooL.....now were are the meds for it so i can be normall agian!...oh nooo..he proceeds to read out of a book...that it goes away on its own in 4-16weeks...omgg....i buried my face in my hands..i dont have for to six weeks to sit in the house and heal..its horrible..i break down like once a day crying, why me!!!! i have to go to school like thiss ..it sucks sooo bad!.it itches like heell..itll go up and down..i've lost weight...ive been eating nothing but spoon fulls of garlic,vits,veggies,like big cans..ewww, alovera,and green tea/herb tea,.. i mean everything healthy to boost my immune system.....i feel so ugly its sad...ive never had days were guys dont look at me.theres atleast one a day, but know dudes walk stright pass me and it dosent help that i dress like a complete bum to cover it all up..i havent done my hair in two weeks..for what?................. i envy people with normall skin.im a black female so i now have lighter patches on my face..i really dont care, thats nothing makeup cant take care of i just want it to go away its be 2 weeks nowwwwww.........i never wanna have thiss in my life agian and ill be making sure of that!!!
I was diagnosed with Pityriasis Rosea on a Friday by the following Tuesday it had spread all over....My stomach, back, legs, arms, palms of my hands, and worst of all my face. I was told that the rash could last up to 6 weeks and if any of you have this you know how depressing this news could be. I didn't want to go out and I'm a nurse so I still had to go to work and talk to patients and families with these embarrassing bumps all over. My doctor only prescribed hydrocortisone 2.5 cream and said all I could do is let it take its' course. But some good news to some hopeless patients out there....by that Thursday my rash started to subside. My face is finally clearing up and I will soon be able to rejoin the public. So contrary to the all the information on the internet saying the rash could last anywhere from 6-12 weeks is not always the case. There is hope guys. BTW I also started using coco-butter oil therapy on my skin which has seem to speed along the process and restore my natural skin texture.
I had PR last year, it asted about 3 weeks what worked for me was going to the ER they gave me a double dose of some steriod shot n it was clear in the morning it is still fading away nearly 8 mon later
I've had PR for about a week now, and I've tanned twice. Each time I come home after tanning and it looks like it's worse, as if I had made it spread. However, by the morning the additional bumps were gone and the original spots appeared to have faded some. I'm hoping it will be gone by next week, as I will be traveling to Florida, but from what I can tell for only having it for a short period is that the tanning does help speed the process along and also makes the marks blend in better with your skin. Good luck everyone!
Hey guys, I just wanted to let everyone know that I had this rash for about a month and a half. It was HORRIBLE!!! I was terrified that it was going to last for a year like some people have said on here. However... this is what I did, and I swear it went away almost over night. Go on vacation! I bought a ton of Cortisone cream and went to Florida for a week. I would lie in the sun and then after I showered I would put cortisone all over my body. I literally had to put it everywhere. I had it much worse than most people. I had it on my face, ears, scalp, hands, feet, stomach, and legs. I would use a tube of the cream a day. Also, have some drinks... I believe that stress makes the rash worse and I am not sure if that is why alcohol helps or whether is it the alcohol but every time that I drank, it would be much better in the morning! I have read that smoking pot helps too. I never got to try because I am drug tested at my job, but if you are able to, smoke some pot too. Good luck, I know it is horrible now, but it does go away. I have a theory that it is our bodies attempt to tell us to take a break, so take one!
I have pityriasis and there is a school dance coming up! Is there any way to speed it up at all?!?
Guys i haven't gone to a dermatologist yet, but all the symptoms that you all have written makes me think that what im going through right now its call pytiriasis rosea... im in a trip in california right now but i live in miami, im planing to go to the dermatologist as soon as i get back, but still im planing to go to the beach or a tanning salon to get a tan, i have thos red spot all over my body, and some of them seem to be like dry. i dont know if this happen to you guys also. THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING EVERYTHING ON THIS BLOG IT REALLY GIVES ME MOTIVATION :D lets beat this VIRUS :D thank u again
Guys, I have just started getting the PR the beginning of this week, As I've been provided with the steroids and other lotion meds for the skin, Just seems to go away now , I just hope it dissapear by next week.
My advise to all is not to stress yourself too much and it shall disapear in no time, As I have noticed, the only cause that causes it to increase is stress.
Do your best to be normal as usual, this is just a sometime skin rush and does no harm at all
Good Luck
I have Had PR for about a week and a half maybe two weeks. My freshman year of high school is less then six weeks away. Between the itching and the patch's PR has really made me cry and be very emmotional, how long will it last for me? i ask myself everyday. Why me? i also ask. i hadnt ever herd of it before and was scared when i saw patches on my body. it took alot of talking to myself to go to my mom and say somthing, But some of the people's story's have made me feel helpless and unlucky and other's make me have little hope. knowing im not alone. please pray for me.
GO TANNING AND GET BURNT!!! 2 sunburns and they were completely gone! had it for 9 months!!!
My son recently had PR and the dermatologist said it was the worst case he has seen. It started out looking like a bug bite and within two weeks his entire upper body was covered in clusters of bumps that finally fused together to one huge red carpet on his body. It wasn't itchy at first but eventually it got really dry and flakey and it became excruciating. I read online to put zinc oxide cream for diaper rash. I found one for dermatitis and not just diaper rash. I covered him in it twice a day. It really did relieve some itching. I also started him on Light treatment at the doctors office daily for two weeks. That really helped. Eventually the rash started to go away but then it went up to his scalp. He had incredible dry patches on his head that hurt. He was put on antibiotics and a topical cortisone cream which cleared everything up within three days. Unfortunately now his hair is falling out where the scabs were. Will it grow back?
Ok i have had this for almost five weeks it started on my thigh now its all over my inner thighs and on my torso and going under my arms. Its starting to spread over my chest and now the dots are turning into more oval patches. I'm modeling and have a huge HUGE photo-shoot in January I'm looking for anything that will get ride of this quickly. I feel so insecure and i dont want to even look in the mirror. There flaky. Just pleas can anyone tell me what i can do???