Ankylosing Spondilitis and Psoriatic Arthritis are cousins, if you will.
They are both types of reactive arthritis. While AS is less likely to be
treated with MTX than PA, I have certainly seen that happen more than
once.
Henry, I am on Humira and Arava for what we are calling RA, but which
might
also be PA. We don't know for sure, and it doesn't really matter. The
treatment is essentially the same. Humira is easy on your body and works
fairly quickly. Just remember to let the syringe warm up to room
temperature before you give yourself the shot. Otherwise it burns like
mad.
Walt Hanks
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I thought Psoriatic Arthritis was a type of AS. I know they are
sometimes related.
Henry, I have Psoriatic Arthritis (PA) and have been on Humira for a
couple of years now. I started out on MTX alone, but it didn't help
with the arthritis symptoms (sure cleared my Psoriasis, though!), so
my rheumatologist put me on Humira in combination with MTX for a while
& then took me off the MTX & kept the Humira. My treatment has been
very successful. The Humira has stopped the progression of my PA
cold. I take one injection every other week. In my experience, it is
better to let the medicine warm up to room temperature before
injecting it, as it has a tendency to burn going in.
The side effects I've experienced have been pretty mild. Sometimes I
will get a bruise at the injection site. About 8-10 hours after the
injection, I feel sort of run down, like I am coming down with a
cold. (I have always believed that was my immune system getting
knocked out by the medicine.) I take my shot right before bed so I
can sleep through the worst of the run-down symptoms.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Shannon
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