Health Boards
Tue-11-02-2020, 06:45 AM
Hi All,
Just a few weeks i ago i was so optimistic with my Cosentyx treatment that i started a topic on whether or not i could reduce dosage from 300mg to 150mg per month.
I asked this here because i am using this under no supervision. (No biologics available in my country, local dermatologists google it right in front of me).
However in the past 4 weeks i've noticed returning signs of my psoriasis starting with my fingernails.
Now i have numerous small patches which to the unaware eye seem harmless. But i (we)'ve seen this before, and we know which direction this is heading because it is slowly but surely increasing.
I take my shots at the hospital because i receive it in a "solution" not in a pen or injection. So the injection has to be made.
I had been travelling in November and took that months shot 2 weeks late. This happened again in December, 2 weeks late for my shot.
So 6 week gaps between the two. And as of last month i had closed it back to 4 weeks.
I'm regretting being so supine about it since now i am unsure if the cosentyx it self is losing its effectiveness or if it is because of my large gaps.
I'm also wondering if it is possible to do the Loading Phase again, perhaps slightly less than the first time but adding another 2 shots to my next month.
If any of you have ever "reloaded" i'd love to hear your thoughts.
Just a few weeks i ago i was so optimistic with my Cosentyx treatment that i started a topic on whether or not i could reduce dosage from 300mg to 150mg per month.
I asked this here because i am using this under no supervision. (No biologics available in my country, local dermatologists google it right in front of me).
However in the past 4 weeks i've noticed returning signs of my psoriasis starting with my fingernails.
Now i have numerous small patches which to the unaware eye seem harmless. But i (we)'ve seen this before, and we know which direction this is heading because it is slowly but surely increasing.
I take my shots at the hospital because i receive it in a "solution" not in a pen or injection. So the injection has to be made.
I had been travelling in November and took that months shot 2 weeks late. This happened again in December, 2 weeks late for my shot.
So 6 week gaps between the two. And as of last month i had closed it back to 4 weeks.
I'm regretting being so supine about it since now i am unsure if the cosentyx it self is losing its effectiveness or if it is because of my large gaps.
I'm also wondering if it is possible to do the Loading Phase again, perhaps slightly less than the first time but adding another 2 shots to my next month.
If any of you have ever "reloaded" i'd love to hear your thoughts.