Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Colleen, Have your Dr. Check your Plaquenil level at once!!! It could be causing your iron deficiency... Here is the site for the side affects... I too am on Plaquenil... It Helps tremendously, but watch your symptoms... ((( Caring Hugs )))Helen http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/pla1337.htm Plaquenil Side effects of treatment for lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis may include: Abdominal cramps, abnormal eye pigmentation, acne, anemia, bleaching of hair, blind spots, blisters in mouth and eyes, blood disorders, blurred vision, convulsions, decreased vision, diarrhea, difficulty focusing the eyes, diminished reflexes, dizziness, emotional changes, excessive coloring of the skin, eye muscle paralysis, "foggy vision," halos around lights, headache, hearing loss, heart problems, hives, involuntary eyeball movement, irritability, itching, light flashes and streaks, light intolerance, liver problems or failure, loss of hair, loss or lack of appetite, muscle paralysis, muscle weakness and wasting, nausea, nervousness, nightmares, psoriasis (dry, scaly, red skin patches), reading difficulties, ringing in the ears, skin eruptions, skin inflammation and scaling, skin rash, vertigo, vomiting, weariness, weight loss i have lupus and sjogrens syndrome and fibro and i know how tough it is and I went to rheumy a couple of weeks ago and had to up the Plaquenil and my iron is low and my liver enzymes are super high and i have three new docs and tests during the next week Sorry to hear about your troubles and hope the meds get the blood results better. I always test negative on the blood for everything and had to have a lip biopsy and tons of eye tests to get the diagnosis.with a number like you have it means the lupus is active in your system and the meds are trying to stop the activity from harming anything in your bodytake care and get alot of rest if you can Hugs Colleen THINK SPRING !!!* * * * * \/ \/ \/ \/ \/AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 thank you Helen and i just last week started back on the plaquinel after years of not taking it and the blood work and problems started before the med I am sure eveything will be fine it just gets old to have all these appointments that turn out to be nothing!! Thank you so much for your input and for caring big hug Colleen************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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