psoriatic spondo arthropathy

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Hi everyone,

I'm new to the group - just joined. I have just moved to France from

UK where I was diagnosed as having psoriatic spondo arthropathy 7 or 8

years ago. I am now 40 and feel the arthritis has started to kick in,

big time, during the last 2 years. I particularly have problems with

my neck and shoulders, although back, knees, hands, wrists and elbows

are not far behind. Night time is the worst.

Does anyone have a similar diagnosis and have any success stories with

meds/diet? Years ago I was tried on sulfasalazine, which just had

nasty side effects (still taking daily meds for the acid reflux) and

recently tried and stopped methotrexate (didn't like the results of the

liver function tests). I now just take an anti-inflamatory called

voltarol.

I hope I can contribute positively to the group and look forward to

your comments.

rgds, Nick.