Acitretin for Psoriasis User Reviews (Page 2)

• Che...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 27, 2022

"I have psoriasis, the severe areas are in my palms, hands, and feet. I’ve been taking Neotigason 25 mg/day for less than a month. It is quite responsive to the treatment, but my lips are extremely dry and I have hair loss."

• 22...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 27, 2021

"It got worse. I took it for 7 weeks, and at the end chose to stop. Patches were red all the time with acitretin. Nails got worse (weak and rough), and thinning of skin didn't help. After I stopped, everything slowly became better. I went for other alternative treatment."

• Chi...
• September 17, 2021

"Started our daughter on 10 mg daily 8 days ago. Her plaques got very itchy and dry, red and sore. Today came the severe joint pain! Shame because it was starting to work. We were advised to stop and are awaiting approval for biologics. It’s so awful having to treat a 7-year-old with such heavy-duty medicines. Would recommend the medication if you can tolerate it."

• Min...
• July 22, 2022

"Only used this for six weeks, and my dermatologist took me off them. My psoriasis was on the soles of my feet and very severe. Days after taking acitretin, I started getting large, itchy lumps on my legs, followed by psoriasis all over my legs, which I didn’t have prior to starting these tablets. I had bleeding gums, extremely itchy hands, and cracked lips, and I also ended up with blisters on my legs. I really wanted these tablets to work, but I’ve got to say I’m glad I’m not taking them anymore. I’m going to try cyclosporine next, my daily dosage was 30 mg."

• Dis...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 7, 2021

"I was prescribed this medication for psoriasis and found it was reasonably effective to begin with at 10 mg per day. After a couple of months, the condition became quite inflamed, and my dermatologist took me off it for a period of 2 weeks. After resuming the treatment, the results were reasonable once again; but the side effects became too significant to tolerate. Most notably were skin irritation and redness in various other regions previously unaffected, insufferable ringing in ears, and weakened nails. Blood tests revealed an undesirable effect on liver and cholesterol readings. I have given this medication away on the basis that the cure is worse than the condition."

• pam...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 20, 2021

"Was prescribed acitretin, and after 8 weeks, the patches became larger, bright red, and skin was shedding around the areas. The psoriasis spread everywhere, areas where I have never had any problem. Hair started to fall out in large quantities, and I lost half my head of hair. Gave it up as it was expensive and not working, on the contrary, it seemed to make it much worse."

• Syd...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 10, 2025

"I really wanted Acitretin to work for my plaque psoriasis, definitely improved the efficacy of the UVB light therapy and seemed to keep the remission period for psoriasis longer. However, it made my hair start falling out, I could really notice it in the shower coming out in my hands. Don’t take this unless you are happy to be bald. I read the review from someone saying it happened to them and thought I might be spared. But no, it was really falling out for me too! Depressing, lol. It’s about 3 months later since I stopped, and fortunately, the hair has stopped falling out."

• sho...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 9, 2015

Acitretin "All my muscles and joints got stiff 2 weeks after taking it, and I never went back to feeling normal, always stiff and achy."

• Ral...
• March 29, 2017

"Worked fast, some tiredness."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 2, 2022

"Been on acitretin for 3 months, was on 50 mg, then 25 mg, now 10 mg, but I am getting rashes on legs. Since starting this drug, it has helped with the severe psoriasis, also, I am losing my hair."