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Tue-28-03-2017, 07:33 AM
Hello 28-yearold, random person,
Welcome to Psoriasisclub. A club of sufferers, just like yourself.
A group of people who have gathered together quite some data on our common disease.
Reading your story I can imagine that you are feeling bad.
I think that most others here on the forum will, just like me, say to you: "Go to a dermatologist."
And in my opinion, you certainly should not go to a rheumatologist, who will absolutely will want to give you Methotrexate as a medication, and if you ever want to have healthy children, that is not what you want to swallow.
But a dermatologist has more options to give to you.
The NSAIDs at a certain point will not work for you, and if you have joint and back pain, that is an indication that your Psoriasis has been extended to Psoriatic Athritis.
In that case you should go on the systemics or biologicals.
Systemics are: Methotrexate (try to avoid that), cyclosporin, acetretin and Fumaderm (or dimethylfumarates, which I would prefer, as they will help for both P and PsA)
Biologicals are: Humira, Stelara, Taltz, Cosentyx (this last also preferable). Disadvantage of these are that they are expensive.
I see you live in "Somewhere", and I don't know what is available over there.
Be careful if you indeed have PsA, you really should do something about that, and the possibilities are there.
There is a lot of information on the forum, but I can imagine it will be difficult for you to find.
You can ask anything to us, and you always will get an answer.
So join in, all people over here are very nice.
Caroline
Welcome to Psoriasisclub. A club of sufferers, just like yourself.
A group of people who have gathered together quite some data on our common disease.
Reading your story I can imagine that you are feeling bad.
I think that most others here on the forum will, just like me, say to you: "Go to a dermatologist."
And in my opinion, you certainly should not go to a rheumatologist, who will absolutely will want to give you Methotrexate as a medication, and if you ever want to have healthy children, that is not what you want to swallow.
But a dermatologist has more options to give to you.
The NSAIDs at a certain point will not work for you, and if you have joint and back pain, that is an indication that your Psoriasis has been extended to Psoriatic Athritis.
In that case you should go on the systemics or biologicals.
Systemics are: Methotrexate (try to avoid that), cyclosporin, acetretin and Fumaderm (or dimethylfumarates, which I would prefer, as they will help for both P and PsA)
Biologicals are: Humira, Stelara, Taltz, Cosentyx (this last also preferable). Disadvantage of these are that they are expensive.
I see you live in "Somewhere", and I don't know what is available over there.
Be careful if you indeed have PsA, you really should do something about that, and the possibilities are there.
There is a lot of information on the forum, but I can imagine it will be difficult for you to find.
You can ask anything to us, and you always will get an answer.
So join in, all people over here are very nice.
Caroline