Risankizumab and Joint Pain: What Users Say

• Waf...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 27, 2024

Risankizumab for Psoriatic Arthritis "I've been on Skyrizi for 1 year now. Psoriasis flaking on the skin disappeared within a week of my first loading dose. PSA was my main issue, afflicting my hands/fingers and right knee. Joint stiffness and pain is about 90% gone. Most days, I don't think about joint pain. As the next injection date draws near, I notice swelling and joint pain start to creep back into my life, but nowhere near the intensity it was to begin with before my Skyrizi journey. I take 1 injection every 12 weeks, and it is very easy to administer on my own. I don't know what I'd do without it, it has helped me live my life."

• ASG...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 5, 2024

Risankizumab for Plaque Psoriasis "At the age of 70 years old, I developed psoriasis. A few months later, I was in full-blown plaque psoriasis everywhere on my body. I had an emergency visit from my skin doctor. She recommended I try Skyrizi. By the second dose, almost all my plaque psoriasis had disappeared. I cannot express how happy I am. I highly recommend it to anyone who may be suffering from plaque psoriasis. It has also helped a lot with my joint pain."

• Jod...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• December 13, 2024

Risankizumab for Plaque Psoriasis "I had a diagnosis of plaque psoriasis that nothing seemed to help, that my dermatologist gave me, so they decided to try SKYRIZI. Three weeks after my first injection, I ended up with joint pain in my hands, ankles, knees, and neck. After my second injection shortly thereafter, my itching on my scalp and around my ears started to go away, shortly thereafter, all my joint pain went away. I’ve been on SKYRIZI for this entire year, and I have been cleared of all my scalp psoriasis in and out of my ears, and my joint pain is gone. I self-inject in the privacy of my home, which is very simple and easy to do, but I must thank AbbVie from the bottom of my heart because you really gave me my life back. Thank you again."

• Kei...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 18, 2024

Risankizumab for Psoriasis "I have been taking Skyrizi 150 for over a year. I have psoriatic arthritis; my skin cleared up within 1 month or 2. My joint pain also subsided for the initial year. I have recently started having issues with increased joint pain, especially in the hand and elbow area. I will bring it up to my dermatologist next visit."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 21, 2023

For Psoriasis "Psoriasis on my scalp for years and was told it was dandruff. Tried Humira and little relief and started Skyrizi, and it is gone. Still having joint pain, so now trying low-dose prednisone."