Help and advice with diagnosis and medication

BHub

Hi,

I'm new here and wondered if I could ask for some advice and support. I am 34 years old and was diagnosed with Psoriatic arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis around 5 months ago and started on the biologic drug Cimzia 5 weeks ago. Although I have been advised to give it up to 6 months to really have an effect, I started to notice a difference in some of my swelling, stiffness and pain instantly which was amazing. However around week 3 things seemed to start going backwards and my inflammation came back along with the pain (still not quite as bad as it was before I started the medication) but most strangely I have had a flare up in my skin psoriasis which is worse than I ever had it before I was on the medication. I have been told and everything I have read says Cimzia should also improve your skin symtoms but because I wasn't given this drug for the skin side of things I don't really have anyone to ask for advice as to if this is normal and what I should do now. Has anyone experienced a similar thing on this drug? Is it normal to feel like it was starting to work and now things are getting worse?

Thanks very much,

Becky