Methotrexate side effects

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Hi Fred and thank you for your reply ??
It's kinda good to know it's normal so that's something ?
I am curious to know why you hate methotrexate so much ? I am a long time lurker and have gone through so many threads and have seen this comment from you many times and have always wondered why ?
I was on acitretin a year or so back but couldn't handle that any longer so came off and have suffered with psoriasis ever since ?
I have had a few goes at light therapy and it works every time but I suffer with bad prickly heat after about session 5 so eventually have to stop ! 

Right now my scalp is the worst .. I can kinda cope with the bits on my body but my scalp is about 70% covered and is driving me crazy ?

Well I'm glad you're no longer lurking.  

For me methotrexate is a poison. It's used to treat cancer and abortions, it's an old treatment and not very well tolerated by a lot of people. It can also cause liver problems and in my opinion there are plenty of other treatments for psoriasis without having to go through all the side effects that methotrexate cause.

When I first went on it after getting diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis 30 year sago. I was not monitored properly and every time I complained of a bad stomach I was just given more pills to calm my stomach, it never worked and I ended up feeling like a zombie and would retch like hell on pill day. I had enough and decided the pain of psoriatic arthritis was better than the feeling from methotrexate.

I did reluctantly try the injection form last year but got the same feelings so again I stopped and have vowed never to take it again. I should point out I don't like taking any pills, but methotrexate made my stomach feel so awful. I wouldn't tough it again even if they told me I was dying, I hate the stuff and there are plenty of other things today.

But you shouldn't let my opinion put you off, It's a personal thing and I wouldn't want to take something that kills cancer cells and a foetus.

Some do well on it and can handle it, you have to remember we are all different.

If you have failed on Acitretin, Light, and are now trying methotrexate it may be worth asking about a bio treatment. (Now them I do like as they gave me my life back)

Hi fred 
Yes makes perfect sense ?
Bio treatment would be great however I don't think my Derm would go for that at all ! He's not very good and because I'm not covered head to toe he sees it as though I have a very mild dose so would only prescribe me methotrexate or ciclosporin! From what I have read ciclosporin is much more harsh than the methotrexate so decided on that one .. Stelara would be great but I'm pretty confident in saying he would not go for it ?
Regards
elly