Health Boards
Sun-21-06-2015, 12:04 PM
I thought there was a treatment 'ladder' we all go on in the UK, topical, then uvb, then drugs like methotrexate, then biologicals.
I did take mtx for about two years, it's true to say it did almost clear up my psoriasis and I did not have side effects for most of the first year. But my body must have found a way around it as the p gradually came back, then doses were put up and side effects (muscle weakness and fatigue - I never got the nausea) came in and rapidly became too bad to put up with. If I only had p mildly and it was steady like that I would probably not go on any drugs and just accept it.
Mtx is worth a try but you may not realise it is spoiling your life as its a gradual thing, just don't doggedly put up with it, tell the derm and they will hopefully move you on.
Have you ever tried one of the stronger steroid like betnovate, if you use it for a short course it can be very effective, worked on me up til my late 30's and I haven't got the skin thinning.
I did take mtx for about two years, it's true to say it did almost clear up my psoriasis and I did not have side effects for most of the first year. But my body must have found a way around it as the p gradually came back, then doses were put up and side effects (muscle weakness and fatigue - I never got the nausea) came in and rapidly became too bad to put up with. If I only had p mildly and it was steady like that I would probably not go on any drugs and just accept it.
Mtx is worth a try but you may not realise it is spoiling your life as its a gradual thing, just don't doggedly put up with it, tell the derm and they will hopefully move you on.
Have you ever tried one of the stronger steroid like betnovate, if you use it for a short course it can be very effective, worked on me up til my late 30's and I haven't got the skin thinning.