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Mon-06-05-2019, 14:05 PM
This has been my experience with Otezla and rash.
Started off days 1 - 5 with 30 mg in the morning. No evening dose. On the evening of the 5th day, a rash broke out all over my chest. By the following morning, the rash had spread everywhere - legs, arms, back. I quite taking the Otezla immediately, the rash started to subside and 10 days later the rash was completely gone.
I started back up, very gradually. I split the pills in half and took 15 mg every other day for about two weeks. During the first week, I still would have a reaction of some sort, always different, but mild and it would go away within an hour. When that stopped, I started taking 15 mg every morning, without any side effects.
I'm now taking 15 mg in the morning and 15 mg in the evening with no side effects. The Otezla certainly seems to be working. As of today, the plaques on my hands (I have PPP), are virtually non-existent, though probably a good part of that result is the just the natural tendency for flares to go in cycles. Still, even 1-2 weeks ago, when plaques were forming, they were much more subdued than previously.
Bottom line, though, is don't do what I did. I probably should have seen my dermatologist when the rash appeared. You should, too.
Started off days 1 - 5 with 30 mg in the morning. No evening dose. On the evening of the 5th day, a rash broke out all over my chest. By the following morning, the rash had spread everywhere - legs, arms, back. I quite taking the Otezla immediately, the rash started to subside and 10 days later the rash was completely gone.
I started back up, very gradually. I split the pills in half and took 15 mg every other day for about two weeks. During the first week, I still would have a reaction of some sort, always different, but mild and it would go away within an hour. When that stopped, I started taking 15 mg every morning, without any side effects.
I'm now taking 15 mg in the morning and 15 mg in the evening with no side effects. The Otezla certainly seems to be working. As of today, the plaques on my hands (I have PPP), are virtually non-existent, though probably a good part of that result is the just the natural tendency for flares to go in cycles. Still, even 1-2 weeks ago, when plaques were forming, they were much more subdued than previously.
Bottom line, though, is don't do what I did. I probably should have seen my dermatologist when the rash appeared. You should, too.