I need a plan B...

[mataribot]

There are other options to take on top of Cimzia; but that will take someone that specializes in psoriasis. So besides UV I'd probably have no other choices. I doubt my dermotologist will give me that option. Even if he did, it's not going to help where the song doesn't shine.

I don't think I will have the option of going back to Stelera - the difference for PsA and SpA are night and day.

[mataribot]

BTW, the issues I was having with the wierd psoriasis was confirmed as mild case of Postulate Psoriasis probably caused by Prednisone (confirmed by Rheumotologist yesterday).

[jiml]

That is an interesting assumption Matari is it a known reaction to prednisone for ordinary psoriasis sufferers ?

[Kat]

My dog is on prednisone (yes I know totally unrelated!) and will be the rest of her life. One thing that was explained to me that I didn't know (or if I did, I had forgotten) is that your body naturally produces steroids and when you begin to supplement then what happens is your body relies on the supplement and can start to produce less. That is why it is important on a higher dose to reduce gradually so that your body will begin to make more on it's own and you don't just stop cold turkey and expect your body to do an immediate adjustment.

So that makes me wonder if doing only applications at times of certain ointments (as opposed to oral supplement) what I'm doing to myself. Part of me says that it would be so minor that it wouldn't matter and the dose so low it also wouldn't matter and then I think of how complicated the human body actually is and wonder if that is true or not.

I know that I have become leery of corticosteroids the more I learn. Still not saying I won't use them but I am not as willing to just slap some on or take orally as I used to be. Personally I know I would use them if the doctor recommended and I felt it was a way to get relief, but I think of it more as a short term thing (not sure if that is the right way to look at it or not)

Thank you for sharing as this is something that I find great interest in.

[mataribot]

Jim, flare of PP are known consequence of taking systemic steriods such as prednisone. Typically it comes from long term dosing or lack of a tapor. I'm not sure why this occurred after one tapor. Other drugs that induce PP are the anti TNFs, but I wasn't on one when this occured.

[Caroline]

Is anybody familiar with the NSAID called Indomethacin?

[mataribot]

Never heard of it... Only thing I can find is it inhibits cox 1 and 2 similar to IBUPROFEN. It has been discontinued in the USA.

[Caroline]

Never heard of it... Only thing I can find is it inhibits cox 1 and 2 similar to IBUPROFEN. It has been discontinued in the USA.

Thanks for your research. I can find information on it, but I wondered if anyone on the forum has experience with it.

[mataribot]

I switched to cox 2 inhibitors - better for back

[jiml]

I switched to cox 2 inhibitors - better for back

I hadn't heard of them myself as a relative newbie to arthritic pain and am learning fast
Just looked them up and they are meant to be good for back pain I'm sure you looked them up as well and are aware of side effects

What have you been prescribed Celebrex or  Bextra or another one ?