Coronavirus and psoriasis: Is my treatment putting me at risk?

Hello everyone,

Since psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease, you are probably taking anti-inflammatory medications (corticosteroids, etc.), immunosuppressants (methotrexate) or biologics (Humira, Cosentyx, etc.). These treatments can weaken your immune defenses, however it is recommended not to stop or change them without the advice of your doctor!

Have you read the recommendations dedicated to patients with chronic conditions such as inflammatory diseases? Has your doctor warned you or reassured you about your treatments? Has he or she given you the procedure to follow in the event of coronavirus symptoms? Do you feel sufficiently informed as a patient?

How are you handling the social distancing and stay-at-home measures? Does this pose major difficulties for you in following your treatment, for your daily life with the disease? Feel free to share the difficulties you have to overcome, as well as ways to alleviate them as comments to this discussion!

If you haven't already seen, we've published a few articles that may be of some help and guidance to you:

Coronavirus and Chronic Illness

Coronavirus: What do you need to know?

Feel free to share your experiences, as well as any thoughts or questions you may have below!

Take care,

Courtney