[split] Dimethylfumarates and Psoriasis

[Bill]

Hi Caroline,

We all have our own experience of psoriasis, but that doesn't make us experts about what treatments will and will not work for ourselves or others. For example, I now take three doses of 600 mg a week, halving my previous weekly dose for the same effect. Is this because the drug is more effective taken this way or because the disease is abating? Would I get the same or a greater effect with a single weekly dose of 1000 mg, or two doses of 800 mg, and what effect will these different regimes have on other parameters like white cell counts? I dont know, so monitoring is essential. But I am very grateful for the research being conducted, as a better understanding of psoriasis and psa will provide answers to such questions and ultimately lead to better treatments, be they better use of existing drugs or the development of new drugs.

Cheers,

Bill