Stelara round two

[D Foster]

No Fred I would also say no to MTX, 9 years on it with the last at 20mg by self injection was enough for me .I to am having problems with the psoriatic arthritis at the moment though not as bad as you but I can sympathise . I am just taking painkillers and hobbling around ,roll on the warmer weather. The NHS in UK leaves a lot to be desired , I am very lucky at the moment as the derm side where I live is done as a private contract at a BUPA hospital by a private consultant and the difference is fantastic.

Thank you Dave, I've only ever had the methotrexate pills and they tried to tell me there are no problems with the injection. But I was having none of it, how did the injections affect you ?

It's also reassuring you are having a bit of a problem too, are you on 90mg Stelara?

EDIT: Just noticed you have 90mg in your profile, that's a good idea.  

Yes Fred I am on 90mg Stelara and apart from a bit of fatigue I have really had no problems.
When I was on MTX I took the pills for 6 years at a weekly 25mg dose but I had lots of side effects such stomach cramps , headaches, sickness,galloping whatsits in fact I was in the loo that often I could make 100 words out of Armitage Shanks. When I went on to 20mg self injections most of the side effects went away apart from the headaches however over the next three years most of them came slowly back and I did not get any better than 80% clearage though it was OK for the PsA.
Where I live is great in the summer but in the winter the humidity is usually quite high and with the cold it is not a good combination ,we had sea fog this morning and it's only 1 degree C with a wind . I don't know if you do it in France but I do my own injection of the Stelara ,I am very lucky as in my area the derm dept is done at a private BUPA hospital by consultants who are also private, it's so different to the NHS.