anyone take Plaquenil?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I take Plaquinel and it is one of those drugs that just seem to plug along

like the energizer bunny.. I started to get rashes my Dr. had me stop, and

then I realized what it did. I hurt all over without it and I was very tired.

I think the thing about the drug is that it works pretty slowly, so you

don't see an immediate reaction like many of the other medication that we take.

My Dr. did have the Opthmalogist check my eyes and continue on every 6

months. I do not like the tests for visual side stuff, but I know it is for

the

best.

wishing you Good Luck,

Gentle Hugs & Prayers,

Carol M. in CA

[Guest guest]

Debbie:

After trying the NSAID's, which I had minimal success with, the next drug was

Plaquenil. I still take it, along with Methotrexate. Plaquenil is an

anit-malarial drug that is also used to treat RA. Symptoms are generally mild.

The only problem I ever had was occasional diarrhea. It is very important that

she have a very thorough eye exam from a licensed optometrist (NOT optician) who

is aware that she will be going on the Plaquenil. Her rheumatologist should not

even allow her to go on Plaquenil until the rheumy sees the optometrist's

results. That's because Plaquenil can actually damage your eyes (blind you) if

you have certain eye conditions. But as long as your eyes are healthy, this is

not an issue.

It's been awhile since I checked into all this, so my memory (fibro fuzzy) is

a little off on the details. You can do a web search and get tons of info. on

Plaquenil. I've been on it for about a year now. No big deal.

in Texas

deebs87 <dlohf@...> wrote:

Hi everyone,

Someone in my fibro group is going to be put on Plaquenil. She doesn't

know anything about it. So can anyone tell me how it worked for you,

any side effects and anything else about it? I can pass the info on to

her.

thanks,

Debbie L

[Guest guest]

Hi Debbie:

I was on Plaquenil when I was first dx with RA 7 years

ago. I took it for almost 2-1/2 years with good

result. I was also taking Prednisone the first three

months, and took Motrin the entire time I was on Plaq

too. I had no side effects, no problems at all. I

hope that it works as well for your friend as it did

for me.

Kathe in CA

--- deebs87 <dlohf@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> Someone in my fibro group is going to be put on

> Plaquenil. She doesn't

> know anything about it. So can anyone tell me how it

> worked for you,

> any side effects and anything else about it? I can

> pass the info on to

> her.

>

> thanks,

>

> Debbie L

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks to all who told me Plaquenil doesn't cause bad side effects. I

will let her know that and to get her eyes checked first. I don't know

if she has RA but will happily refer to this group.

Debbie L

[Guest guest]

I took it but broke out in terrible hives with that and relafin (sp?)

both.

I take, voltaren, arava and humira for RA.

Joy

--- deebs87 <dlohf@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> Someone in my fibro group is going to be put on

> Plaquenil. She doesn't

> know anything about it. So can anyone tell me how it

> worked for you,

> any side effects and anything else about it? I can

> pass the info on to

> her.

>

> thanks,

>

> Debbie L

>

>

>

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