Psoriatic arthritis

[Redhothoochycoocher]

Has anyone had success with mainstream or alternative treatments for this? DH was diagnosed 18 months ago and methotrexate initially was working but he's been in so much pain again. It's destroying his quality of life and I'm so worried about him. He takes turmeric, fit D3 and omega 3 supplements. We've made initial contact with a functional medicine doctor but DH thinks he'll just be told to try the supplements and go for gentle exercise. We're really desperate, any advice?

Has he told his doctors that he's in pain again?

If the methotrexate is no longer working for him, he needs to go back to his rheumatologist.
Mtx is just one of numerous medicines that can be prescribed

Back to the docs, maybe get it under control with a course of steroids and think about biologics or if he's not already on full dose, an increase in methotrexate dose. Meds are important as will slow down long term damage to joints.

I've had good results on a biologic injection called Adalimumab for psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis but it was my dermatology consultant who prescribed it and looks after me. The rheumatology dept are fucking useless.

Thank you for these replies. He has actually been prescribed be highest dose now but the prescription hasn't been sent and now he's accidentally ordered the normal dose. Anyway, I'll keep pushing him to get back to the docs to ask about other medicines. Not heard of biologics so I'll read up on that too.

Go back to the rheumatologist and tell them, might be a flare requiring steroidal treatment or might need to change meds

I started on methotrexate, then added in other drugs, then moved to biological which have seemed to have a 2 year period before they stop working and I get moved onto another