Hi Forest,

The problems with shingles often start after the infection. I have paraesthesia and partial paralysis along with a variable itch. Once you realise you have shingles you need antivirals asap as it is the best way to avoid complications.

Hi Caroline,

Good that you are managing on less. I still like to dose for a few days in a row on occasion as it has a good effect on the disease.

Cheers

That's interesting, thanks guys.

I currently have covid but was told I can still take skillerence, so that's what I've been doing. Would you recommend stopping for a while?

Have you tried any other medications for psoriasis?  I wonder if the Skilarence has so much cramping and is difficult to tolerate, then could you try something else?

I don't know about stopping the medication while you recover from covid.  I do hope you feel better quickly and that your covid is mild and brief.

(Sat-12-03-2022, 13:13 PM)OneBigItch Wrote: That's interesting, thanks guys.

I currently have covid but was told I can still take skillerence, so that's what I've been doing. Would you recommend stopping for a while?

Over here in NL, there has been no advice to stop taking DMF.
But if you feel better stopping…. Then stop..

(Sat-12-03-2022, 15:29 PM)Forest Walker Wrote: Have you tried any other medications for psoriasis?  I wonder if the Skilarence has so much cramping and is difficult to tolerate, then could you try something else?

Yes, it is a frustration over here in NL that they did not make Skilarence in a slow release form. In that way the cramping is greatly reduced. We have a slow release version called Psorinovo, which is made by a drugstore over here and where more than 1000 people are reporting to have no problem with the cramping at all.

Unfortunately the “A**holes” of Almirall, the producers of Skilarence, are suing this drugstore in order to prevent the production of Psorinovo.

I wont take dmf if I have a viral infection as it suppresses my immune response. A viral vector was being developed for a cancer therapy some years ago and the researchers were looking at using dmf concurrently to improve its efficacy. JC virus can also be activated in some people if enough t cells are knocked out. Dmf might have an effect suppressing a cytokine storm in covid, but that idea doesn't seem to have come to anything.

Cheers

(Sat-12-03-2022, 13:13 PM)OneBigItch Wrote: That's interesting, thanks guys.

I currently have covid but was told I can still take skillerence, so that's what I've been doing. Would you recommend stopping for a while?

I hope you get better soon!

I don't know anything about stopping skilarence but wanted to wish you well anyway.

(Sat-12-03-2022, 13:13 PM)OneBigItch Wrote: That's interesting, thanks guys.

I currently have covid but was told I can still take skillerence, so that's what I've been doing. Would you recommend stopping for a while?

I stopped when I had it as it does no harm to stop taking it for a while . My reason for stopping was that I had awful diarrhea with my covid and didn't want the Skilarence to make it worse (although I don't think it could have been much worse ) I'm sure if I had active psoriasis I would have continued taking it.  I kept taking it  throughout my treatment for prostate cancer a few years ago with no adverse effect