Health Boards
Wed-17-10-2018, 20:48 PM
(This post was last modified: Wed-17-10-2018, 20:50 PM by Kat. Edited 1 time in total.)
Thanks Jim and yes, I'm definitely keeping my options open. I want to take the time to make an informed choice though. I'm not the most patient when it comes to things like this so I have to make myself not rush to a decision 
So far I worry a bit about Cosentyx. Although I do not have Crohn's disease, I do have some issues and so I'm not sure it's the way to go. Tremfya doesn't seem to have as many issues but also there isn't as much info on it. The brochure on Tremfya lists the following as side effects:
Infections such as flu, sinus infections or upper respiratory infection in 14.3%
Headache 4.6%
Injection site reaction 4.5%
Joint pain 2.%
The percentages are from a clinical trial. It also says side effects most happen with initial dose and may decrease and are normally mild.
Tremfya targets the cytokine called interleukin 23 (IL-23) which appears to be one that Stelara targets. Hmmm, that stuff is over my head honestly but makes me wonder if I should rethink as Cosentyx targets something different......
Edit: "rethink" was the wrong word as I haven't made any decision nor am I leaning any particular way. I'm more thinking out loud when I'm chatting here as I still have a lot to read up on.
So far I worry a bit about Cosentyx. Although I do not have Crohn's disease, I do have some issues and so I'm not sure it's the way to go. Tremfya doesn't seem to have as many issues but also there isn't as much info on it. The brochure on Tremfya lists the following as side effects:
Infections such as flu, sinus infections or upper respiratory infection in 14.3%
Headache 4.6%
Injection site reaction 4.5%
Joint pain 2.%
The percentages are from a clinical trial. It also says side effects most happen with initial dose and may decrease and are normally mild.
Tremfya targets the cytokine called interleukin 23 (IL-23) which appears to be one that Stelara targets. Hmmm, that stuff is over my head honestly but makes me wonder if I should rethink as Cosentyx targets something different......
Edit: "rethink" was the wrong word as I haven't made any decision nor am I leaning any particular way. I'm more thinking out loud when I'm chatting here as I still have a lot to read up on.