Hello from DMartinez

[jiml]

Ok, so I am not sure if I am posting in the correct place or not.... My name is Deborah and I am 50 years old.  I was diagnosed with PA back in 1997 and for the most part have been on Enbril or a long time.  Unfortunately for me the side effects outweighed the benefits and last November I stopped taking all meds.. ON a plus, I have not been  sick with an upper respitory infection since January and I use to get them 3-5 times a year, down side, my psoriasis and arthritis is at an all time high and I feel horrible.  I am welcome to any advice or suggestions that you all have and I am glad to have finally found a group of people who all have what I do.... Nice to meet you

Hi Deborah I'm glad you found us.   to the forum you have found a great place to discus your options with members with the same problems as you.
You have probably noticed that we are a friendly information and support group, and all information is shared by members with no outside influences, as probably the only site of its type that can boast complete independence l, we are free from spam. And you will notice that there are no internet nasties here.

So having said all that I will say that I think Fred may move this to a position it might be seen better

You say you were on enbrel but had adverse effects and are now on no treatment. My first suggestion is to get back to see the dermatologist and ask for one of the newer biological drugs as there are several more that target different cells and may be better tolerated by you

But I have never been on biological drugs.  But I'm sure others who have used them will know better than me.
There are many options and you will find descriptions of them all on the prescribed treatment boards

I look forward to hearing more from you and if you feel brave join us in the off topic section ..... Where you will find I'm the only sensible one