Anyone Else Get Sick From Plaquenil? Posted: 11-15-05 12:36pm
I have taken plaquenil twice now and every
time I do, I experience an
indescribable,excruciating pain in my
stomach. Has anyone had any problems
other than eyes with this med?
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brenda49
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Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6 Location: greenville,n.c.
Plaquneil Taken For 10yrs Posted: 11-27-05 03:17am
It bother my stomach for a short while but
I take previcede for acid refux and that
helped with the stomach. It takes 3 good
months for plaq. To get in your system..
I have found it very helpful to me. I
have had sle for 15yrs fibromagia
vascultis raynauds lesion in the brain
deg. Arthritis. I stop plaqneil for
about 2 months I started back joints
hurting tired felt like I had a flare
everyday. I went to a lupus support group
a woman there had also stopped her
plaqneil and was feeling the same symtons
as me. I started back immediatly within 1
month I was a different person. I was
taking 200mg at that time once a day I now
take 400mg 2 times a day.It does effect my
vision on 400 but not on 200. Talk with
your Dr. And try it again maybe taking
something over the counter to help with
your stomach. Good luck :)
brenda foreman
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nichole handran
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Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 11 Location: mpls
I Cannot Take Plaquinel Posted: 12-01-05 02:26am
I have tried both brand and generic. Made
me sick yuck. So I tried methotrexate.
Same thing no go. Made me even sicker.
So now I am on cellcept for me it does the
job along with medrol and celebrex. Talk
to your Dr. About symptoms and tell them
you dont feel comfortable with something
that makes you so sick. They should
understand. Its your body. What do you
want to deal with. Your Dr. Is there to
listen to you. Keep track of the meds you
have taken and see the difference in
change and side effects. Always keep a
journal of what is changing in your body.
Keep track of the food you eat of the
exercise or not exercise you do.
Good luck and god bless.
Nikki
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becky0424
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Joined: 14 Nov 2005 Posts: 13 Location: florida
Posted: 01-15-06 17:44pm
Nicole, yeah I have been on all of those.
The only problem I have had with the
cellcept though, is it makes me itch all
day. But doctor is insistant that it
will help and get me off the roids!
Celebrex helped me for about 2 days and
then everything is back to normal, and
methotrexate makes me so sick, throwing up
and weak and just crappy. Thats the
problem with all these meds! It takes so
long for them to work!!
