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Hydroxychloroquine belongs to the family of medicines called antiprotozoals. Protozoa are tiny, one-celled animals. Some are parasites that can cause many different kinds of infections in the body.
This medicine is used to prevent and to treat malaria and to treat some conditions such as liver disease caused b... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | 131 |
73% |
| Sarcoidosis | 24 |
71% |
| Lupus | 6 |
83% |
| Sjogren's Syndrome | 1 |
100% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leu... | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 74% (167
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IT WORKED BUT THE SIDE EFFECTS NOANAGRILIDE ALSO THIS GAVE ME HACHES TIRED IRRITABLE
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works ok
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Finally started to work after 6 months. Caused SEVERE itching episodes, so reduced dosage to 200 mg once daily, but I still get the itchies. Dermatologist said it was almost definitely the Plaquenil causing the itchiness. BUT - now I can hop right outta bed and walk to the bathroom in the morning - WITHOUT having to be helped out of bed and hanging onto the furniture to get there!
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have been on for 6+ years, can't tell for sure if it works much or not
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I've been on it for four months and I'm not swelling anymore.
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It has been helpful but I had a recurrence of the disease when I cut back on the dose a few years ago.
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Prednisone works but I have bad side affects. I am tapering down. Plaquinil made me sick as a dog.
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not much help.
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The doctor says it takes a long time to work. That is why I'm on Methotrexate too.
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Wasn't right for me.
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I started this drug in May, but my rheumatologist told me it would take 4-6 months before it began to help. She said it would help with the tiredness... [More] -
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The non generic name of this drug is plaquenil. I took it alone for my RA and it did nothing. That was many years ago. However I recently started it a... [More] -
Hydroxychloroquine ?
The non generic name of this drug is plaquenil. I took it alone for my RA and it did nothing. That was many years ago. However I recently started it a... [More] -
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Hi Pat, I have been put on this and so far no side effects. It has been almost 6 months. They arent sure if it working as much as they would like but... [More] -
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I was on this med for over a year. It is an anti-malarial drug with properties which seem to surpress auto-immune problems linked to inflammation and ... [More]
