i(female) am psoriasis patient suffering from 6months consulted 2 doctors... 1st doctor recomended neotrexate and i uesd for 3 months.later i went to other doctor and he recomended folinal for 2 months as haemoglobin was 9.4%.. wil there b any side effects for these tablets??

Question (Posted on : 31 Dec 2008 )

i(female) am psoriasis patient suffering from 6months consulted 2 doctors... 1st doctor recomended neotrexate and i uesd for 3 months.later i went to other doctor and he recomended folinal for 2 months as haemoglobin was 9.4%.. wil there b any side effects for these tablets?? as no dosage will psoriasis be in control?? is there any chance to b cured from psoriasis??

Doctor's Response (Posted on : 31 Dec 2008 )

The underlying cause of Psoriasis is not known. You are already getting the advanced treatment with methotrexate, so we are assuming that your psoriasis is severe. Unfortunately there is no complete treatment for psoriasis, we can only control the symptoms and signs.

Diseases Information

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