Oxoralen/Methoxsalen

[jiml]

My Psoriasis did not begin to show until I turned 17 (1983). I was prescribed Oxoralen and it worked, my Psoriasis went dormant for almost a decade. I tried to get it prescribed again about 10 years ago and my Dr. said it causes cancer.

Is this true?

Hi and a big to the forum. It seems a shame they won't put you back on a treatment that has worked well for you in the past........ However Cancer is a known side effect

Re Methoxsalen
Patients with high blood pressure or a history of liver problems are at risk for inflammation and irreparable damage to both liver and skin. The eyes must be protected from UVA radiation. Side effects include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and in rare cases insomnia. Methoxsalen has also been classified as an IARC Group 1 carcinogen (known to cause cancer) but is only cancerous when combined with UVA radiation.

Source: wickipedia

I hope this helps ....... There are many great biological drugs available now and your dermatologist should be steering you towards one of those...... as no treatment is not really an option.
Thank you for finding us, you will find us a friendly bunch of psoriasis sufferers always happy to talk and discuss treatments and share experiences. But unfortunately it is a trial and error game for your dermatologist to match you up with something that works for you.. Which your insurance will agree to fund
His Job is getting easier as there are new drugs and innovations happening all the time and there is no better place to read what is happening with research than right here .
I look forward to reading of you finding a successful treatment without going back to Methoxsalen
Good luck
Jim