Bimzelx for psoriatic arthritis Fred's journey

[Fred]

What is the expected timeline for the medicine to "kick in?"  Immediately?  Over a day or two?

That's a good question FW, I don't think there is a timeline as we are all different. I remember my first bio "Remicade" I felt it worked whilst having the infusion, but surely it was the placebo effect. Stelara was another quick acting one for me, but Bimzelx has been the fastest ever.

Would it do the same for you or others ? we just don't know. Some do great on a treatment and maybe never change, others like me and someone like mataribot just never seem to be able to sustain a long treatment. Is it the severity of the condition, is it the persons resistance, is it our weight, is it ...................... well anyway I think you can see where I'm going. We are all different and it's not an easy problem to deal with.

Most bio's are stopped around week 12 - 16 if there is no improvement, some have given me improvement much sooner than that but have failed a few months or years later.

So no there is no answer to your question as it's what works for me may not work for you and there is still not yet one suit fits all when it comes to psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.

All I know is after my years of having both I just have to roll with the punches.