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Tue-28-03-2017, 07:19 AM
After having Humira lose it's effectiveness after a good 13 months being 85% clear, I have started on the biologic Taltz.
I took 2 injections to start on Monday March 20th. I had injection site reactions by Tuesday.
On Wednesday the injection sites had turned a slight pink and began to itch.
On Thursday the injection sites became more noticeably pink and itched more plus the affected area grew in size to 2 inches in diameter.
On Friday I applied a topical steroid Desonide cream to the affected area and got no relief from the itch nor the pink skin.
On Saturday the affected injection areas seem to stabilize and after an application of stronger steroid ointment, Clobetasol, the itching began to calm down.
On Sunday the affected areas began to recede and itching continued to calm.
Today Monday, the pink is gone and the itching is only slight.
My psoriasis seems to be reacting positively to the Taltz.
The level of aggression has slowed some. The inflammation has gone down and I'm more comfortable overall.
I experienced some insomnia during the period when the injection sites were irritated. That's gone.
I seem to be more active than I have been for weeks. I have two dogs and can actually catch the slower one.
I'm remaining positive about all this.
I was doing some house cleaning the other day and found one of my health logs from a few years back when I struggled with arthritis, psoriasis, irregular heart rhythm, and Lyme disease. LOL I seemed pretty laid back about the whole thing at the time. I don't know if I could be that calm if my health was that bad today.
I took 2 injections to start on Monday March 20th. I had injection site reactions by Tuesday.
On Wednesday the injection sites had turned a slight pink and began to itch.
On Thursday the injection sites became more noticeably pink and itched more plus the affected area grew in size to 2 inches in diameter.
On Friday I applied a topical steroid Desonide cream to the affected area and got no relief from the itch nor the pink skin.
On Saturday the affected injection areas seem to stabilize and after an application of stronger steroid ointment, Clobetasol, the itching began to calm down.
On Sunday the affected areas began to recede and itching continued to calm.
Today Monday, the pink is gone and the itching is only slight.
My psoriasis seems to be reacting positively to the Taltz.
The level of aggression has slowed some. The inflammation has gone down and I'm more comfortable overall.
I experienced some insomnia during the period when the injection sites were irritated. That's gone.
I seem to be more active than I have been for weeks. I have two dogs and can actually catch the slower one.
I'm remaining positive about all this.
I was doing some house cleaning the other day and found one of my health logs from a few years back when I struggled with arthritis, psoriasis, irregular heart rhythm, and Lyme disease. LOL I seemed pretty laid back about the whole thing at the time. I don't know if I could be that calm if my health was that bad today.