Taltz User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Eve
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 16, 2019

For Plaque Psoriasis "30 year old with Psoriasis since 12. I started Taltz about a month and a half ago. I haven't had much improvement with clearer skin. Also I've been extremely sick for about a month now. Sore throat, thick phlegm and mucus, ear pain, eye pain, a lot of itching all over my body constantly. I have to take benadryl to sleep. I've been to the doctor 3 times and it's not a virus or cold so I'm guessing it's because of the injection. It definitely weakens the immune system. I don't like how I've been feeling since the start and I will not be continuing it. It's not worth all the side effects also my arthritis has gotten worse."

• Twizt...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 19, 2018

For Plaque Psoriasis "I actually have Guttate Psoriasis. I tried light therapy, creams, and Otezla. Taltz is amazing! I have cleared up pretty much 95%! Using this drug there is a good 5/10 second pinching feeling when using the auto injector. I found I'd really swell up around the injection site for a few days. But I started taking allergy pills/antihistamine a day before my shot and a day after and it really helped the swelling. Being on any drugs sucks, but this really did a miracle on my psoriasis."

• ashanks
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• June 29, 2020

For Plaque Psoriasis "I've had plaque Psoriasis since I was around 8 which is uncommon, for a kid that is. I've tried so many creams, powders and oils, but nothing seems to make it go away. Around 16 my plaques probably covered more area than my actual skin. Anyways all through this time I tried everything to try and make it stop and nothing. First month of taking taltz my plaques had shrunk by 50% and by the next it was completely gone. If you struggle with psoriasis I suggest you at least try it if nothing else is working because it worked great for me with minimal to no side effects."

• Jay
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 14, 2021

For Psoriatic Arthritis "Recently started Taltz a month ago after my Stelara stopped working after 10yrs. The bit of psoriasis I had has cleared and the psoriatic arthritis is slowly getting better. Terribly painful.. Yes the shots hurt so I put ice in a zip lock on my leg 15 minutes before injection. Problem solved."

• ATLPa...
• July 11, 2016

For Plaque Psoriasis "Taltz caused severe swelling the size of hockey pucks that lasted an entire week at injection sites for the initial two injections (mid thigh). Thought is was just my body adjusting to the new medication but upon week #2 injection, an even worse reaction! Same "hockey puck" under my skin as week #1 & spread to 8" hardened "pancake" under the skin with redness, severe swelling, itching (for a week and counting). It is painful and radiating heat, an under the skin "hive". My doctor believes I may be reacting to a certain protein often used in injections. I was on Stelara=no improvement, tried Humira and had some improvement but problems getting product shipped at proper refrigerated temps and flimsy injections needing to be replaced."

• Melanie
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 20, 2019

For Psoriatic Arthritis "My psoriasis was somewhat under control and joint pain under control with Remicade. I switched to taltz because my dermatologist thought my psoriasis was not okay. I have had flares with psoriasis and joint I hate medication and am mad at my doctors for switching. Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it"

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 12, 2019

For Psoriatic Arthritis "I just took my 5th Talz injection (I take it once a month). My psoriatic arthritis has gotten substantially better but my psoriasis (skin) has gotten worse. I wonder how long it takes before I see an effect on the clearing of the skin."

• Creaky
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 16, 2021

For Psoriatic Arthritis "Was on Otezla for four years along with Sulfazine. Otezla messes up your bowels so much that I lost a lot of weight. I went from 195lbs to 159lbs at my lightest, but then leveled off at 165lb. I stopped taking it 3 months ago and am already 175lbs. I did not have a normal bowel movement while taking Otezla. I was switched over to Taltz it seems to work ok for skin but not so sure about arthritis With Otezla its a pill you take twice a day every day so the efficacy stays constant. The biologic I notice by the end of the month I am getting break thru pain in joints. Lots of people complaining about the pain from injection. I never did another biologic so I have nothing to compare but it wasn't so bad. At least I got my Colon back."

• Grafx...
• July 10, 2018

For Plaque Psoriasis "I have had psoriasis for over 12 years. Over the last 6-7 years, it has become progressively worse and effects more areas of my body. At the end of 2017, I had become over 90% covered, from head to toe, literally. I had tried Humira previously, as I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis, but that only caused me to have a flare of my RA, and did nothing for my psoriasis AT ALL. I was finally approved for Taltz, and I was skeptical. After my first double dose, within 3-4 days, I saw significant clearing on my face, arms, hands and torso. I took my 3rd dose a week ago, and I am about 50-60% clearer. It makes a world of difference to one's self esteem to get back to a more normal existence. I am quite the social butterfly, but the psoriasis has really wreaked havoc on my life. I am grateful to God and the makers of Taltz. I have 3 more doses before I go to the once a month maintenance dose. I hope that there will be no flare ups when that happens. My joints are doing great as well!"

• Jar
• December 30, 2016

For Plaque Psoriasis "After first shot started to clear In 3 days waiting for second shot I have had psoriasis for 23 years nothing worked then 3 days after shot clear weird but great feeling and I hate medicines but can't deny this works"

• HinWV
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• January 6, 2022

For Psoriatic Arthritis "I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis 6 years ago & have tried plaquenil, methotrexate, Cosentyx & now Taltz. (Plaquenil did nothing, methotrexate helped, but made my liver enzymes skyrocket, Cosentyx was a miracle drug, but I had a full-body allergic skin reaction). I have been on Taltz for 6 months now, and while my joints feel good & I only have one plaque hanging on, I have been sick for the last 6 weeks. I've had a daily blaring ear ache, but my ear checks out fine at the doctor. I have had thick, sticky mucous drainage, a constantly sore throat on the right side (same as the ear), and have been on two rounds of antibiotics & steroids, with no improvement. I have an infected cuticle that has not completely healed with antibiotics, rx antibiotic ointment & antifungals.It could all be unrelated to the Taltz, but I feel like my immune system has been suppressed so much to where my body cannot get over normal things, like a cold. Not sure if the benefits are worth the side effects"

• Wooster
• April 4, 2017

For Plaque Psoriasis "Took forever to get approved for this medication. I basically had to fail every other treatment first which I did. Insurance kicked in about 9K and Taltz covered the rest for a $5 co-pay. The injections feel like a bee sting but it only last for about 5 seconds. Within a day or two I started to see improvement on my skin. Within a week or two I had no flakey patches or shedding. It took about 2 months before the deep red/purple scaring went away. The only side effect I experienced is the upper respiratory infection. I cannot stress this enough. Do not take this is if you are sick. If you smoke or get frequent bronchitis you will get an upper respiratory infection shortly after taking this. Other than that it works great."

• mikeoos
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 28, 2017

For Plaque Psoriasis "I have had psoriasis for approx. 10years, am in my late 20's. Trialled creams, phototherapy, soriatane, methotrexate with little success, had spots absolutely everywhere. I got approved for taltz (in Ontario); my shots are 100% covered. I am a RN and have lots of experience giving injections, how to make it hurt as little as possible etc. now the shots did hurt quite a bit but the pain was only a couple minutes. It's now almost 2 weeks since my first shots and my skin is a million times better- skin discoloration remains but the dryness/plaque has all gone, 0 itching. I can't wait. for anyone who has hesitated starting biologics I can tell you the fear of side effects does not outweigh my longtime fear of having any area of my skin exposed."

• Nana
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 9, 2018

For Plaque Psoriasis "Taltz works really well. But omg the pain during the injections is almost unbearable. I have to have someone give me my injection because I'm crying the whole time. I wish they could make it like it was with the humira injection that didn't hurt at all."

• Gracie
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 9, 2022

For Psoriasis "I had immediate results. I was really impressed with how smooth my skin was. All areas were gone and it all started with the first dose. My down fall was I ended up with folliculitis. A week or so my head would itch so bad and then I started getting sore areas on my head, I mean they were so bad that I couldn’t even lay my head on my pillow. Then these areas would start getting bigger and bigger and they would drain pus out of them. I lost the hair on these areas. I was just fortunate that my hair did grow back."

• Woo
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 17, 2018

For Plaque Psoriasis "Been on Taltz for about 13 months. This product changed my life. After the first month I started to notice an improvement. After 3-4 months I was totally clear. I take one shot a month now to maintain. Hardest part was the 1 year process of going through all the garbage medication that doesn’t work first just so my insurance can approve this one. Insurance will make it as hard as possible to get on this, but keep pushing them. This stuff works and I’ve had zero side effects."

• Just...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• February 3, 2019

For Plaque Psoriasis "I was on Taltz for 8 months for P and PA. At first it cleared my skin fairly quickly but when I hit the once a month dose my Psoraisis came roaring back. My plaques are much larger now than they've ever been and in places I never had P before. I am not a big fan of biologics anyway, too expensive and dangerous, and have read some patients have benefited more from probiotic therapy and a better diet. Overall I am very disappointed in Taltz and would not recommend it."

• Liz
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 7, 2023

For Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis "I am now on my 3rd dose of Taltz. My loading dose was 160mg (two 80mg pens, injected in both thighs) which I had injection site reactions oddly 2 weeks later. My 2nd dose (80 mg injected in my abdomen) I also had injection site reaction but happened pretty immediately. None of them were painful just tender to the touch for a couple days. I took my 3rd injection yesterday (80mg injected into thigh). The only side effects I experienced were 1-2 days after injection I kind of felt generally unwell sort of like when you are coming down with the common cold (body aches, tiredness, stuffy nose). After that I have been fine and can tell I am starting to feel better. I know it will take some time to see full results and look forward to that."

• Tracdan
• December 7, 2020

For Psoriatic Arthritis "After many years on Humira, I switched to Taltz. The pain at the injection site is horrid. Just as the took the sting out of Humira, I had to switch. This is the worst for me yet as far as injection site but is working on my psoriasis, swelling and pain so much better than Humira."

• Emily
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 19, 2019

For Plaque Psoriasis "Overall, I'm very pleased with how clear my skin is after taking only 4 injections. I had been taking Stelara, but it seemed to stop working after about a year. I found the auto injector very painful, but I was able to switch to the preloaded syringe, and it's a lot more comfortable."

• Farooq
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• July 16, 2018

For Plaque Psoriasis " I’m 47 years old, I have a psoriasis since I was 26 years old. I been tried different medicines including pills and injections but always my psoriasis is on and off. I’ve been on Taltz more than one and half years. I’m more than 100% clear. Due to some insurance issues thanks for their support program, that’s help me to continue treatment. I’m so thankful to God and taltz to make my life so easy and enjoyable. Thanks Taltz"

• skina...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 13, 2018

For Plaque Psoriasis "Taltz has my plague psoriasis almost cleared up, I had 80% psoriasis all over my body. Been using Otezla with minimal results. Its great feeling skin on my elbows and knees instead of armored skin cells. Only one complaint the injections are too painful. I am seriously thinking of quitting Taltz I hate that pain. I hate needles anyway but these injectors are horrible."

• Kracker
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 9, 2022

For Ankylosing Spondylitis "Was recently on Taltz for 6 months. It always been a hassle to order the next dose every month so sadly in November of 2021 I could not return calls and skipped that dose. But then in December they started calling again and always when I had zero time to go through the 15-20 minute rubbish in order to get my prescribed med. So now January and I am starting to feel my AS symptoms coming on but a million times worse than I hav ever experienced. I have been on just about every other biologic. Never an issue once I stopped those. Is it possible that Taltz has a sever withdrawal problem. Has anyone else experienced this after stopping Taltz? My pain is so bad and my nerves are irritated through the roof. I am short with people and can’t get good sleep."

• Lucy
• August 16, 2019

For Plaque Psoriasis "Was on Stelara for 4 years and had 100 percent clear skin. New doctor dropped the ball on my injection for 2 cycles and I started to break thru. Again a new doctor who insisted on Talz. I am on week 12 and am about 98 percent clear. I have noticed differences and side effects on Talz that I didn't on Stelara. I never scaled while on Stelara. On Taltz I have scaling and intense itching. Didn't have it on Stelara. I also get a bad stomach ache, headache and diarrhea for the first 24 hours after injecting Talz. I'm worried about infections."

• Experi
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• April 20, 2022

For Psoriatic Arthritis "Got diagnosed when I was 19. I have tried Humira, Enbrel, Stelara, and Taltz. Stelara was the least painful for me and worked best for my psoriasis but did not help my arthritis. Taltz is the only medication that has helped my arthritis. I do not like this shot though. It hurts the worst going into the skin compared to the others I have tried. I also have a reaction every month, a giant red welt on the injection site that is hot and swollen for a week after the shot. I usually administer the shot in my thigh so it also causes me to limp for a day or two. Wish I had another option to try that did not put me at risk for fertility issues but apparently this is my last option for now."