Remicade question

[nikkinooo]

Hi all,
Wondering if anyone has any experience with Remicade? I'm currently using stelara, had really positive effects in the first couple of month's but my psoriasis doesn't seem to cope too well with the big gap inbetween injections, and after enquiring with my dermatologist, there is no scope to have injections more frequently :-( I've tried everything else apart from Remicade, so this is what is being suggested I try now. Anyone have any experiences, whether positive or negative? Thanks for reading :-)

[Fred]

Remicade was the first one I went on after I got locked up and couldn't move. It's given via a drip and you will have to spend a few hours in hospital. They will probably tell you a couple of hours but be prepared for most of the day

I must say I loved it, it gave me a whole new lease of life and not long after the first session too. However for some reason I had a bit of a reaction to it and had to come off, went onto Humira and the reaction got worse, ended up in hospital for a week looking like a lobster. Ended up going onto Stelara but it's not working as well as it did.

I would say well worth a go especially if you have psoriatic arthritis. More info on Remicade and other Bio's here: Biological Treatments For Psoriasis

Remember to take a book or some music with you.

Let us know how you get on.