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(Sat-20-08-2016, 17:16 PM)Freckles22 Wrote: Hi everyone, I am a newbie to this group but have had psoriasis for most of my 57 years. For the past 20 years I have been treated very successfully with methotrexate - tablets mostly but weekly injection for the past 5 years. My dermatologist has told me to stop now though due to recurring sinusitis which has been so bad I needed surgery for it last month. I am using dovobet for now but he has given me literature on acitretin and suggested I start this in a few months. I am very nervous about using dovobet and reading the side effects of acitretin scares me too!
I know I am getting on a bit and maybe shouldn't be so vain, but one of the side effects was hair loss or thinning and as if psoriasis isn't bad enough already losing my hair would be devastating. Any thoughts??
Welcome
Freckles I guess you have been reading the posts here about hair loss, but don't be put off by that it doesn't happen to everyone and if it does tell the dermatologist who will offer you something different and your hair will grow back again Have a look at RE: Acitrecin - week 1 where Kelly tells of her experience
As I said not everyone suffers the side effects and if you do and it gets bad then change, but it's well worth trying it has a high success rate ...you have to remember people come here with problems .....we rarely get someone who comes here to say how good a treatment is unless they have been on before with a problem,
I forgot to add if you have any questions just shout there is usually a friendly member about to talk to