Health Boards
Tue-08-03-2022, 18:24 PM
Hi Hanny! Welcome aboard! I think you will find a lot of support here and lots of information and personal advice. These folks have really made me feel welcome here over the past year. A truly wonderful collection of people.
I am on Methyltrexate at the moment. I know there are some side effects but more often they make you start here. They eliminate each and every med until you find one that works for me. Keep in mind, what works for person A doesn't always work for person B. So it really is a story about you and your journey. MTX hasn't been my saviour. I find I still have a lot of redness and scaling on elbows, knees, belly button, back using it. It is milder, but still enough to make me itch a lot.
I am in Canada, and this is the way it goes here. Start with MTX and Clobex and go from there. Although I stopped Clobex once I found out it is a steroid. I will not do steroids becuase they affect my moods. I am also transitioning from male to female so having the steroid plus estrogen, really makes me emotional. So I am done with Clobex for sure.
On that note, feel free to ask questions as there are many people here with much more knowledge than me, that can help. Take care and I hope you are healthier sooner rather than later!
Cheers,
Sheila
I am on Methyltrexate at the moment. I know there are some side effects but more often they make you start here. They eliminate each and every med until you find one that works for me. Keep in mind, what works for person A doesn't always work for person B. So it really is a story about you and your journey. MTX hasn't been my saviour. I find I still have a lot of redness and scaling on elbows, knees, belly button, back using it. It is milder, but still enough to make me itch a lot.
I am in Canada, and this is the way it goes here. Start with MTX and Clobex and go from there. Although I stopped Clobex once I found out it is a steroid. I will not do steroids becuase they affect my moods. I am also transitioning from male to female so having the steroid plus estrogen, really makes me emotional. So I am done with Clobex for sure.
On that note, feel free to ask questions as there are many people here with much more knowledge than me, that can help. Take care and I hope you are healthier sooner rather than later!
Cheers,
Sheila