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| 3 | possible lupus | At 100mg/day I am already feeling less joint pain and wake up with more energy. This has been a tremendous relief after several years of chronic inflammation and exhaustion. That said, my doctor had originally prescribed for me to take 100mg/day for one week and then increase to 200mg/day. When I increased to 200mg/day, I had strange side effects that caused me to go back to 100/day. Strange leg cramping, restless leg, nausea and anxiety. In a nutshell, at 200mg/day the side effects outweighed the benefits. At 100mg/day, I do not have 100% reduction in my symptoms, but I have enough of a reduction to want to continue the medication. | F | 40 | 2 months 100 1X day | 10/23/2018 | 3 | Lupus | Tachycardia up to 180 bpm ,and hair loss | My joint pain is much better | F | 64 | 7 months 5 mg | 10/21/2018 | 2 | Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis | Severe depression and anxiety, overall itching, pain and stiffness increased instead of decreased | First, my mother and sister took plaquenil for lupus with good effect, so I am not just disliking it for no good reason. I also suffer from disabling bipolar disorder. For 25 years, I have gotten hypomanic during spring. Very happy, never depressed. When I started taking Plaquenil, I got a bit depressed but that's not a big deal. It is now 6 weeks later, I've titrated up to 600mg. per day, and I am SEVERELY depressed, to the point I can't get out of bed some days. I am sicker mentally than I have been for 16 years, and it didn't start until I started the plaquenil. I'm so anxious, I'm agoraphobic and having anger attacks. I have never been agoraphobic in my life. Yes, I have bipolar disorder but it is well treated, and these symptoms did not come out of nowhere. They date right to when I started taking Plaquenil. I see my doc in 5 days and rather than do the full 800mg., I'm weaning myself off, before I become suicidal (I already want to hurt myself, I'm so depressed, but not suicidal yet). I would recommend Plaquenil for people without or with only mild depressive disorders, but not to someone like me with severe, disabling bipolar disorder. It is downright dangerous to take that risk. | F | 47 | 6 weeks 200mg. 2X day | 3/31/2018 | 2 | Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis | Severe depression and anxiety, overall itching, pain and stiffness increased instead of decreased | First, my mother and sister took plaquenil for lupus with good effect, so I am not just disliking it for no good reason. I also suffer from disabling bipolar disorder. For 25 years, I have gotten hypomanic during spring. Very happy, never depressed. When I started taking Plaquenil, I got a bit depressed but that's not a big deal. It is now 6 weeks later, I've titrated up to 600mg. per day, and I am SEVERELY depressed, to the point I can't get out of bed some days. I am sicker mentally than I have been for 16 years, and it didn't start until I started the plaquenil. I'm so anxious, I'm agoraphobic and having anger attacks. I have never been agoraphobic in my life. Yes, I have bipolar disorder but it is well treated, and these symptoms did not come out of nowhere. They date right to when I started taking Plaquenil. I see my doc in 5 days and rather than do the full 800mg., I'm weaning myself off, before I become suicidal (I already want to hurt myself, I'm so depressed, but not suicidal yet). I would recommend Plaquenil for people without or with only mild depressive disorders, but not to someone like me with severe, disabling bipolar disorder. It is downright dangerous to take that risk. | F | 47 | 6 weeks 200mg. 2X day | 3/31/2018 | 1 | Sarcoidosis | I feel fatigue and my heart is racing and feel achy all the time.I am taking 400mg daily.and my blood pressure fluctuates. | I have intermediate uveitis and I am worried what it is going to also do to my eyes | F | 45 | 5 months | 1/23/2018 | 5 | Sjrogrens | 0 days | 8/6/2017 | 1 | Seronegative arthritis | Extreme anxiety, felt like I was going crazy, depression, low blood sugar, weight loss, panic attack with palpitations, extreme fatigue. Felt absolutely awful. | And now I have to wait for it to get out of my system with a ridiculous 1/2 life of 50 days!! | F | 43 | 21 days 400m daily | 7/27/2017 | 4 | MCTD | In the beginning, diarrhea, some stomach cramps, brittle hair, vivid dreams. Now, lightening hair. | This drug has helped tremendously. The benefits of less joint pain, less fatigue, less muscle aches greatly outweigh the adverse side effects. The side effects seem to have lessened with time. Always take with food and don't skip a dose. I didn't notice positive results until after taking it for 1+ month. I'm happy with the results and I hope it keeps working! | F | 41 | 4 months 200 mg 2X day | 3/31/2017 | 2 | Inflammation from osteoartritis severe | Tachycardia 4 to six times daily, itching rash. Trembling inside my body you could not tell by looking at me I could just feel it,I felt that my hair was falling out two. | It did completely take care of my severe feet and leg burning from day one or two really liked it for reason.that was just too many side effects talked with my pharmicist and he suggested I quit taking it until I talked to my Rheumotoligist. | F | 80 | 10 days 100mgppl | 2/20/2017 | 2 | SLE | A lot of hair loss and hair has become very fragile and like straw. Constant hot flushes during the day and the night, very embarrassing. Skin rashes. Arthritic flares in my fingers first occurred whilst I was taking it which made me wonder about the advantage of taking Plaquenil as I seemed to get no benefit from this medication. When I reported this to the Rheumatologist I was told that the flares would probably be worse if I were to stop taking it. | SLE is a very difficult chronic condition to manage and to diagnose. However, I feel the Medics do not do enough to get to the root cause. Why do they not test their patients for yeasts, fungi, Lyme disease and heavy metal toxicity in the body? Their condition could improve if patients were able to ensure that their bodies are free of these substances before any specific SLE treatment is prescribed. | F | 54 | 2 years 200 1X day | 2/4/2017 | 1 | Possible Connective Tissue Disorder | Unbearable rash and hives. I look like I have the worst sunburn ever. Every crease in my body like behind knees and elbows hurt like a sunburn. My skin is peeling with scabs. | I started having a rash and hives on my upper body about a week after starting Plaquenil but I thought it had to do also with a prednisone pack I had been on. I then started to get redness all over my body which was hot to touch on Thanksgiving. I went to the emergency room thinking it was something I had eaten. ER Dr. stated it was hives. I was given a shot of steroids, benadryl and I was to take 40mg of Prednisone for the next 4 days without a tamper down. The rash/hives got worse over the last few days. The Monday after Thanksgiving I went to my GP and she sent me to my Dermatologist immediately. I told him i felt like it was from the Plaquenil he agreed. I came off of it that day and my symptoms have gotten worse. I have had biopsies of my skin but still waiting for the results. I was told this is going to take over a month to get out of my system. This is a nightmare. | F | 54 | 30 days 200mg 2X day | 12/7/2016 | 1 | Possible Connective Tissue Disorder | Unbearable rash and hives. I look like I have the worst sunburn ever. Every crease in my body like behind knees and elbows hurt like a sunburn. My skin is peeling with scabs. | I started having a rash and hives on my upper body about a week after starting Plaquenil but I thought it had to do also with a prednisone pack I had been on. I then started to get redness all over my body which was hot to touch on Thanksgiving. I went to the emergency room thinking it was something I had eaten. ER Dr. stated it was hives. I was given a shot of steroids, benadryl and I was to take 40mg of Prednisone for the next 4 days without a tamper down. The rash/hives got worse over the last few days. The Monday after Thanksgiving I went to my GP and she sent me to my Dermatologist immediately. I told him i felt like it was from the Plaquenil he agreed. I came off of it that day and my symptoms have gotten worse. I have had biopsies of my skin but still waiting for the results. I was told this is going to take over a month to get out of my system. This is a nightmare. | F | 54 | 30 days 200mg 2X day | 12/7/2016 | 4 | Sjoghrens Diagnosis | Over the course of 5 years I have lost my teeth.Before the treatment of plaquenil, my teeth have either rotted out like chalk As far as being satisfied with the medicine I am but my teeth arebreaking off at the gums. I don't have the money to replace my teeth. I can't enjoy the food I love. Dentures nor implants can I afford. Please help. I lost one of my front teeth and up until now I can't hardly eat.u | Loosing teeth from taking this medicine.Deffinitely on medicine read out that can ruin teeth. | F | 59 | 5 years | 10/10/2016 | 4 | Sjoghrens Diagnosis | Over the course of 5 years I have lost my teeth. Be the treatment of plaquenil, my teeth have either rotted out like chalk As far as being satisfied with the medicine I am, but my teeth are breaking off at the gums. I don't have the money to replace my teeth. I can't enjoy the food I love. Dentures nor implants can I afford. Please help. I lost one of my front teeth and up until now I can't hardly eat. | Loosing teeth from taking this medicine.Deffinitely on medicine read out that can ruin teeth. | F | 59 | 5 years | 10/10/2016 | 1 | Sjogrens | Rheumatologist prescribed Plaquenil for inflamation due to autoimmune disorder. On third day, I developed an itchy bright red rash on neck. Stopped medication and started taking Benadryl for the itch. Two days later the rash spread to my chest, stomach, and back. Went to urgent care where I was told it was most likely a reaction to the Plaquenil. Received a cortisone shot and a prescription for Prednisolone (six day pack), and an antihistamine. When I asked the urgent care doctor how long it would take to clear, he said that it was going to get worse before it got better. Well, true statement on his part! The itchy rash moved all over body except legs and feet. My face has peeled as if I was sunburned (face did not itch but was red and a bit swollen). Two weeks later, and after a follow up with an allergist and primary care physician, I am still itchy and the rash is starting to disappear. My scalp has been very itchy and flaky and lots of hair loss when I brushed after washing my hai | F | 63 | 3 days 200 mg 2X day | 9/19/2016 | 1 | Connective tissue | It has given me pain in stomach,loose bowels,nausa & vomiting.Cannot eat,thirst,severe headaches, damage to my retina. Also induced cataract.Eye pain blurry vision, dizziness, photosensitivity so bad I wear sunglasses in side. It made me so weak and sweating with crying spells.This is a terrible drug my RA did not warn me permanent damage. My primary pulled me off. Ra doc should try this med him self.It may be good for some but toxic for me.It did nothing for pain.Do not use this drug and if you do be aware. How long will this stay in my system. How much damage has it caused drug induced. Thank God for my primary taking the time to figure this out. | 61 | 6 weeks 200mg | 9/10/2016 | 5 | SLE | Some depression, vivid dreams, flatulence if taken with vitamins | This medication has given me back my life! My family and I are very grateful! | F | 38 | 2 months 400 | 7/20/2016 | 1 | Sjogren's & RA | Terrible drug. Increase in all-over horrible pain, more eye pain, pain in face, increase in weakness, terrible dizziness, emotional, wanted to cry, agitated, , more balance issues. Stopped taking it and can't wait for it to clear system. Will try taking anti-inflamatories although they cause me colon issues, they can't be as bad as this nasty drug. | F | 68 | 2 months 200 1X day | 7/14/2016 | 5 | Lupus | I was in bed with pain all day taking strong meds like Celebrex and tramadol. Pain is gone. I have a life again - still some fatigue but all in all, so much better! | Only side effect is vertigo, so I take it to sleep - by morning, vertigo is gone. | F | 55 | 8 months 400 | 7/9/2016 | 1 | lupus | Bad mood swings,anxiety,night sweats,insomnia,headache,bloating,wind,sensitive to sunlight,hair thinning and getting lighter,fast heart rate,difficulty breathing and chest congestion,pain in arms and lower legs. | Absolutely horrible drug. | F | 44 | 3 years 400mg | 6/29/2016 |