Stelara: body clock and sleep pattern
Posted Sat 20 Apr 2019 11.04 by Idy
Phototherapy, methotrexate, ciclosporin and stelara afficionado
I started taking Stelara (45mg) in April 2018 and I'm very lucky to now be free from psoriasis.
Since October 2018, I've felt that my body clock has changed. I wake up at around 4am and find it difficult to get back to sleep. The resulting 5 to 6 hours sleep leaves me physically and mentally tired throughout the day. I also often have headaches and body aches in the morning.
The gap between starting Stelara and the start of this issue is clearly a few months, so there might not be a link. However, as Stelara typically starts having positive effects after a few months, perhaps this could also be the case with side effects.
Has anyone else experienced changes to their body clock and sleep patterns?
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Posted Sun 21 Apr 2019 09.26 by Loops
Hi Idy
i started taking Stelara in Sept 2018. I have always had rubbish sleep and found having the radio on quietly at night tuned to a talk station helps. I haven't noticed it getting any worse with Stelara.
I was advised by my nurse that I may get more headaches with the treatment, which I do, but they are not bad enough to consider pain killers.
Fatigue is also a side affect of P and PsA.
I am now 95% clear and for me Stelara has been a game changer, I have just bought a pair of shorts and a swinning costume. for the first time in 20 years!
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