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Thu-01-12-2011, 11:35 AM
Hi Paul
Ive just recently been back to see my consultant and he's cut me down to 4 Fumaderm blue tabs a day as my body cant tolerate 6 per day, not sure if its cos im very slim?? My Psoriasis is now almost clear and i only get the flushes/tummy upsets once or twice a week
Im goin to try and push it up to 5 a day and see how i go but if the symptoms get any worse il cut it back again!! Hopefully i'l remain on them as we tend to go abroad 2 or 3 times per year and this would be bliss
If any1 is wondering why "Snookams" is such a strange name my 6yr son picked it, its his favorite moshi monster but shouldnt need to explain myself!!
Anyway let me know how u get on... My consultant also said that Fumaderm prob would not be licenced in the UK until mid 2012, my GP wasnt happy about me getting prescribed an unlicenced drug however a Consultant is a few steps above a GP so he can take a hike, if it helps me then that makes me happy
Take Care
Hi Snookams
I'm a 35y old from Ireland and have had P for 30yrs, I've been moved onto systemic drugs as I can no longer use UV treatment as I've used it too much over the years and my Doc has said that I can't go back to it ever again, so I'm afraid I'm stuck with the tablets. I was taking Methotrexate for 1y and was completely free of P for the first time years. The Metho was messing around with my liver a bit so I had to come off it and onto Fumaderm. Within 3 weeks of stopping the Methotrexate I was covered in P again, unreal!
I started taking Fumaderm 6 weeks ago and I'm currently taking 5 tables a day since the start of week 6. I had very little side effect up to now. I think I got 3 stomach cramps in 5 weeks, that's it!! Oh boy am I getting them now, it just took me two hours to eat my dinner as the cramps were so bad.
I woke up last night at 4am and had to run to the toilet! I get hot flushes also which make me look a bit mental! My stomach is constantly groaning as if I'm starving and more air is coming out of my behind than I'd like. I find taking an over the counter pill for an upset stomach does the trick though so far, might be worth looking into getting some. I also starting drinking low fat milk every morning and during the day. I'm not going to stop taking Fumaderm and will let you know how it's going next week.
Keep the chin up.
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Ive just recently been back to see my consultant and he's cut me down to 4 Fumaderm blue tabs a day as my body cant tolerate 6 per day, not sure if its cos im very slim?? My Psoriasis is now almost clear and i only get the flushes/tummy upsets once or twice a week
Im goin to try and push it up to 5 a day and see how i go but if the symptoms get any worse il cut it back again!! Hopefully i'l remain on them as we tend to go abroad 2 or 3 times per year and this would be blissIf any1 is wondering why "Snookams" is such a strange name my 6yr son picked it, its his favorite moshi monster but shouldnt need to explain myself!!
Anyway let me know how u get on... My consultant also said that Fumaderm prob would not be licenced in the UK until mid 2012, my GP wasnt happy about me getting prescribed an unlicenced drug however a Consultant is a few steps above a GP so he can take a hike, if it helps me then that makes me happy
Take Care
Hi Snookams
I'm a 35y old from Ireland and have had P for 30yrs, I've been moved onto systemic drugs as I can no longer use UV treatment as I've used it too much over the years and my Doc has said that I can't go back to it ever again, so I'm afraid I'm stuck with the tablets. I was taking Methotrexate for 1y and was completely free of P for the first time years. The Metho was messing around with my liver a bit so I had to come off it and onto Fumaderm. Within 3 weeks of stopping the Methotrexate I was covered in P again, unreal!
I started taking Fumaderm 6 weeks ago and I'm currently taking 5 tables a day since the start of week 6. I had very little side effect up to now. I think I got 3 stomach cramps in 5 weeks, that's it!! Oh boy am I getting them now, it just took me two hours to eat my dinner as the cramps were so bad.
I woke up last night at 4am and had to run to the toilet! I get hot flushes also which make me look a bit mental! My stomach is constantly groaning as if I'm starving and more air is coming out of my behind than I'd like. I find taking an over the counter pill for an upset stomach does the trick though so far, might be worth looking into getting some. I also starting drinking low fat milk every morning and during the day. I'm not going to stop taking Fumaderm and will let you know how it's going next week.
Keep the chin up.
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