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I was diagnosed with pityriasis rosea almost 6 weeks ago. Apparently it takes 6-8 weeks to disappear, but I keep finding new spots every time I shower, new red spots seem to pop up. The first ones I got seem to keep changing. Does anyone know what these spots are meant to look like before they just disappear?
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Hi..i dont know whether this can help..but i managed to shed all the patches n itchiness in less than a week by trying this method. What i did was appliying the apple cider vinegar to all patches (as long as i can still see it ) and drink a natural coconut water without adding the sugar and ice inside it. As what I did, I drank it twice a day morning and evening for three consecutive days. Our ethnics believes that the pure and original coconut water able to clean the body (internal) that has been contaminated by the poison. As the PR in my thought is kind of such poison..so i gave the try and succeed.
May 13, 2016 - 12:16amThis Comment
SO SORRY! I just commented about the densitin cream-- it's 40% zinc, not 10!!! Works like a charm I promise!!
April 20, 2016 - 12:24pmThis Comment
If you have PR, you must try this! Go to the store and buy the Densin diaper rash cream with 10% zinc I believe it says. I've only used it for two days and I already see a difference!
April 20, 2016 - 8:02amThis Comment
I've been diagnosed with PR about 2 months now. Everytime I wake up and look at myself I feel so lousy. I feel ugly to see myself in the mirror as it just depresses me further. I'm a dark skinned Indian and my spots look really awful. I had the herald patch on my chest and shortly after that, I've been having it on my entire front of my body, my stomach, Upper arms, inner tighs, back, lower back, armpit area neck and face. I've only been given mosituizer but even that doesn't seem to work for me. I'm gg on a holiday with this condition. I really hope the scars will be gone with no scarring. It's a horrible feeling to have to go through with this. Hope everyone recovers well.
April 20, 2016 - 7:37amThis Comment
I've had PR for almost a month now and most of it seems to be getting better. It still itches in some places when I get hot and sweaty though. I went to the doctor after week two of the rash and was percribed a round of antiviral medication. He said there was no cure for the PR, but the antiviral pills should help with the irritation and shorten the period of time I would have the rash. I had to take it 5 times a day for 10 days and it really did help. My spots are not gone, but they are no longer itchy and spreading( at least I haven't noticed any new spots!).
April 3, 2016 - 10:27pmThis Comment
Hi there i was told i had pr back in feb, i thought i had an allergic reaction to chlorine in the pool. it has been a battle. I think mine started cos my immune system was low. I suffered a pretty stressful year last year. I was told it could take up to 6 months to go. At present the pr is still with me but not so bad, i was told the herald patch was on my left shoulder blade by the nurse, my back still is my main source of irritation. I recently discovered aqueous cream made the rash worse, so i started using a cream my friend has for eczema called udderly smooth, so far no probs. I take anti his if skin is irritated. I am still getting the odd new spot, and my lower arm is irritated this evening, it is a miserable condition to have, the scars from the rash will take time to disappear, so hoping the summer months will help. It really makes you feel low, which i feel doesnt help. I have found this forum helpful and you dont feel so alone with reading other peoples articles. I think i will try the cider vinegar and coconut water. I just hope the rash will disappear completely soon. Thinking of you all xx
May 13, 2016 - 1:37pmThis Comment
I was diagnosed with PR too. The doctor prescribed steroids, and it has helped tremendously. My rash is almost completely gone.
March 22, 2016 - 9:33amThis Comment
I've had PR for over 4 months now, its still super itchy but the spots are no longer red just tiny raised bumps all over especially on my inner arms and torso. The worst was about 2 months after I got my herald patch (which was a perfect triangle at first and I thought it was pretty neat until I couldn't shower because it was too painful) in my last year of university with various other stressors I was heartbroken when the doctor told me it could last up to six months and there wasn't much I could do about it. This has been the worst 4 months for my self esteem. Luckily the light is at the end of the tunnel now, I'll be so relieved once it's all over. Good luck everyone <3
March 19, 2016 - 9:44amThis Comment
I was diagnosed with pityriasis rosea exactly two weeks ago, but I had noticed the rash several days before. I initially had a smallish lesion (1,5 cm) on my thigh but my doctor didn't think it was anything serious. A few days after the doctors appointment I noticed few red bumps on my shins, chest and shoulders. The rash then spread to my upper back. At that time I went to the doctor again and was diagnosed. During the two weeks after my diagnosis the red spots (0,5 com - 2 cm) have spread and now cover my back and shoulders (worst affected areas) and I have bumps on my ankles, shins, calves, lower and upper arms, armpits, sides, stomach, chest and few on my thighs and neck. Sigh...
How long did you PR spread? Did some of the spots start healing before the spreading stopped? For how long did it last for the spots to fully disappear (my herald lesion got healed two weeks ago, but I can still see a darker patch on my skin)? How long, from the initial outbreak to skin being mostly healed, did your PR last?
My spots are skin coloured at first (I am caucasian). They then become red. After that they flatted and grow in size. They then become dry and the skin peels off. A red patch on the skin remains.
My PR doesn't itch at all, so I'm lucky. But it's a horrible condition to have. Someone has dais that it is call pityriasis rosea because "pity the s.o.b who gets it". Agreed.
March 7, 2016 - 12:52pmThis Comment
Ok, so just starting week 7. Seriously weeks 4 and 5 were the worst (so far), more and more rash appearing and spreading as far as my neck and down to my thighs. Chest and abdomen covered in this rash. Followed suggestions on this and other self help pages. I shower using Head and Shoulders shampoo as a body wash, then I cover spots in calamine lotion (to dry them out as its hot and humid summer weather right now in the part of Australia where I live, and sweating just brings out even more spots.) Then a week ago I started taking zinc supplements. I can definitely see an improvement. Some of the rash around armpits and upper thighs is fading, others are drying out and flaking off (sorry, this is gross, but fellow pityriasis rosea sufferers surely understand !) At least now I can imagine a time when this might actually be over, as fewer and fewer random new spots appearing on wrists, ankles etc. Looks like scarlike marks may remain for some time though. After everything a bit more healed, might then consider vitamin e or aloe vera cream to reduce scarring. Hang in there fellow sufferers ! Doctor assures me that in time it will pass !
March 11, 2016 - 3:12amThis Comment