Health Boards
Sat-31-03-2018, 11:47 AM
Good to hear you are finally getting somewhere.
Like Jim said this thread will give you the basics of each one Biological Treatments For Psoriasis
They are taken by a small injection under the skin or in the case of Remicade given by infusion at the hospital. Remicade used to be the starting Bio but today it's not used so much as the under the skin shots are better and easier for the patient.
I'm a huge fan of the Bio's as they gave me back my life, I've been on them about 10 years now and apart from reactions to the TNF type I have done very well on them and no serious side effects. Most side effects are Flu like feeling after the shot, but as your body gets used to them it doesn't last so long. It may take a while to find the right one for you. but there are currently 11 in use (See the list from the above link)
Personally if I was you and you are offered a choice I would go for Stelara. It works very fast and the maintenance dose is 1 shot every 12 weeks.
Apart from Remicade once they have trained you how to do it you can do the shots yourself at home. It's a simple matter of pinching an inch of skin and sticking the small needle under the inch of skin. *Some do come in a Pen type injector but most people find they sting, so ask for the normal syringe type shots would be my tip.
Good luck.
Like Jim said this thread will give you the basics of each one Biological Treatments For Psoriasis
They are taken by a small injection under the skin or in the case of Remicade given by infusion at the hospital. Remicade used to be the starting Bio but today it's not used so much as the under the skin shots are better and easier for the patient.
I'm a huge fan of the Bio's as they gave me back my life, I've been on them about 10 years now and apart from reactions to the TNF type I have done very well on them and no serious side effects. Most side effects are Flu like feeling after the shot, but as your body gets used to them it doesn't last so long. It may take a while to find the right one for you. but there are currently 11 in use (See the list from the above link)
Personally if I was you and you are offered a choice I would go for Stelara. It works very fast and the maintenance dose is 1 shot every 12 weeks.
Apart from Remicade once they have trained you how to do it you can do the shots yourself at home. It's a simple matter of pinching an inch of skin and sticking the small needle under the inch of skin. *Some do come in a Pen type injector but most people find they sting, so ask for the normal syringe type shots would be my tip.
Good luck.