No I've been taking methotrexate for 25 years and hit keeps it under control but not the best to feel good on.

No I didn't assume and I meant nothing cynical at all, I'm trying to say from personal experience please don't let people think in any way that this is curable. If it were I wouldn't still be fighting the illness from 1997. I've done the fish oil capsules because other products didn't work, I mean medication I always got side effects from before. Or they had to take me off of one because it lowered my white cells way too low on it.

I'm just saying for the many people on here who are struggling with it there is no instant cure for this condition. If it were an instant fix we wouldn't be on here trying to look for support from each other. That's all I'm trying to offer in response is the support of take the good times and enjoy them while they happen as far as remission. But remission is not necessarily the end outcome of this all. I have a friend with multiple myeloma, she is in remission but she clearly states there is never any cure for her to totally be indefinitely. At this point she is realistically told she will just need to be rechecked at times to see what her remission state is at and she still continues to get maintenance care. I'm just being realistic in terms of what to expect. You get highs and you get lows you get good and you get bad. That's been my experience with this that's all.

I never said any rheumatologist or dermatologist has said there is a cure. They don't say that. And they wouldn't likely say it about fish oil even if it is true. If millions of people started curing their psoriasis with fish oil, or even just managing the symptoms, the multi-billion-dollar drug industry for biologics would collapse.

An ancient example of a disease once believed incurable is known as "scurvy" and you've probably heard of it. It's caused by severe vitamin-C deficiency. Lemon juice (citrus) was shown to cure scurvy by Scottish naval surgeon James Lind in 1747 through a landmark clinical trial, though his findings were not officially adopted by the British Navy until decades later in 1795.

That was almost 50 years after Lind had proven citrus cures scurvy. And why do you suppose it would take the British government nearly 50 years to admit they were wrong in claiming that scurvy was incurable? Do you think the British are just really dumb like that, or is it more likely that there were political and economic factors at work back then over 275 years ago the same as we know exists today?

Otherwise, with your apparently cynical statement here of -- "Enjoy the remission while it lasts," you seem to be betting that you know more than I do, which clearly you don't. You assume I'm not cured because you trust what you're rheumatologist and dermatologist tell you. So good luck with all that...

It has been my experience that any doctor ,if a rheumatologist or dermatologist ,who deals with this type of condition will conclude there is no cure for psoriasis itself. It can affect other parts of the body as time progresses as well. I have had this for many decades, I have it with arthritis. It has been in remission for some time but then now I have a cormmobodity developing possibly.. after many decades. Never say never but never say anything was cured that isn't known to research tried and tested not found a cure for yet. Enjoy the remission while it lasts.

I had reactions to medicines offered and had to be taken off of one because it made my white cells go low so I reverted only to fish oil capsules. I still have the issue and I was taking it for some time. I'm actually in a flare because of a cormmobodity possibility now. So more testing,oh the fun.. not really

As the saying goes we should never speak too soon.. I thought mine was well managed and now this is happening. Life is ever-changing.

Have an enjoyable weekend

You're correct, there's no known clinical studies showing Omega-3s reverse, or cure, psoriasis. However, several systematic reviews and meta-analyses conclude the evidence is inconclusive or mixed, which reminds me of the worn-out cliché type phrase that says -- "More research needs to be done."

But the takeaway is still that "inconclusive" means no definitive conclusion has been made on actually answering the question one way or the other. And that means it's at least premature to say Omega-3s definitely don't work to cure psoriasis, or that that "they are not the answer."

Conversely, one meta-analysis reported statistically significant reductions in PASI scores and specific symptoms (erythema, scaling, itching) with omega-3 supplementation — particularly in studies with higher doses. Conversely, other studies showed no consistent evidence supporting Omega-3 supplements as an effective treatment for psoriasis.

But that brings us back to the question of "dosage" and what is presumed a safe versus unsafe dosage depending on certain factors, like whether a person is already taking blood-thinning drugs, and likely also depending on who you ask. One doctor may say one thing and another doctor says another thing. That happens literally all the time involving wide-ranging health issues, not just regarding psoriasis. In short, much of what some doctors will have to say on any given subject is arguably a subjective point of view, not an entirely objective one.

Then where it involves the question of Omega-3s and psoriasis, since there is still no conclusive evidence on the correlation one way or the other, this leaves any given doctor, scientist, clinician, or whoever, all the room they need to voice a subjective opinion. And arguably, subjective opinions regarding science and medicine don't do anybody any good and only create confusion.

For my part, in working to publish my own admittedly anecdotal study (since I was the only participant in the study), basically all I did was to increase my Omega-3s to high therapeutic doses (>6 grams daily) while at the same time heavily restricting my Omega-6 intake from processed seed oils. And by following that routine, my psoriasis was cured inside of about 8 months. I also drank a lot of water.

I had systemic plaque psoriasis. Now I no longer have any active psoriasis and haven't had any in over two months. So to me, that means I'm cured of psoriasis, whatever else anyone would like to call it.

My personal study is unique in the sense that I have compiled a library of 64 before-and-after photographs clearly demonstrating the progression of my disease from mild, to severe, back to mild, and ultimately to full and lasting remission. So unlike simple written accounts offering to claim this, that and the other thing, in my case the photographic evidence cannot be refuted.