Cosentyx maybe the maintenance dose is too low

[AlexG]

Hi, i thought it was worth a quick update as I have learnt a lot from reading other peoples experience on the site.
After 9 months on Otzela and finding it not having much effect I was prescribed Cosentyx. In the uK this is provided by a company called Healthcare At Home, who send a nurse out to show you how to inject yourself etc.
The first month is a loading dose of one dose (2 syringes) a week. By the end of this month my hands and nails had cleared and everything else was fading. You then go onto a monthly dose. Things improved up to 12 weeks and I was almost completely clear, brilliant! However at 16 weeks I have now got one or two patches coming back on my shins.
I have concluded that it works really well but maybe the maintenance dose is too low. This is possibly because the dose is not adjusted for body mass and I am over 100kg.
After seeing my consultant I am going to try Stelara as this allows an increased dose if over 100kg.
I'm still better than I have been for years and back to where I was on Fumiderm but without the side effects.
I'll try and update on the Stelara.

[Fred]

I tried a lot of different doses with Stelara as I'm 95kg, the best for me was 90mg every 10 weeks. But it gave up working for the psoriatic arthritis in the end.

I found Cosentyx to be great at first for psoriasis and got almost clear, but now I still get the odd annoying bit. We tried taking the shots every three weeks, but it didn't make any difference. But I'm very happy with Cosentyx as it has rid me of psoriatic arthritis.

Good luck.

*I made an edit to your heading as we have a lot of Cosentyx threads.