Rate your psoriasis treatment

[Fred]

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What is your current treatment ?

How long have you been using it ?

Ease of use (1 low to 5 high) ?

Effectiveness (1 low to 5 high) ?

Do you pay for your treatment ?

Any side effects ?

Add more if you wish

[Fred]

What is your current treatment ? Bimzelx

How long have you been using it ? 10 months.

Ease of use (1 low to 5 high) ? 5 Two simple injections every 8 weeks.

Effectiveness (1 low to 5 high) ? 4 So far I'm very pleased, it could be a little better but it's still early days.

Do you pay for your treatment ? No it's covered by the health system.

Any side effects ? When I first started I did get some folliculitis which is on the list, but I don't get it now.

I've been using bio treatments well over 10 years now and so far I would say this has been the fastest working, time will tell how long it lasts.

[Raxyl]

What is your current treatment ? Cosentxy (Secukinumab) 

How long have you been using it ? for just over 5 years

Ease of use (1 low to 5 high) ? 5 two auto injectors monthly (300mg)

Effectiveness (1 low to 5 high) ? 5 the best I have ever been since the P developed over 20 years ago

Do you pay for your treatment ? mostly covered by government Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) costs me $41 per month.

Any side effects ? None that I have noticed.

[Fred]

Yay that's two of using treatment

[Caroline]

What is your current treatment ? DMF, Psorinovo

How long have you been using it ? Over 15 years.

Ease of use (1 low to 5 high) ? From 6 pills, to now 1 pill a day, or even less. It seems to get more effective.

Effectiveness (1 low to 5 high) ? Excellent in keeping the PsA and Ps under control.

Do you pay for your treatment ? No, it is payed by the insurance.

Any side effects ? Sometimes a flush, where I get a red and hot skin for about 20 minutes, but mostly in the night. About once a week. Sometimes a little unstable intestine, about once in 2 weeks. Keeping an eye on the lymphocytes once in the half year.

[Fred]

That's three of us using treatment for psoriasis

[Turnedlight]

What is your current treatment ?
Skyrizi one jab every 12 weeks

How long have you been using it ?
About 18 months I think..

Ease of use (1 low to 5 high) ?
Very easy I like the long interval.

Effectiveness (1 low to 5 high) ?
5 for skin, 2 for joints

Do you pay for your treatment ?
No

Any side effects ?
This is a hard question to answer as I don’t know how I’d be off the drug. It could be that all my aches and pains are actually being caused by it rather than by the psa.
But immediately after the jab, no side effects that I can detect.

[Fred]

That's 4

Anyone else ?

[Kat]

What is your current treatment ? Over the counter ointment

How long have you been using it ? About... 3 years now

Ease of use (1 low to 5 high) ? 1

Effectiveness (1 low to 5 high) ? 1

Do you pay for your treatment ? yes

Any side effects ? no


Not very good information really, but it's where I am at the moment.

[Fred]

You answered Kat that is five of us from 977, just think how impressive it looks to our guests.