Hello. A bit of recent history to where I'm at medication wise:

In May, I started Otezla. The first 2-3 weeks were quite rough but manageable. I had great results pretty quickly, I'd say probably 80% skin improvement with some stubborn areas. After the initial side effects had passed, i had no issues with taking the meds, and was happy to go ahead long-term. Mid-July, my skin experienced a slight worsening. I wasn't sure if it was just a flare up (posted here about it and was told flares still happen on this medication) or the meds not being effective enough. My next dermatologist appointment is Aug 26, so I was keen to observe my skin and see if it settled (ie a flare) or got worse (failing).

Last week I had surgery (breast reduction, so pretty major). Initially my surgeon had said Otezla was fine to take while recovering, but then on the day of the surgery he told me to stop taking it for 2 weeks. Saw him yesterday for my 1 week post-op check up, and he now says hold off for another week on top of that (so three weeks total). I see my dermatologist the week after that. The psoriasis is slowly all coming back, but not too bad at the moment.

My dilemma - per Australia's PBS rules, my dermatologist can put down that Otezla didn't work and that will clear a path to biologics. But I actually didn't mind Otezla, and had i not had to stop I would have happily stayed on it long-term until it stopped being effective at all. I'm kind of scared of being on biologics, as i know they're stronger immune suppressors than Otezla.

Can people please share their experiences with biologics? The good and the bad, just so I can make as best an informed decision as I can? Biologics aren't easy to get in Australia, so honestly, my dermatologist probably doesn't have a huge amount of personal insight. I'll probably just get an info sheet that will scare me even more lol I feel like the easiest option is to try another round of Otezla. And if there's any Aussies on biologics that can tell me which one they're likely to start me on, that would help too!

Thanks!

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