Acitreti

[jiml]

Good morning all.. Seven and half weeks on acitretin and now and still results are not great .. Plaque all gone just small red spots flaring. All the redness is still there. Can anyone tell me if the Acitretin is working? I think I need a higher dose or am I expecting results too early. Look forward to hearing any advice.

Hi Danny, it would seem to be working, but I think you will have to talk to the dermatologist about increasing your dose, I'm sure as there is some movement on 20mg then if increased to for instance 30 or 35mg you would start to see a big difference....but you do need to speak with your dermatologist as there may be a reason you are only on 20mg
I would phone the dermatologist and ask the question, rather than wait till your next appointment
Good luck

I have a apointment with my derm next Tuesday jiml and I will ask for a increase in my dosage.. If it works which I think it will , will the redness go too or am I stuck with that ?

No I'm sure the redness will fade as the psoriasis clears the redness is fresh skin and always fades to normal soon after it clears , sometimes I am left with white patches where the pigment is missing but that generally changes back to normalish