Ditto to the cupboard full of unfinished drugs…only today a friend said she needed to go get a script for meds and I found myself saying… oh “maybe I have what you need 
” lucky she’s a good friend otherwise she might have wondered if I had entered a new line of work… haha. I have to admit I hate how many drugs I have going to waste…but what can you do. Nadia I am waiting to see if medicare will authorise my rheumy’s prescription for humira after failing four DMARDS for a range of reasons. In the end the rheumy applied under the sero negative rheumatoid arthritis as I have indications for both. I am glad you have a good rheumy…the journey is hard enough.
Koala I hope the humira starts to work soon for you. I so agree biologics are preferable to loss of eyesight! They are testing me for temporal arteritis…my rheumy says to me …any change to eyesight or pressure or pain get to dr straight away…certainly puts things in perspective. Fingers crossed it improves for you soon.
Wow, I really like the sound of your Rheumatologist. Saying it may take a while, but she will get you there, indicates to me that she’s got the right attitude. And saying that she wants to hit it hard asap, well, I think she is a winner. One thing thing we know for sure: early and aggressive treatment gives the best prognosis
I can really relate to feeling negative about taking so many drugs. I do too. It’s awful and I hate it. But we’ve got a saying around here: fear the disease, not the drugs. Several of us here live with damage that really impacts our lives, and it’s a good adage. Wish I’d known what the disease was about fifteen years before I did!
Although there are no guarantees, it sounds like you’ve got a great rheumatologist who is determined to get you better as quickly as possible. You are one lucky human. OK, a human with PsA, but lucky despite it all.