Reducing Acitretin Medication - Thoughts?

[Wooley]

You have done well wooley is it two years since starting on acetretin

Mild dose woolly ? I seem to remember you couldn't get your football boots on and certainly don't want to go there again
Good luck on the reduced dose 

Yes Jim, it's two years now that I have been on acitretin....

I remember the footy boot time and not being able to get them on - I do think that was largely down to the PUVA though, felt like it was burning my feet, that said I will take that time given the clearance I now have with both hands and feet.... 

[jiml]

You have done well wooley is it two years since starting on acetretin

Mild dose woolly ? I seem to remember you couldn't get your football boots on and certainly don't want to go there again
Good luck on the reduced dose 

Yes Jim, it's two years now that I have been on acitretin....

I remember the footy boot time and not being able to get them on - I do think that was largely down to the PUVA though, felt like it was burning my feet, that said I will take that time given the clearance I now have with both hands and feet.... 

Hope it continues doing the job for many years

[Wooley]

Update.....

I went to see the derm on Monday and they have said (and I didn't ask), I can reduce my medication (acitretin) even further so I am now on 10mg a day from Monday to Thursday and I get 3 days off a week.....

[Fred]

Update.....

I went to see the derm on Monday and they have said (and I didn't ask), I can reduce my medication (acitretin) even further so I am now on 10mg a day from Monday to Thursday and I get 3 days off a week.....

Oooooo you can't beat a few days off.

Good to cut down Wooley, hope it works for you.

[jiml]

Wow great news wooley I hope it continues to keep the psoriasis away

[Wooley]

Thanks both 

[D Foster]

That's really good news nothing like a few days off.

[Wooley]

That's really good news nothing like a few days off.

Thanks Dave, I have to say it does make me feel better not having to take tablets every day.....hate taking tablets at the best of times!! Small steps I guess though and see how it goes....

[JohnB]

Smashing news Wooley that the Acitretin is still doing the biz . Its a good job you didn't have the nasty side effects I did - almost as embarrassing as the Psoriasis.

Long may it continue. I couldn't do the missed day thing, Old Goldfish brain here would completely forget where he was in the cycle

[Wooley]

Smashing news Wooley that the Acitretin is still doing the biz . Its a good job you didn't have the nasty side effects I did - almost as embarrassing as the Psoriasis.

Long may it continue. I couldn't do the missed day thing, Old Goldfish brain here would completely forget where he was in the cycle

Thanks John.... I am very lucky that I didn't get any nasty side effects - things could have been so different if I had of got them!!