SORIATANE Reviews (ACITRETIN)Average Rating: 3.2 (33 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare SORIATANE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR SORIATANE | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Psoriasis | Chapped lips, dry mouth and dry nasal passages. | I battled plaque psoriasis for nearly 10 years with an endless number of nonprescription products combined with prescribed steroid cremes. The affected areas slowly got larger and became more numerous. Finally I agreed with the dermatologist to try Soriatane combined with biweekly sessions of UVB phototherapy. After approx. 14 weeks, 90% of the psoriasis was gone. The knuckles required longer treatment, but they are healing as well. For the scalp, Head & Shoulders works fine followed with cocnut oil for moisturizing. | M | 50 | 6 months | 9/11/2009 | 4 | PRP pityriasis rubra pilaris | Muscle pain has persisted for the 4 months since I stopped taking it. Chiropractic treatments didn't help and Physical Therapy actually made it worse. Yoga is helping, but it is a long road back to normal. I also had almost nonexistent eyelashes and eyebrows, but they are growing again. The curly hair is kind of fun, but the longer hairs are straight, so my head is quite a sight to behold. | It worked great on my PRP and seems to have put it into complete remission, which is wonderful. | F | 55 | 4 months | 7/1/2009 | 3 | Psoriasis on palms and soles | Severe hair loss, changes in hair texture | Ugh. I loved Soriatane. The initial side effects others listed only lasted a few weeks for me. And it worked miracles on my psoriasis. But after about 9 months, my hair started falling out in clumps. I would hate getting in the shower...the drain would be filled with hair. It was quite noticable and I was beginning to get thin patches on the top of my head and front. Then my normally stick straight hair became curly and frizzy. It was amazing, actually. And quite hideous, too. No one could explain it. I did a lot of googling and finally found one or two reports that said curly hair is a rare side effect of the drug. I finally stopped taking Soriatane without telling my derm. The hair loss stopped after about 8 weeks, and after 12 weeks I got a haircut and my straight hair was back. Very disappointed because Soriatane worked very well for me. My derm gave me a script for a lower dose (10mg, I think) but I haven't started taking it yet. I really don't want to go through t | F | 57 | 1 years | 12/6/2008 | 4 | Plaque soriasis | Chapped lips, itchy skin (but not real bad), headaches, nasal clogging, thinning of skin, face looks slightly jaundice. | The headaches went away after awhile. My right nasal passageway stays clogged up all the time, this may be due to allergies but I've never had allergies before. The skin on and around effected area seems real thin after area heals. When I look in mirror it kinda looks like i been sittin in a tanning bed, that yellowish brown type of tan you get from a tanning bed. The medicine is curing the psoriasis though, it's been 2 months. I still have patches on elbows thumbs and finger tips. Once and awhile the skin on my fingers will crack and bleed but it's not as bad as it was. I am on Soriatane for 3 months then I will get an eval to see if it is worth staying on it. I have a feeling that Soriatane will not completly cure it for me but maybe it will make it so i can live with it. | M | 49 | 2 months | 9/4/2008 | 4 | Psoriasis | peeling on hands and feet. dry lips. easy blistering from running on feet so difficulty exercising. | I didn't find this medicine as effective as Cyclosporin but it's less harmful. I would say my skin is 50% better than without taking it. I've also found small amounts of sun help as my arms and legs are clearer than my body after I've been cycling round London in the summer sun. | M | 31 | 8 days | 8/4/2008 | 5 | mycosis fungoides | chapped lips, slightly peeling skin on feet and night sweats | Taking in combination with PUVA. | F | 36 | 2 months | 1/10/2008 | 4 | PRP Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris | Blurred vision, (gets worse as the day goes on). Headaches and dizziness. | I had severe PRP over my entire body with skin coming off in layers. It was very painful, (I understand my pain level was uncommon), and horribly itchy. The SORIATANE has helped and now my body is just "dusty" rather than shedding layers upon layers of skin. My feet and palms are pretty bad, but overall there is improvement. The pain and itch is tolerable now. I'm concenred about the blurred vision and dizziness, but more concerned about the PRP coming back full force if I stop the SORIATANE. good luck all!! | M | 48 | 50 days | 5/28/2007 | 4 | psoriasis | clammy cold skin, sweating in bed, pealing hands and feet, dry lips. | worked well to contol psoriasis | M | 53 | 8 months | 10/11/2005 | 3 | psoriasis | blistering of my feet soles for first 2 months dry nose, lips, soft finger nails and super sensitive, itchy skin for the past 3 months, I cannot walk far without raising a blister on my foot | I'm thinking about stopping the medication and when I do worried about how severe the psoriasis will be when it return...before the soriatane I only had it on the bottom of my feet. | F | 66 | 5 months | 10/9/2005 | 1 | psoriasis | Very little affect on psoriasis. After 5 months very severe joint, muscle and low back pain. Very dry mouth. | F | 65 | 5 months | 7/30/2005 | 5 | psoriasis mostly on feet | my feet are cleared. but i have a rash on my arms looks like chicken pox. going to doctor today. It feels good to have normal feet . | its really to soon for me to tell , this is only my 2 month on it. | F | 45 | 60 days | 2/15/2005 | 1 | psoriasis | leg swelling, no improvement in condition, headache | F | 47 | 60 days | 1/29/2005 | 2 | psoriasis | hot flashes; lower back pain; | It doesn't seem to affect the psoriasis whether or not I take the medication. The side effects are not worth the treatment as there are no results. | M | 64 | 5 months | 9/24/2004 |