Guest guest Posted December 10, 2005 Report Share Posted December 10, 2005 Hi Terri I have been on Sulphasalzine for about 3 years have failed on MTX and Arava it seems to be the only one I can tolerate, which is why I was worried about adding in the Plaquenil. What was your allery? Judith Judith Brimsden Purranza Burmese & Devon Rex Suffolk, United Kingdom www.purranza.com [ ] feet pain/Plaquenil > > >> Hi Lori >> >> It was my feet that were first affected and that led me to the doctors >> then >> rheumatologist and finally being diagnosed with seropositive RA, the >> balls >> of my feet are always hurting, the medication does not take the pain >> away, >> it hopefully helps stop the disease progressing. So you need to take >> painkillers for the pain. Most of the medications take up to 3 months to >> feel the benefit from, my rheumatologist has just suggested I try >> Plaquenil >> in conjunction with the Sulphasalazine I am taking. Just out of interest >> has anyone had any side effects from this drug, unfortunately I always >> seem >> to get side effects from medication sometimes very severe, my GP said >> that >> people who suffer from Fibromyalgia are often very sensitive to >> medications >> I wonder how true that is? >> Judith >> Judith Brimsden >> Purranza Burmese & Devon Rex >> Suffolk, United Kingdom >> www.purranza.com > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Judith, I had a fine speckled rash all over my body that mildly itched. Terri [ ] feet pain/Plaquenil >> >> >>> Hi Lori >>> >>> It was my feet that were first affected and that led me to the doctors >>> then >>> rheumatologist and finally being diagnosed with seropositive RA, the >>> balls >>> of my feet are always hurting, the medication does not take the pain >>> away, >>> it hopefully helps stop the disease progressing. So you need to take >>> painkillers for the pain. Most of the medications take up to 3 months >>> to >>> feel the benefit from, my rheumatologist has just suggested I try >>> Plaquenil >>> in conjunction with the Sulphasalazine I am taking. Just out of >>> interest >>> has anyone had any side effects from this drug, unfortunately I always >>> seem >>> to get side effects from medication sometimes very severe, my GP said >>> that >>> people who suffer from Fibromyalgia are often very sensitive to >>> medications >>> I wonder how true that is? >>> Judith >>> Judith Brimsden >>> Purranza Burmese & Devon Rex >>> Suffolk, United Kingdom >>> www.purranza.com >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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