Health Boards
Sun-17-12-2017, 13:21 PM
Agree with most of the, already mentioned, side effects of Acitretin, main things for me at the moment is that I am feeling a bit depressed and I have never felt that in the past, ever!! Not even when I was diagnosed with cancer! I have been to my GP who suspects it could be something to do with acitretin because it belongs to some group of drugs that is known to cause depression (I can't remember the name of the group). Anyway I have to wait until 2nd Jan to see Derm and discuss this with them......
Absolutely no skin shedding on my hands but my feet are a complete nightmare and extremely sore, cracks and despite trying everything I can think of, are completely and absolutely 'un-moisturisable' I know that's not a proper word but describes is perfectly!
Ingrowing nails (both feet and hands) nothing major at the moment but evident......
Aches and pains - oh my goodness, I have never had so many in my life!! I don't know if it is acitretin or the onset of middle age, or as Craig mentioned years of playing sport and old injuries catching up on me - I do feel all these aches and pains I feel have started this year? Main areas are lower back, shoulder and weirdly I have done something to my jaw and can't bite properly, that might just be coincidence though, as it may be for all of my ailments!
Eyesight feels like it is getting worse - again could be natural progression of age....
Worst part of all this to me, since I was diagnosed, is that I feel totally and utterly out of control of my own body - which doesn't help with how I am feeling in general..... that said acitretin (or still the effects of PUVA I guess) seems to be working in terms of keeping my PPP at bay for the time being but I don't want to be feeling the way I do at the moment for the long term!
Absolutely no skin shedding on my hands but my feet are a complete nightmare and extremely sore, cracks and despite trying everything I can think of, are completely and absolutely 'un-moisturisable' I know that's not a proper word but describes is perfectly!
Ingrowing nails (both feet and hands) nothing major at the moment but evident......
Aches and pains - oh my goodness, I have never had so many in my life!! I don't know if it is acitretin or the onset of middle age, or as Craig mentioned years of playing sport and old injuries catching up on me - I do feel all these aches and pains I feel have started this year? Main areas are lower back, shoulder and weirdly I have done something to my jaw and can't bite properly, that might just be coincidence though, as it may be for all of my ailments!
Eyesight feels like it is getting worse - again could be natural progression of age....
Worst part of all this to me, since I was diagnosed, is that I feel totally and utterly out of control of my own body - which doesn't help with how I am feeling in general..... that said acitretin (or still the effects of PUVA I guess) seems to be working in terms of keeping my PPP at bay for the time being but I don't want to be feeling the way I do at the moment for the long term!