Have you ever achieved psoriasis remission

[Fred]

This months poll asks: Have you ever achieved psoriasis remission

*Thank you to Turnedlight for the suggestion

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I have never achieved full remission with psoriasis but got very close thanks to the Bio treatments, I did achieve remission with Cosentyx for psoriatic arthritis but it didn't last long.

So I will say yes, but it was short lived.

[Kat]

I'm not sure how to answer.... my first treatment after topicals was Acitretin which cleared up everywhere except my scalp and it was much improved to where at that time I felt like I was all clear honestly. But I never totally cleared up. After a bad flare, I cleared up quite a bit with a topical followed by Stelara, but never achieved total remission. So.... I got better but never really could claim total remission, although it was very close there for a short while!

So I'll have to think on how best to answer.

[KatT]

I was completely clear from I would say October 2018 till February 2021.

Combination of biologic treatment and azathioprine 

Azathioprine failed and no longer on it (affected my liver) so psoriasis is coming back

[Caroline]

I have got an almost full relief from my Psoriatic Arthritis due to my prescription.
Almost full means that in the evening my feet can hurt depending what I have done during the day. And I am also not able to run during a longer time, which I used to do when I was young.

[jiml]

The only thing that has given me complete remission is Fumaderm and skilarence (dmf) but I'm always aware it's lurking as I have a stubborn spot behind an ear. So I guess I should have answered no. But I feel the last 9 years have been clear enough to call remission.
I used to get clear with UV treatment but only ever lasted a couple of months

[Bill]

No remission but very well controlled, so not a bother to me. The arthritis has improved to the point that I can reduce or pause medicating for several weeks without an fear of a relapse.

[D Foster]

Well it's a bit difficult to quantify but if we take the P and PsA separate then the Stelara has given me 99% clearance of the P and maybe 60% on the PsA . I have been on it for around 7 years but before that I was about the same time on MTX which did work but only to about 50% though strangely it worked better on the PSA.
I never got much relief from anything that I used before, UV didn't do much except for a great tan in the winter.
Even three hospital intensive sessions ,the last one being six weeks, only cleared it around 50% and it soon came back.

[Turnedlight]

I thought I was in remission after the first real flare up, I eventually got the right diagnosis when I had it on my elbows and it went away with hydrocortisone, so to my knowledge it had gone for years.
But with hindsight I probably had this scabby bit or that patch in my scalp and not realised that was also psoriasis. And then I got the plantar fasciitis and carpal tunnel etc a bit later, also didn’t know at the time that it was all part of the same problem.

[JohnB]

Sadly I haven't found that magic bullet yet. 

Still searching though.

[Hanna]

I DID!!!!!

I have no clue how, I moved out of home was living with my weed smoking boyfriend at his parents place and I was drinking cheap wine most nights.
I used nivea cleansing light moisturiser and I cleared apart from a tiny, tiny patch on my knees!
I was around 20 years old, my skin prior to this was AWFUL

I wish I knew what made it all go away, it all came back when we split and moved back home