Online GP's for psoriasis

[PainInTheGuttate]

Hi all, 

So I went to see my Derm today as my P has been flaring up again. 

I've been on acitretin (35mg daily) for the past 4-5 months which did an ok job at clearing (despite taking a good 2 months to clear). Anyway, it started to fizzle out and I had to use creams to keep my P at bay, which, is fine when using the creams but as soon as I stopped it would come straight back. 

So after reading many positive reviews on here, I have decided I want to make the switch to Fumaderm/Skilarence. I recommended this to my derm who also gave it glowing reviews (well Fumaderm, he wasn't actually aware of Skilarence). However, as I go private he said that Skilarence/Fumaderm is ridiculously expensive to be paying myself and would be in the thousands of pounds a year region. He said the best way would be to see a GP and get a referral (ideally to St Guy's) and get the prescription through the NHS. In the meantime, I'm bumping my acitretin dose to 50mg daily to see if that helps at all. 

The problem is, I am not actually registered with a GP. To save myself the hassle of booking more time off work, registering with a GP, booking an appointment etc etc...which would take weeks, I am considering using an online GP to get the referral. 

My question is, has anyone on here from the UK ever had experience with using an online GP for psoriasis?

[Fred]

Not something I know about, but if anyone does have an answer please don't mention online GPs on Psoriasis Club as the mention will get deleted.

[jiml]

Hi I'm sorry your acetretin is starting to let you down, I hope increasing the dose will get you back on track and get the psoriasis under control..

I'm a great believer in Fumaderm and I'm sure Skilarence is as good as they are basically the same.

I haven't heard of anyone using an online doctor so can't help there ..I'm not sure what level they work at and if they can do referrals ....it will be interesting to hear your experience

[Bill]

I'd very much doubt you would get a DMF prescription from an on-line GP. If you look at the treatment guidelines, DMF is placed as an option if other non-biologic options have failed or are contraindicated. It is a treatment for a specialist to prescribe and manage, not the realm of a GP.

Like Jim, Caroline and William Mateychuck, I have had great success with this drug, but many have not found it so or have been forced to discontinue its use because of adverse effects. The good thing about it is that if if does work well it will probably work for a very long time.

Cheers