PLAQUENIL Reviews (HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE SULFATE)Average Rating: 3.2 (667 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare PLAQUENIL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR PLAQUENIL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 2 | sjorgren's syndrome | severe hair loss, depression | notice massive hair loss after taking it for a week. Now I stopped the med but the hair loss continues, although to a lesser extend. If I were to continue taking it, I would be bald by now. | F | 58 | 7 days | 8/15/2007 | 3 | SLE Lupus | Extreme nausea and diarreha. Constant stomach upset. Some vision changes. Fatigue and vivid dreams. Although having gastro intestinal problems, my joint pain has been at a minimum. | The first time I started taking Plaquenil I took 200mg twice daily and had severe diarreah and stomach upset. Doc took me off for a couple of weeks then started at 100mg once a day and still experiencing stomach problems, but relief from joint pain. | F | 44 | 3 weeks | 8/14/2007 | 4 | Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome | Dry eyes, migraines if I miss one or two doses, some spots in my vision, ringing in ears with severe loss of hearing in left ear. | I take 200 mg once a day, usually at night with numerous other pills (Ibuprofen, aspirin, claritin, lipitor, prilosec) and do not have any gastro-intestinal problems. I am wondering if I should be worried about the ringing in my ears and hearing loss although that can also be caused by my syndrome. | F | 59 | 9 years | 7/30/2007 | 3 | rheumatoid arthritis | Nausea, feelings of nervousness, itchiness | I am on 800 mg which is a high dose. When I was on 400 mg daily, I didn't have side effects after the first few weeks. | F | 39 | 8 months | 7/28/2007 | 4 | SLE | none that i can think of | i started taking plaquinel about 9 years ago.. it really helped control my lupus..i never really noticed any side effects in fact sometimes i forgot i even had lupus.. however last year my doctor took me off of it because i wanted to get pregnant and within 3 months of being off of it i went into a horrible flare up that i am still fighting after a year. i am since back on the plaquinel (200mg twice a day) as well as steriods and imuran (which i never had to take before) after all this i found out it is safe to take plaquinel while pregnant. so now not only am i not pregnant i had to start imuran which you are not allowed to be pregnant on. overall i have had a good experience with this medication.. and once you are on it i don't recommend going off of it! | F | 29 | 9 years | 7/19/2007 | 3 | RA | mild dry eyes | I have been taking plaquenil for almost 2 months along with 10mg of prednisone. I stopped the prednisone for about a week and had my symptoms return with the same severity as before medication. Still waiting for it to kick in. | M | 38 | 8 weeks | 7/13/2007 | 4 | RA | Mostly good except I had a funny turn today while driving. My vision kind of went all wobbly - like I was on a boat in rough weather?? It lasted about 10 mins and afterwards I felt really tired/and scared!! Please email if you have experienced anything like this. I have only been on it for 21 days at 400mg per day | I'm not sure if this is a side effect or not. I feel great in every other way. The plaquenil has helped with joint pain so much and I haven't had any probs like other people. My doctors are no help and are only interested in prescribing loads of medication - some of which I am not taking eg: prednisolone. | F | 38 | 22 days | 7/4/2007 | 3 | RA | Only side effect - EXTREMELY itchy lips. Also on Celebrex, so I guess this could be causing it as well, although the itchy lips started when I started taking Plaquenil. | So far the RA in my knee is much better. I can really tell when I have accidentally skipped just one dose - the knee pain reminds me. But I don't know how much longer I can stand the itchy lips! The only thing that seems to help is pure Vasoline. But it doesn't help that much. | F | 31 | 2 months | 7/1/2007 | 2 | SLE | gastro upset, reflux, extreme nausea, itching skin, upset stomach, enhanced smell, loss of appetitie | I feel disheartened I am not seeing any clear results yet. Taking 200mg twice a day. Still not pain in hands, wrists,and knee and feet. Hoping this might go in next few weeks. Very hard to tolerate side effects | F | 35 | 8 weeks | 6/29/2007 | 1 | SLE | Started with the stomach troubles (almost like having the stomach flu for 3 weeks). Then the intense anxiety and depression kicked in, which was not relieved by xanax or ativan. Major insomnia, ringing in the ears and heart palpitations. The effects of my lupus were nowhere near as horrible as the side effects from this drug. | I'm not sure many dr's are aware of the awful side effects from this drug. All side effects should be reported to your rheum. I stopped this drug because I thought I was going to go crazy from the deep depression and anxiety. | F | 41 | 2 months | 6/28/2007 | 4 | RA | Very dry eyes, worse vision esp. for reading, stomach aches, mild acne, depression/ansiety. | I take 200 mg 2x a day. It works quite well, but I need about 2mg of prednisone a day pus extra ibuprofren when I experience minor flare-ups. These symptoms came on slowly, the anxiety just worsened. Could be that it is not the medecine. | F | 36 | 2 years | 6/21/2007 | 2 | FMS, CFS, RA | nausea, daytime sleepiness, dizziness, vivid dreams, lack of energy, generally just feeling bad | The dr started me on 400 mg in the am and 200 mg in the pm. I had to reverse it because of the sleepiness. I still just felt so bad. It did seem to help with the pain but isn't worth all of the side effects. | F | 36 | 1 months | 6/21/2007 | 4 | MCTD | loss of sleep, enhanced energy | Advice on weight gain for Prednisone takers - drink lots of water, rely on high-fiber foods (take Beano for gas/bloating - godsend), and hit the carrots/celery before you go for snacky foods. I am successful in controlling the weight and I take 30-40mg of prednisone per day. Get some excercise too. | F | 30 | 3 months | 6/8/2007 | 4 | mctd | sometimes I do get sleepy in the middle of the day. | if I miss a dose I can tell it the next day,thats how I know it works well | F | 29 | 9 days | 5/29/2007 | 5 | SLE | Some initial GI upset during the first 2-3 weeks. The first week I had a lot of ringing in my ears about 1/2 hour after taking the plaq but 2 months into it that is no longer happening unless I take it when I am really fatigued. | The Plaq has helped so much! I was starting to feel like I would never be normal again. The pain in my hands, shoulders, neck and feet were making it really difficult to function and the fatigue was extreme! At that rate I expected that I would have to quit my job and try to get disability because I was absolutely at the end of my rope. After about 6 weeks on plaq my hands started to improve and I am doing much better. My ability to think and concentrate is much better which is a huge help to my confidence and my sense of well-being. I am still not "normal" but I feel like I function at about 80% of where I was before the lupus and I am hopeful that I will gain some more ground with the plaq over the next couple months. | F | 30 | 2 months | 5/26/2007 | 2 | RA | I have been taking 400mg a day and I am about to jump out of my skin. Panic that never goes away, it feels like I am shaking from the inside out all the way to the tips of my fingers. I sometimes feel unstable when I walk. Pain is some what reduced but not gone. I also still take 4 to 6 ibuprofen a day. It does help to drink a few beers at night. | I have RA and this is my second time to take Plaquenil. I was diagnosed with RA in 1990 many meds and 2 years later pain became manageable and I attribute it all to Plaquenil. I have been telling people about Plaguenil ever since. I was down to 1/2 a plaguenil and had been in remission for a number of months and the doctor took me off in August 1996. I became pregnant right away twice and taking MSM pretty much stayed pain free until June 2006 when my dad got sick. I went to my new Rheumatologist and he put me on 400 mg right away and 3 months into it I am in a constant state of panic. | F | 50 | 4 months | 5/15/2007 | 2 | Sjogren's Syndrome | Persistent headache, nausea, dizziness, light and sound sensitivity, gastrointestinal disturbance, blotches on the nose, light-headedness, loss of appetite, itchiness, visual disturbance. | Plaquenil has worked well for my sister who has MCTD but it did not agree with me. I am a proponent of 'no pain, no gain' and I understand that sometimes you have to get worse before you can get better but I could not tolerate another day on this medication. | F | 47 | 17 days | 5/5/2007 | 5 | RA | None really. I felt a bit more energized and that's why perhaps sometimes have problems sleeping...and sometimes also more vivid dreams. | This medication has really worked for me. I was taking Nabumetone for 3 years, but I'd have flair ups and would feel it and also had terrible stomack problems. Now ever since on Plaquenil I feel great. Only on several occasions I felt a little tingling in my fingers, so I knew that if I wasn't on Plaquenil this would be a painful flair up. No itching, or hair loss. This medication makes skin much more sensitive to sunburn, so maybe, if one is not careful, this can cause sunburn, itching, etc... | F | 40 | 2 days | 4/29/2007 | 5 | RA | None really. I felt a bit more energized and that's why perhaps sometimes have problems sleeping...and sometimes also more vivid dreams. | This medication has really worked for me. I was taking Nabumetone for 3 years, but I'd have flair ups and would feel it and also had terrible stomack problems. Now ever since on Plaquenil I feel great. Only on several occasions I felt a little tingling in my fingers, so I knew that if I wasn't on Plaquenil this would be a painful flair up. No itching, or hair loss. This medication makes skin much more sensitive to sunburn, so maybe, if one is not careful, this can cause sunburn, itching, etc... | F | 40 | 2 years | 4/29/2007 | 4 | SLE | None | Does seem to limit the flares when they come up, although the SLE has spread to brain lupus, I doubt any drug could have prevented that. | M | 38 | 9 months | 4/27/2007 |