New Treatment

[jiml]

This Friday, the 18th, i am going to see the dermatologist for the first time in 42 years. I wonder if you could tell me what types , of creams or ointments most of the members, use . As i have said in previous posts, i only have it mildly, even though it's on different parts of my body.
I would prefer, i think to have a go taking tablets instead of everyday applying different creams. I have had the most success with Dovobet, but it's supposed not to use it for long periods, even though i have used it for years, without the doctor ever telling me to come of it.

The last time i saw the docs and asked to try a different ointment he put me on Dovonex, well first of all i didn't think it was doing any good, but secondly it says not to be in contact with the sun, when using it.Well with me spending six months of the year in Tenerife it was impossible not to be in the sun. So i am trying to ask for your advise as to when i see the Dermatologist what ointment you think that most of the members have the greatest success with, or the tablets. As i would like to tell him, what i would like to use with the suggestions of the Moderators. Thank you.

Hi again nice to see you back, and the only thing I can tell you is , that you are right you should take care and cover up or use sun block when on Dovonex as it is a vitamin D derivative and you are possibly getting enough vitamin D from natural sunlight
Dovobet is really the only other one that has approval in the UK that I am aware of and that is a steroid ointment as you rightly say it's for short term use
As I have said earlier the reason they don't prescribe tablets or bio drugs for mild psoriasis is that the risk v benefit ratio is not considered good . So to you and me that means that the risk of taking the non topical treatments are higher than the benefits.
It's always worth an ask and if you arm yourself with information from the prescribed treatment boards
These threads will help you
Methotrexate is about methotrexate which is likely, if you get one to be that first

Then look at Acitretin  and Ciclosporine these are also things they may offer and are very effective

Look also at my treatment Fumaderm it's a good treatment and works well on me
Finally look at the biological treatments they are unlikely to go down this route as it is expensive and you must have relatively severe psoriasis before they go to this stepBiological Treatments For Psoriasis

Click on any of the above links to go direct to the thread
I can say that we are not medically trained and these are my personal ideas but may be of use in an argument with a dermatologist, it's always best to go to these meeting well armed with knowledge I have found
There are many other treatments in the pipeline but I think it will be a while before they are prescribed here for mild psoriasis

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