Guest guest Posted January 23, 2002 Report Share Posted January 23, 2002 Here, I'm allergic to Sulfa drugs. It's on my records too at my doctor and pharmacy. Somehow it didn't go through. I had a nasty reaction! Hot measel like red spots. And my tongue was going numb. And I was having a panic attack when it happened! If you have any symptoms like that STOP the medication IMMEDIATELY! > kansas di, > are you allergic to sulfa? if you haven't quit taking the > plaquenil, stop NOW and call the dr. when i first got > sick and went to rheumy, it was on my chart in big > bright letters that i am allergic to sulfa. i didn't have > ps or any symptons of pa then so he diagnosed me > with ra, put me on relafen, prednisone and plaquenil. > i was a newbie and too naive to express my concerns > about combining meds. a week later i had the rash, > and then for 2 months my skin peeled from head to toe, > just like sunburn. it was awful, that is when the psoriasis > reared it's ugly head, and a different rheumy got it right. > i became anemic and the arthritis eventually made me > bedbound until i started mtx. after doing research i found > out that anyone with allergies to sulfa should not take > plaquenil! and it seems quite a few members of this group > are sulfa allergic. it was a hard lesson but nothing goes in > my system until i have thoroughly researched it! > i hope you get better. > susan in ohio > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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