I was diagnosed with lupus sle on may 11, 2005. What a shock! I was training to do a triatholon and all of a sudden I felt like someone beat me up over night......They put me on hydroxychloroquine and it worked but then gave me side effects like hair loss and mood swings so they changed my meds to methotrexate. Anyone taking that? It kind of works.....I started losing hair again. Now the doctor wants to try iv therapy. Does anyone know what kind of meds it is? He had also mentioned cellcept. Not sure which one I should go for first. If I do decide on the iv therapy.....How often would they have me going in? How long does it take? Any side effects? Can't wait to hear from you all! Gena