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Thu-01-08-2019, 22:05 PM
hi all,
haven't posted in a while I see. Stopped Stelera, had the last injection on the 16th of january, just couldn't do it anymore.
Reason; having a heavy flu once a month has been totally devastating. I know it doens't affect everybody that heavily: this I researched on this and other fora.
I checked my agenda and the notes the dermatologist took after seeing her( I can see them online ) and it was really once a month, one week on the couch out of commission, one week to recuperate, 2 weeks of no flu... and lo and behold: the next flu. About a year and a half of this.
These flus stopped mid april, 3 months after my last shot.
So Stelara and me are no match.
Humira, which I was on before, was a similar nightmare for me, plus non-carateristic depression.
If you read this now or in the future; don't be discouraged because biologicals do wonders for lots of people. Though we are all different. You can find plenty of good testimonials online.
So I've decided that I'm nowhere in the mood for trying other biologicals at the moment and am going the Pagano psoriasis diet way, mixed with some new findings. No gluten and such.
( Caroline; thanks for your input, will consider what you're doing if the treatment becomes available closer to home and doable with public transport )
Started on the 22th of july, but I'm not giving up my glass(es) of wine ( yet ) And the colonics I'm skipping as well, see where the diet and teas get me before resorting to that
If you want to read more about diet and psoriasis, I recommend some good old online research and this thread: How I Cured My Psoriasis By Diet
The more I read about it, the more I am convinced that food and the way your intestines handle it has to do with the outward manifestation of psoriasis on your skin. Must say I've had this book on the diet for more than 10 years.... but it's quite strict, I didn't want to do it before or kept it up for long.
smiles,
Artemie
haven't posted in a while I see. Stopped Stelera, had the last injection on the 16th of january, just couldn't do it anymore.
Reason; having a heavy flu once a month has been totally devastating. I know it doens't affect everybody that heavily: this I researched on this and other fora.
I checked my agenda and the notes the dermatologist took after seeing her( I can see them online ) and it was really once a month, one week on the couch out of commission, one week to recuperate, 2 weeks of no flu... and lo and behold: the next flu. About a year and a half of this.
These flus stopped mid april, 3 months after my last shot.
So Stelara and me are no match.
Humira, which I was on before, was a similar nightmare for me, plus non-carateristic depression.
If you read this now or in the future; don't be discouraged because biologicals do wonders for lots of people. Though we are all different. You can find plenty of good testimonials online.
So I've decided that I'm nowhere in the mood for trying other biologicals at the moment and am going the Pagano psoriasis diet way, mixed with some new findings. No gluten and such.
( Caroline; thanks for your input, will consider what you're doing if the treatment becomes available closer to home and doable with public transport )
Started on the 22th of july, but I'm not giving up my glass(es) of wine ( yet ) And the colonics I'm skipping as well, see where the diet and teas get me before resorting to that
If you want to read more about diet and psoriasis, I recommend some good old online research and this thread: How I Cured My Psoriasis By Diet
The more I read about it, the more I am convinced that food and the way your intestines handle it has to do with the outward manifestation of psoriasis on your skin. Must say I've had this book on the diet for more than 10 years.... but it's quite strict, I didn't want to do it before or kept it up for long.
smiles,
Artemie