COSENTYX Reviews (SECUKINUMAB)Average Rating: 2.7 (36 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COSENTYX with similar:
Type: Biological Drug
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COSENTYX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Psoriasis | Constipation. Very tired after taking shots Headache | M | 63 | 8 days 2x150mg 1X M | 8/21/2023 | 5 | AS | Mildly increase in intermittent diarrhoea . Low grade Headache in 1-2 days following inj Exacerbation of HSVx2. Increased isolation and more associated anxiety around contracting COVID | Radically improved my life: much less fatigue, much less pain, much less crying out with pain on turning at night, much less stiffness, more hope, more energy, less depressed, less demoralisation. Overall amazingly positive. | F | 67 | 6 months 150 1X M | 1/3/2023 | 2 | Psoriatic Arthritis | Good for plaque psoriasis but that wasn't really an issue. I wanted relief from joint flare ups and pain. I feel like an 80 year old woman | F | 48 | 2 years 300 1X M | 1/21/2022 | 2 | Arthritis | Severe Vertigo Even turning over in bed made me vomit | No improvement to my arthritis | M | 62 | 2 days 300 1X day | 12/25/2021 | 2 | Ankylosing spondylitis | Not sure about the side effects which mimick other drugs but one new one is small lesions on the penis., itchy toes absent fungus, | increased dose from 150 to 300 mg just recently so efficacy may increase will try it out for another 4 months to evaluate final. | M | 69 | 8 months 300 1X M | 8/31/2021 | 5 | Psoriatic Arthritis | None | Works great, but is expensive | M | 75 | 10 months 150 1X M | 6/2/2021 | 3 | Psoriasis | Extreme fatigue, plantar faciatis, sore throat everday from Drainage,irratability | Cleared all psoriasis after 1 mo, but i feel horrible due to sore thoat. Will continue bc psoriasis is gone | F | 47 | 6 months 300mg 1X M | 5/1/2021 | 4 | Psoriasis arthritis | After about 7 weeks I developed severe eczema all over my body. Using steroid creams and the areas resolve slowly but return when the treatment is stopped. | Cosentryx eliminated my hand pain and I felt it had improved my arthritis. I am going to speak to my doctor about stopping due to the eczema. | F | 68 | 7 months 150mg 1X M | 4/15/2021 | 1 | Psoriatic arthritis and anklyosing | High bp, Sores in nose that won't heal, extreme joint pain, runny nose, fatigue | F | 47 | 3 days 300mg 1X M | 3/26/2021 | 5 | Humria not suitable | Slight rash on legs | Marvelous injection | M | 66 | 31 days 1 1X M | 2/3/2021 | 2 | Ankylosing Spondylitis | Hair thinning | My foot has improved ( but I also take Salazopyrene, so I can't judge if the improvement is due to Cozyntex or Salazopyrene). Yet my back symptoms are getting worse , flares become back to back , I don't feel good in between flares , despite I take NSAID daily | F | 52 | 1 years 2X M | 1/22/2021 | 2 | PSA | Mood swings, migraine increased, no improvement in pain, skin a bit better. | Stopped med | F | 53 | 3 months 30mg 1X W | 12/26/2020 | 4 | Psoriatic arthritis/Psoriasis | Nasal sores, occasional hives, breathlessness which is random and elevated pulse for a day after injections and increase in moles on body. In order to combat these issues I resorted to injecting one shot every 2 weeks, this helps ! | This works great on psoriasis but does not touch my psoriatic arthritis which is a monster.... Sadly after 2 years on this drug my skin is breaking out again. | F | 50 | 2 years 300mg 1X M | 11/17/2020 | 1 | Ankylosing spondylitis | None it done nothing my condition just got worse I told nurse it was like injecting water and they said I should carry on so I refused now I'm waiting for a replacement it was rubbish | Rubbish | M | 60 | 100 days 30 1X M | 10/23/2020 | 2 | PsA | Constant nausea, vomiting, headaches, shortness of breath when walking upstairs, wheezing, moderate to severe fatigue. I am on Cosentyx for about 2.5 months and the side effects get worse and worse. | It made my joint pains less severe but I am not sure about continuing the treatment - side effects are very annoying. | F | 64 | 3 months 150 1X M | 10/21/2020 | 5 | Psoriasis | Cleared up my psoriasis very fast. Only problem is I'm getting migraines, Diarrhea, and nausea the days after injection. | It works great for psoriasis. | F | 29 | 6 months 300 2X M | 9/3/2020 | 5 | Psoriasis | Within first week, plaques cleared up, still have slight redness but my skin is finally smooth and pain free. First time taking injections for my moderate psoriasis (I had about 50% all over body and scalp). So far I'm on injection week 5 at 300mg and diarrhea (on day of injection) has been the only notable side effect. Goes away, usually only happens a couple times throughout day I administered injection. | F | 34 | 1 months 300mg 1X W | 9/1/2020 | 3 | Psoriasis and psa | Thrush, toe infections and low mood | M | 50 | 7 months 300mg 2X M | 8/26/2020 | 3 | Psoriatic arthritis | Started injections 2 weeks ago have developed oral Thrush do I stop the injections or is this a temporary side effect. | I feel my arthritis is better. | 60 | 2 weeks 300mg 1X day | 7/28/2020 | 5 | None | M | 55 | 1 years 300mg 1X M | 7/11/2020 |
COSENTYX (SECUKINUMAB): Treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in adults who do not respond well to medication applied directly to the skin (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)