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Mon-07-01-2019, 05:36 AM
I've been diagnosed with Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis for just under three years.
Started off innocently, and took over a year to actually grab my attention.
Mid 2017 until Mid 2018 - All the first off meds such as Methotrexate etc...
Nothing with any results.
Beginning of 2018 the Plaque growth jumped exponentially.
No decent dermatologists in my country.
Had to find out about biologics on my own.
Went to the US to see a dermatologist. Prices we're absurdly high.
Was able to find Cosentyx marketed as Scapho in India.
Still extremely expensive but much cheaper than Cosentyx from the US.
Planned on starting Cosentyx in October however;
Did a TB test; came back positive;
Turned out i had a mycobacteria not TB.
Currently on isoniazid and wasn't allowed to start Scapho until i had been on isoniazid for atleast two months.
Just had my 5th loading dose of Scapho last week.
Seeing decent results but not as good as some of the posts i had been reading on.
I'm on Scapho without any dermatologic supervision.
My Plaque psoriasis is extreme, Scapho has only cleared around 15%.
Now that loading is over, i want to use it bi- monthly.
Has anyone here ever deterred from the standard dosage?
Cheers,
Started off innocently, and took over a year to actually grab my attention.
Mid 2017 until Mid 2018 - All the first off meds such as Methotrexate etc...
Nothing with any results.
Beginning of 2018 the Plaque growth jumped exponentially.
No decent dermatologists in my country.
Had to find out about biologics on my own.
Went to the US to see a dermatologist. Prices we're absurdly high.
Was able to find Cosentyx marketed as Scapho in India.
Still extremely expensive but much cheaper than Cosentyx from the US.
Planned on starting Cosentyx in October however;
Did a TB test; came back positive;
Turned out i had a mycobacteria not TB.
Currently on isoniazid and wasn't allowed to start Scapho until i had been on isoniazid for atleast two months.
Just had my 5th loading dose of Scapho last week.
Seeing decent results but not as good as some of the posts i had been reading on.
I'm on Scapho without any dermatologic supervision.
My Plaque psoriasis is extreme, Scapho has only cleared around 15%.
Now that loading is over, i want to use it bi- monthly.
Has anyone here ever deterred from the standard dosage?
Cheers,
