Health Boards
Thu-31-08-2017, 09:12 AM
Welcome to the club Tarny 
and in particular to the Acitretin clan. I'm so pleased that you were able to make an informed decision in to going on Acitretin from this forum. As you will find we are a friendly bunch and always willing to share our experiences on the raft of treatments we ensure to reduce the debilitating effects of psoriasis in its many forms. I was pleasantly surprised to I see you had noticeable clearance so quickly it is generally a slow burner and can take a couple of months before seeing appreciable clearance.
For myself, I have been on Acitretin for just over 12 months now, started on 25mg daily, boosted to 30mg but had to reduce back down to 25mg as the side effects of peeling hands and feet and desert dry lips were begining to outweigh the excellent clearance I was seeing. Earlier on this year I had to come off due to a persistent headache. Sadly the psoriasis came back and due to limited options have had to go back on but only at 10mg daily. Suffice to say this low level isn't working, so fully expect it to be increased by my Dermy later on next month.
Thank you for sharing and I look forward to reading your continuing journey.
JohnB
and in particular to the Acitretin clan. I'm so pleased that you were able to make an informed decision in to going on Acitretin from this forum. As you will find we are a friendly bunch and always willing to share our experiences on the raft of treatments we ensure to reduce the debilitating effects of psoriasis in its many forms. I was pleasantly surprised to I see you had noticeable clearance so quickly it is generally a slow burner and can take a couple of months before seeing appreciable clearance. For myself, I have been on Acitretin for just over 12 months now, started on 25mg daily, boosted to 30mg but had to reduce back down to 25mg as the side effects of peeling hands and feet and desert dry lips were begining to outweigh the excellent clearance I was seeing. Earlier on this year I had to come off due to a persistent headache. Sadly the psoriasis came back and due to limited options have had to go back on but only at 10mg daily. Suffice to say this low level isn't working, so fully expect it to be increased by my Dermy later on next month.
Thank you for sharing and I look forward to reading your continuing journey.
JohnB