Cosentyx for psoriatic arthritis Fred's journey

[Fred]

Ok back from my appointment and it's goodbye to Cosentyx.

It's been a good 3+ years, but it's now failing and the psoriatic arthritis is coming back. It's never been great for the psoriasis, but that too is getting worse.

Apparently the biopsy showed that the rash and little bumps are a possible mix of eczema and psoriasis. I've never had eczema before and we still are not sure, but we decided that because the psoriatic arthritis is coming back we may as well move on. 

So my next try is going to be Tremfya. It's not authorised yet in France for psoriatic arthritis, but it is for psoriasis so we are going to give it a try and see if it will clear the skin and keep the psoriatic arthritis at bay. Recent studies are showing that it can help with psoriatic arthritis and they are filing for approval.

I'm disappointed as I have done so well on Cosentyx, but there is no point staying on it if the psoriatic arthritis is coming back and the the psoriasis/eczema itching is driving me nuts.

I will start a new thread about my journey on Tremfya when I start it in March.

Bye bye Cosentyx  it was good whilst it lasted.