Hi all,
Can anybody give me any advice on meds for Psoriatic Arthritis.? This is my Experience .
I got referred to a rheumatologist early this year. The rheumatologist diagnosed me with PSA and put me on methotrexate first off i was on 15g then after 1 month they put it up to 20g. I had a bad experience with methotrexate did not work i went back to the doctors they didn't belive me, I had told them it was making me really ill. I decided to just stop taking them. I moved house from England to Wales and had to change doctors. I went to the doctors and described my pain and they once again referred me to the rheumatologist. I have now had the appointment with the new rheumatologist yesterday went through the whole process again . I told them my experience with methotrexate and i did not want to take them again instead they had given me an anti inflammatory to try naproxen 500g they said they would like to see how i get on with naproxen before they will put me on sulfasalazine, they told me they had to try 2 DMARDs before they can give me biologics .
Has anybody else been on naproxen for their PSA ?
my rheumatologist. sent me for x rays and blood test just waiting on results. I am worried that my PSA is taking over me and they are just trying to palm me off.
I get a lot of pain in my hands and they are swollen i have numbness and tingling in them and lose grip very easily. I have sausage digits fingers and struggle to bend my thumbs, Morning stiffness is unreal i find it really hard to straighten my legs out. my toes are just like my hand i cannot bend the big toes. Very recently i have been experiencing some pain in my shoulder blades very sharp pain and muscle cramps. also i always feel fatigue. the bottoms of my feet feel like they are burning. I get days where i get down and just want to give up especially when i cannot open a can or a bottle.
I am intrigued to reading some of your experiences.
Posted Thu 20 Aug 2026 12.21 by Mac
Naproxen is a good anti-inflammatory was on for years, though i think methotrexate is a by-far the better drug (IMO). It can be hard on the system, but worth it.
I to was finding it hard to take methotrexate at the start, then i suggested too my rheumatologist about starting low and increasing the dosage every couple off months been on it years now. It does take awhile to start kicking in.
I'm now on methotrexate and bio's and to be honest i'd prefer to stop taking the bio's over the methotrexate, if i had to make a choice that is.
Posted Tue 25 Aug 2026 09.57 by CBMan
I went through the process of two DMARDS before being put on a biologic.
I was on Sulfasalazine successfully for years before my rheumatologist took the view that I had been on too high a dose for too long and switched me on to methotrexate. That was terrible for me - didn't work at all and started damaging my liver. This is when I got put on biologics, which I have found terrific at controlling my PSA.
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