Health Boards
Thu-28-02-2019, 14:50 PM
Hi, i thought it was worth a quick update as I have learnt a lot from reading other peoples experience on the site.
After 9 months on Otzela and finding it not having much effect I was prescribed Cosentyx. In the uK this is provided by a company called Healthcare At Home, who send a nurse out to show you how to inject yourself etc.
The first month is a loading dose of one dose (2 syringes) a week. By the end of this month my hands and nails had cleared and everything else was fading. You then go onto a monthly dose. Things improved up to 12 weeks and I was almost completely clear, brilliant! However at 16 weeks I have now got one or two patches coming back on my shins.
I have concluded that it works really well but maybe the maintenance dose is too low. This is possibly because the dose is not adjusted for body mass and I am over 100kg.
After seeing my consultant I am going to try Stelara as this allows an increased dose if over 100kg.
I'm still better than I have been for years and back to where I was on Fumiderm but without the side effects.
I'll try and update on the Stelara.
After 9 months on Otzela and finding it not having much effect I was prescribed Cosentyx. In the uK this is provided by a company called Healthcare At Home, who send a nurse out to show you how to inject yourself etc.
The first month is a loading dose of one dose (2 syringes) a week. By the end of this month my hands and nails had cleared and everything else was fading. You then go onto a monthly dose. Things improved up to 12 weeks and I was almost completely clear, brilliant! However at 16 weeks I have now got one or two patches coming back on my shins.
I have concluded that it works really well but maybe the maintenance dose is too low. This is possibly because the dose is not adjusted for body mass and I am over 100kg.
After seeing my consultant I am going to try Stelara as this allows an increased dose if over 100kg.
I'm still better than I have been for years and back to where I was on Fumiderm but without the side effects.
I'll try and update on the Stelara.