Psoriasis drug could be a deadly pain in the brain

If you suffer from the pain, itching, and flaking of psoriasis, I’m guessing you’ve tried just about everything to get well — special soaps, shampoos… maybe even a few of Big Pharma’s chemical cocktails.

But if you’re desperate to find a cure for this debilitating condition, don’t accept Big Pharma’s “help” too quickly. It turns out that an element in one of those chemical cocktails could have you unknowingly trading your psoriasis for a deadly brain disease.

Reports in the New England Journal of Medicine claim that the main ingredient in Fumaderm, a drug used to treat psoriasis, may be associated with a rare, but potentially deadly, brain disease called progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML). So far, four cases of the disease may be linked to the active ingredient in the drug, according to those reports.

Some of the symptoms of PML include weakness, paralysis, vision loss, and even cognitive decline. It’s caused by a virus that lays dormant in most of our bodies, but dimethyl fumarate, the main ingredient in Fumaderm, may allow the virus to spring to life letting it go nuts on your noggin.

The manufacturer, of course, is fighting back against the claim that dimethyl fumarate could cause PML. But since researchers have uncovered at least four cases they believe may be linked to the drug in Europe, that’s what I would call a cause for concern. And that’s bad news for the drug company execs because a drug featuring dimethyl fumarate has just been approved for treatment of multiple sclerosis in the United States.

There are literally HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars at stake here, so expect a long, drawn-out fight. But while that nonsense plays out, you can keep turning to us for safe, natural treatments for psoriasis. For example, Dr. Wright reports great success treating psoriasis patients with a powerful combination of nickel and bromide.

Meaning that you may be able to protect your skin AND your brain simply by shunning Big Pharma’s latest, potentially dangerous drug. Sounds like a plan to me.

Sources:
Ingredient in New MS Drug Linked to Serious Brain Disease: (nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus)