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What do patients take to treat Psoriatic Arthritis and its symptoms?

Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments

Treatment name	Efficacy	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Methotrexate (Methotrexate Sodium, Preservative Free, Metoject, Rheumatrex Dose Pack, Trexall)	4 (21%) experienced major efficacy 8 (42%) experienced moderate efficacy 4 (21%) experienced slight efficacy 0 (0%) experienced no efficacy 3 (16%) could not tell	2 (11%) experienced severe side effects 9 (47%) experienced moderate side effects 4 (21%) experienced mild side effects 4 (21%) experienced no side effects	19
Etanercept (Enbrel, Enbrel Prefilled Syringe, Enbrel SureClick)	7 (47%) experienced major efficacy 5 (33%) experienced moderate efficacy 0 (0%) experienced slight efficacy 2 (13%) experienced no efficacy 1 (7%) could not tell	2 (13%) experienced severe side effects 3 (20%) experienced moderate side effects 4 (27%) experienced mild side effects 6 (40%) experienced no side effects	15
Ibuprofen (CVS Ibuprofen, Ibuprofen 5% gel, Advil Extra Strength, Ibubeta 400 Akut)	1 (13%) experienced major efficacy 2 (25%) experienced moderate efficacy 4 (50%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (13%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (13%) experienced severe side effects 0 (0%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (38%) experienced mild side effects 4 (50%) experienced no side effects	8
Sulfasalazine (Salazopyrin, Sulfazine)	1 (17%) experienced major efficacy 0 (0%) experienced moderate efficacy 1 (17%) experienced slight efficacy 1 (17%) experienced no efficacy 3 (50%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 2 (33%) experienced moderate side effects 3 (50%) experienced mild side effects 1 (17%) experienced no side effects	6
Diclofenac (Naklofen, Dicloflex, Cambia, Zipsor)	1 (17%) experienced major efficacy 1 (17%) experienced moderate efficacy 2 (33%) experienced slight efficacy 2 (33%) experienced no efficacy 0 (0%) could not tell	1 (17%) experienced severe side effects 1 (17%) experienced moderate side effects 2 (33%) experienced mild side effects 2 (33%) experienced no side effects	6

These charts show data from Psoriatic Arthritis patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Psoriatic Arthritis at PatientsLikeMe?

645 patients have this condition
54 New patients joined this month
300 say Psoriatic Arthritis is their primary condition

<20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70+
Current Age
2 patients	36 patients	135 patients	198 patients	149 patients	49 patients	8 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
80%	Females
20%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 yrs	57	57
20-29 yrs	75	75
30-39 yrs	121	121
40-49 yrs	88	88
50-59 yrs	31	31
60-69 yrs	7	7
70+ yrs	1	1

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	449	449
Not Officially Diagnosed	31	31

These charts show data from Psoriatic Arthritis patients who have completed their condition history

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