Health Boards
Fri-14-02-2020, 13:53 PM
I was just reading TL's comment about anti drug antibodies in response to biological drugs here: RE: Cosentyx for psoriatic arthritis Fred's journey and it's interesting.
I had often thought my body somehow just gets used to my current treatment and it stops working, but I never understood (and still don't really) exactly what was going on. But there is a lot out there about "Anti drug antibodies" and it does make some interesting reading.
Here is how I see it.
#1 My body is making too much of one cell and I get psoriasis, then as it gets worse I also get psoriatic arthritis.
#2 I take a treatment that bombards me with a cell to try and slow down the process and I feel better.
#3 My body then starts to fight against the treatment as it now sees it as a threat.
So eventually there is a high likelihood that my body will eventually get used to the treatment and stop it working.
Thoughts anyone ?
I had often thought my body somehow just gets used to my current treatment and it stops working, but I never understood (and still don't really) exactly what was going on. But there is a lot out there about "Anti drug antibodies" and it does make some interesting reading.
Here is how I see it.
#1 My body is making too much of one cell and I get psoriasis, then as it gets worse I also get psoriatic arthritis.
#2 I take a treatment that bombards me with a cell to try and slow down the process and I feel better.
#3 My body then starts to fight against the treatment as it now sees it as a threat.
So eventually there is a high likelihood that my body will eventually get used to the treatment and stop it working.
Thoughts anyone ?