My Journey to halt/end my psoriasis

[Caroline]

So a couple things....first,  derm says estrogen shouldn't affect my psoriasis.

Second...derm is going straight from MTX to skyrizzi. So in a month I will get my first injection. I am so looking forward to this!

Lastly...if the arthritis that I have has anything to do with PsA, skyrizzi will have an effect on it. My old GP said it was rheumatoid arthritis. So we shall see!

Well …. If you have psoriasis and you get arthritis, then the most logical it is that it will be Psoriatic Arthritis, as this is a common comorbidity of psoriasis, about 30% of us get it.
Did the GP measure the rheum antibodies in your blood? That is the way to be sure that it is rheumatic arthritis or not.
If you have Psoriatic Arthritis then there are no antibodies of course. But I bet that your GP did not measure that, and thus probably made a common mistake calling it rheumatic arthritis.

Did the MTX help against your arthritis ?
If not it is even more likely that it is Psoriatic Arthritis, as MTX doesnt help against that, there is a reference to an article about that in a post called Methotrexate no better than Placebo for Psoriatic Arhtritis.

Good chance that Skyrizi will do the perfect job for you. That would be great!! Good luck in advance.