Guest guest Posted January 22, 2000 Report Share Posted January 22, 2000 In a message dated 01/22/00 5:52:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, roweg@... writes: << I would like to know how many of you taking MTX have noticed an improvement in BOTH the psoriasis and arthritis? >> Me me me! Psoriasis is gone! Arthritis is pretty under control! Life is good! Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2000 Report Share Posted January 22, 2000 Psoriasis is completely under control but I only have minor improvement in arthritis pain. Like not having the lesions though. Helen > [ ] Skin & Bones > > > From: " Gillian Rowe " <roweg@...> > > Hi All > Just out of a matter of interest, I would like to know how many of you > taking MTX have noticed an improvement in BOTH the psoriasis and > arthritis? > Has clearing the psoriasis assisted in the clearance in arthritic > symptoms? > Perhaps MTX has cleared the psoriasis but has not assisted the arthritis? > Love and God Bless > Gillian > > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2000 Report Share Posted January 23, 2000 I did notice an improvement in both. But the correlation between the P and the PA doesnt work. The MTX seems to work best at clearing the P. I do notice the P gets worse if the PA gets worse, probably due to the extra stress that pain adds... According to my doc, the severity of P has little to do with the severity of the PA, and it has certainly been true for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2000 Report Share Posted January 23, 2000 Gillian, re your questions about p and pa with mtx: When I first started taking the mtx not only was I in tremendous pain but was suffering horribly from the p. My skin was always cracked and bleeding and I developed very tender and gross looking patches around my belly button and up between my buttocks. It was agony to wash my hair. Any moisture would burn and sting. The p came under fantastic control after a couple months taking the mtx and I had relatively few more problems with it. Since I stopped the mtx in December my p has flared up a little, but it could be the cold, dry weather aggravating it. My hands have been cracked and the patches I spoke of are stirred up a tiny bit, but it seems that keeping ointment on them keeps it tolerable. The pa has been fine, even all this time without the mtx. Hope this is what you were asking about! Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2000 Report Share Posted January 23, 2000 Janet, > ... My skin was always cracked and bleeding and I developed very > tender and gross looking patches around my belly button and up between my > buttocks. Been there, done that one, too. Have you tried adding a film of vaseline over the medicated ointment? It seems to help " occlude " and trap that valuable moisture. > It was agony to wash my hair. Any moisture would burn and sting. When mine was so bad on my scalp, it helped to moisten with baby oil (or any similar oil) the night before. I've had times when I dreaded my shower because it stung so badly, especially afterwards, and I'd have to take another bath in lotion. There again, I sometimes follow any medication and lotion with vaseline in the worst spots. One greasy pig! Patty Bacon in the Pineywoods of East Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2000 Report Share Posted January 23, 2000 MTX did the trick for my PA. Really reduced the pain in my feet and hands and the swelling, too. This was on 5mg/wk injected. I've been off now for 2 weeks and my feet are killing me and my knees - yow. This feels like a rebound effect, but my hands are still OK. My skin has been clear for 2 years but I noticed with the MTX that my skin was silky smooth, more than it's ever been. I can't quite believe how soft it is! I've stopped using facial treatments, only need a little moisturizer now and then. Here's my catch-22 - I'm working 7 days a week now to afford the drugs to help my PA and I no longer have the luxury of giving up 1 or 2 days a week to be sick from the MTX so I've had to stop taking it, making the PA much worse, making me miss work, so I can't afford the drugs...and so it goes. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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