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Hi Shane and welcome, it is a friendly place with great advice.
I myself am on MTX and it has worked for me although it definitely does not work for everyone. That said I am not here to advocate it or any other treatment as it is a personal and I believe lifestyle choice that you need to discuss and be happy with your consultant. They should take your lifestyle into account in my opinion.
That said my understanding is that if you plan to have children you should stop MTX 6 months before so contraception is important.
My first consultant also told me zero alcohol! Which was a little difficult but my new consultant has not said anything. I am still practically tea total having literally had a few beers in about 8 months of MTX. That said I would advise to follow what your consultant says and certainly "no weekend benders".
How long does it take to start working? That was one on my questions and it is impossible to answer. It just might not work at all or it could be quite fast or slow, everyone is different.
From what you have said though I think you need to be certain that MTX fits with your lifestyle as there are other alternatives.
Good luck with it though and hope you get sorted, when I was your age psoriasis was really getting me down as it can really hamper you psychologically. It shouldn't but thats after having been a sufferer for nearly 40 years.
I myself am on MTX and it has worked for me although it definitely does not work for everyone. That said I am not here to advocate it or any other treatment as it is a personal and I believe lifestyle choice that you need to discuss and be happy with your consultant. They should take your lifestyle into account in my opinion.
That said my understanding is that if you plan to have children you should stop MTX 6 months before so contraception is important.
My first consultant also told me zero alcohol! Which was a little difficult but my new consultant has not said anything. I am still practically tea total having literally had a few beers in about 8 months of MTX. That said I would advise to follow what your consultant says and certainly "no weekend benders".
How long does it take to start working? That was one on my questions and it is impossible to answer. It just might not work at all or it could be quite fast or slow, everyone is different.
From what you have said though I think you need to be certain that MTX fits with your lifestyle as there are other alternatives.
Good luck with it though and hope you get sorted, when I was your age psoriasis was really getting me down as it can really hamper you psychologically. It shouldn't but thats after having been a sufferer for nearly 40 years.
