Has Anyone Been Prescribed Oral Tablets For Psoriasis?
I took some of these back in the day when my psoriasis was very severe. They didn't work very good for me. I see that people are taking them again.
If you have been been on any pills for psoriasis, which one was it? Did it worked to your satisfaction?
We would loved to hear about your results.
Has anyone tried Tremfya for psoriasis? It's a pill. If so, how is it working? We would like to hear from you. Diane (Team Member)
and , WOW!! After doing some research, you are both right. It is not a pill!!! Have you ever had a dream and woke up, but in your mind you knew it really happened? LOL Sorry about that. Diane (Team Member) I had to give up all medications because something was causing my kidney numbers to fail. I couldn't give up my Skyrizi. I just couldn't go back to being over 80% covered. I stopped using the salt shaker, which wasn't too bad. But now I want sugar all the time. I had to stop Methotrexate too. I wonder if some of our medications take away our cravings for some things. Diane (Team Member)
, great question! I take methotrexate tablets, although this treatment was prescribed for my psoriatic arthritis rather than my psoriasis. Still, it can be used to treat psoriasis. At the start, my psoriasis cleared up within three weeks of starting the methotrexate, which was amazing! However, anytime I encountered a trigger it just came right back, and often worse, despite me still being on the methotrexate. We even increased my dose and I still had these trigger flares. It does seem to have increased the effectiveness of my topical ointment though. So a combination of the methotrexate and Dovonex ointment works well for me. I'm not clear but the psoriasis is manageable (knock on wood!). I take 15mg and I believe the maximum dose for psoriasis is 30mg, so I could take more if me/my doctor wanted to. I'd rather not take more if I can help it though - I already struggle trying to take six methotrexate pills every Saturday night! It's made a huge and more consistent difference to my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. Interesting how the different diseases respond to the different medications! Which oral tablets have you tried, Diane? Warmly, -Catherine, Community Moderator , They are just being conscious because my numbers drop significantly. They want all these decisions to come from the kidney doctor. They honestly don't know why my kidney numbers fell. But they will find out. Thanks for the support; very much appreciated. Diane (Team Member) , that makes sense and I'm glad that they're being cautious - better to be safe than sorry when it comes to these things. It would just be nice to have a straightforward answer sometimes though, wouldn't it?! You're so welcome, Diane. We're all here for you. Warmly, -Catherine, Community Moderator
