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Mon-06-04-2015, 07:45 AM
Hi, 
Alcohol can be a problem when heavy drinking is involved. I am concerned about how much you drink and the long term health effects, it can cause many other serious diseases. There are many drugs on the market to help cut down the cravings for alcohol. I'm concerned that you may be dependent on alcohol. Addiction is a brain hormone controlled disease. Please see your GP to discuss your daily consumption.
I have hand and feet psoriasis
which developed into psoriatic psoriasis which sounds like what you described in your fingers, it's very painful. Also there is another disease connected to psoriasis called Dupuytrens Contracture. This disease will cause the tendons to thicken with collagen made in the body to attack the tendons which will cause the fingers to curl. I am one of the lucky ones to have this link to P. as well.
Your Psoriasis is in a serious level of damage and pain to your body.
Alcohol is only numbing the pain and you. You need to be free from alcohol if you qualify for medications such as, MTX or a bio drug which will clear up this debilitating disease in a short time. put it remission, as this P. waxes & wanes. There are many new drugs on the market for P. Please see a dermatologist who is familiar with the new drugs and also a rhumy for a blood test for PSA. There are so many new drugs to help block the iL-17-23 pathways that feed the Psoriasis as well as PSA and Dupurytrens. The science and studies of many new approved bio drugs have a higher level of statistics in remission for P. Than ever before. 
Researchers found that the drug that directly blocks IL-17, called ixekizumab, improved psoriasis plaques by 75 percent for about 77 percent of patients at the lowest effective dose and for 82 percent patients at the highest dose after 12 weeks. Between about 38 percent and 39 percent of patients had a 100 percent improvement in lesions in that time period.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) blockers:
Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), Cosentyx (secukinumab), Enbrel (etanercept), Humira (adalimumab), Remicade (infliximab), Simponi (golimumab) and Stelara (ustekinumab) are drugs that block TNF-alpha. TNF-alpha is a cytokine, or a protein, that prompts the body to create inflammation. In psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, there is excess production of TNF-alpha in the skin or joints. That leads to the rapid growth of skin cells and/or damage to joint tissue. Blocking TNF-alpha production helps stop the inflammatory cycle of psoriatic disease.
This has also just recently been concluded thru clinical studies that Dupuytrens Contracture also is connected to patients with psoriasis.
There are many good medical links online for you to study this disease and the new drugs recommended for P.
I feel your pain, & I sympathize wih the frustration of docs and meds!
Been there many times. I also have Dupuytrens contracture and hoping to keep it under control. All these are connected to bones, joints and skin thru Psoriasis a autoimmune disease there is no cure.
This disease is more than skin deep. There are many new drugs to get you back on your feet literally.
There is also sunshine a valuable factor for clearing P. Sitting in sunshine early am or after the hottest part of the day helps the skin produce vit-D3 ,there is a chart for the length of time it takes for the body to produce a sufficient amount of vit D-3. See online google. Never burn, or a take the Vit-D supplement. There is also light UVB treatment or laser treatments available thru your derm. I won't get started on Topical treatments as I'm sure your familiar with all those.
If you need more info for treatment or doctors please consult your physicians speciality directory in your area.
to the forum . There is a great group of friends here. A lot of experience to share and hopefully get you back walking and finding that life is better once P. can be put in remission.
YIKES this got too long... I wii conclude that sometimes it's better to quit while your ahead.
I'm done....
Alcohol can be a problem when heavy drinking is involved. I am concerned about how much you drink and the long term health effects, it can cause many other serious diseases. There are many drugs on the market to help cut down the cravings for alcohol. I'm concerned that you may be dependent on alcohol. Addiction is a brain hormone controlled disease. Please see your GP to discuss your daily consumption.
I have hand and feet psoriasis
which developed into psoriatic psoriasis which sounds like what you described in your fingers, it's very painful. Also there is another disease connected to psoriasis called Dupuytrens Contracture. This disease will cause the tendons to thicken with collagen made in the body to attack the tendons which will cause the fingers to curl. I am one of the lucky ones to have this link to P. as well.Your Psoriasis is in a serious level of damage and pain to your body.
Alcohol is only numbing the pain and you. You need to be free from alcohol if you qualify for medications such as, MTX or a bio drug which will clear up this debilitating disease in a short time. put it remission, as this P. waxes & wanes. There are many new drugs on the market for P. Please see a dermatologist who is familiar with the new drugs and also a rhumy for a blood test for PSA. There are so many new drugs to help block the iL-17-23 pathways that feed the Psoriasis as well as PSA and Dupurytrens. The science and studies of many new approved bio drugs have a higher level of statistics in remission for P. Than ever before. Researchers found that the drug that directly blocks IL-17, called ixekizumab, improved psoriasis plaques by 75 percent for about 77 percent of patients at the lowest effective dose and for 82 percent patients at the highest dose after 12 weeks. Between about 38 percent and 39 percent of patients had a 100 percent improvement in lesions in that time period.
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) blockers:
Cimzia (certolizumab pegol), Cosentyx (secukinumab), Enbrel (etanercept), Humira (adalimumab), Remicade (infliximab), Simponi (golimumab) and Stelara (ustekinumab) are drugs that block TNF-alpha. TNF-alpha is a cytokine, or a protein, that prompts the body to create inflammation. In psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, there is excess production of TNF-alpha in the skin or joints. That leads to the rapid growth of skin cells and/or damage to joint tissue. Blocking TNF-alpha production helps stop the inflammatory cycle of psoriatic disease.
This has also just recently been concluded thru clinical studies that Dupuytrens Contracture also is connected to patients with psoriasis.
There are many good medical links online for you to study this disease and the new drugs recommended for P.
I feel your pain, & I sympathize wih the frustration of docs and meds!
Been there many times. I also have Dupuytrens contracture and hoping to keep it under control. All these are connected to bones, joints and skin thru Psoriasis a autoimmune disease there is no cure. This disease is more than skin deep. There are many new drugs to get you back on your feet literally.
There is also sunshine a valuable factor for clearing P. Sitting in sunshine early am or after the hottest part of the day helps the skin produce vit-D3 ,there is a chart for the length of time it takes for the body to produce a sufficient amount of vit D-3. See online google. Never burn, or a take the Vit-D supplement. There is also light UVB treatment or laser treatments available thru your derm. I won't get started on Topical treatments as I'm sure your familiar with all those.
If you need more info for treatment or doctors please consult your physicians speciality directory in your area.
to the forum . There is a great group of friends here. A lot of experience to share and hopefully get you back walking and finding that life is better once P. can be put in remission.YIKES this got too long... I wii conclude that sometimes it's better to quit while your ahead.
I'm done....