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 |
| 5 | SLE | Dizziness, occasional stomach upset | It's a miracle drug! I have a LOT more energy and a lot less joint pain. My aunt also took Plaquenil for Sjogren's and it worked great for her...may run in the family. Eating a full meal eliminates the stomach problems for me. | F | 33 | 1 years | 12/20/2006 | 5 | Inflammatory Arthritis (RA?) | Stomach discomfort first week. None at all since. | Add me to the "miracle" group! I feel so much better! No pain and lots more energy. Started working after 3 weeks. Not taking anything else. | F | 45 | 3 months | 12/15/2006 | 5 | SLE | slightly naseous and shaky in the beggining | MIRACLE DRUG - I WILL NEVER GO OFF - MY HAIR THICKENED - NO MORE JOINT PAIN OR MUSCLE WEAKNESS - ELEVATED ENERGY THAT I HAVENT SEEN IN 15 YEARS - I GET MY EYES CHECKED EVERY 6 MONTHS TAKE 200 MG TWICE A DAY AND FEEL 100 PERCENT IMPROVED - NO RASHES EITHER! | F | 38 | 1.5 years | 12/11/2006 | 5 | Discoid Lupus | This was a god send for my fatigue. However i have lost alot of my hair which really upsets me. Blurred vision, find it hard to focus on things or people. Suffered bad headaches and migraines. Also get brusies and don't know were i got them from. My nails have started lifting but not sure if this was the tablets as noticed this when i was diagonosed with DLE. i was taking 200mg a day but have reduced this amount to 100mg a week. I have noticed a foul body scent as well. I get tiny blisters on my one foot and very itchy soles. My memory is terrible as i can not remember a thing even in my job that i have done for 14 years . i have hardly any concentration. I want my life back. | overall plaquenil has inproved my health back to a 100%. Due the hair loss i have decided to come off them and hope that my hair starts to grow back. I thought i was the only one that suffered from gas and tummy cramps. However i now drink soya milk and cut out dairy products which really helped me. | F | 38 | 5 years | 11/28/2006 | 3 | Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis | dizziness, stomach upset, vomiting, horrible itching! | My daughter had been taking Plaquenil for 3 years now. It has been the drug that has helped her knees the most, but now she has been experiencing serious nausea and vomiting, evey other day at school, and is missing a lot of school due to the vomiting. She has eye exams every six months, no problems there yet. After she gets out of the shower or bath her legs and arms itch uncontrably, until she is crying, the itching is so intense. The Rhuematologist and Pharmacist keep telling me that these side effects can't be from the plaquenil, but the only other thing she takes is Tylenol, and all the lists of side effects say these are possible side effects. I would be interested to hear from others with the same side effects, especially in kids. I am not sure at her age that the side effects are worth the help for her knees. | F | 35 | 3 years | 11/20/2006 | 5 | SLE, RA | So far I have had no major side effects. I take 4 other drugs that I have taken for many years and since I started taking Plaquenil I have been getting sleepy after taking my meds, therefore I believe it is the Plaquenil that is making me sleepy. I havent slept very well in a very long time so it had been wonderful being able to sleep pain free. The stiffness in my neck is already easing significantly. I'm looking forwards to being much more active. The benefits exponentially outweigh the side effects. | I get a stomach ache if I take it on an empty stomach, but alot of drugs have that effect. I can deal with it. | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 11/14/2006 | 3 | Lupus, Sjogrens, diabetes | Increase in blood sugar, may be conincidental. No other side effects noticed at this time. | Energy level improved considerably within the first 10 days. No change in dry eyes or mouth. Cymbalta, which I began taking ten months prior to starting Plaquenil, controls neuropathy and joint pain effectively. | F | 38 | 30 days | 11/14/2006 | 3 | Antiphospholipid syndrome, SLE | early side effects - nausea, gas mid- liver problems late - hairloss | It did help my joint pain, but it is not worth the side effects. | F | 39 | 300 days | 11/9/2006 | 5 | RA and Lupus | I have had alot of hair loss, even though my Dr. said that is not one of the side effects.(But every site I have gone to says it is) Blurry eyes, eye boogar things, floaters,and can't see right at night when driving. I have had alot of gas, and constipation, which really sucks. Itchy skin, and breaking out on my back area. I have had a very increased appitite and weight gain, (more cellulite than anything) | Those who are experienceing icthy skin, try using Gold Bond Lotion in a green bottle. It works very well. It cools your skin like Ben Gay, but it helps a lot, especially at night when you are trying to sleep. I was on methotrexate and steroids before. Both had worse side effects. I prefer to be on only Plaquenil. But all in all..All the side effects kind of suck, but it is better then not being able to move and my kids not having a mother to do things with. :) | F | 31 | 1 years | 11/8/2006 | 4 | MCTD | I haven't had any side effects so far. I don't know if it's making my hair thinner since my hair was already thin from thyroid disease. | I haven't been on it long enough to know if it's helping me or not. I'm really concerned about the side effects I might have from taking this medication. | F | 47 | 26 days | 10/30/2006 | 4 | repetitive strain injury | none | I have been taking Plaquenil for 6 months after disabling pains in my wrists from computer use. Doctors suspected an underlying connective tissue disorder but can't put their finger on anything. I believe plaquenil has been helping, in addition to some lifestyle changes, so that I'm still able to work on computers and live with managable pain. Has anyone else taken Plaquenil for RSI? | F | 25 | 6 months | 10/6/2006 | 5 | SLE | I am on 200mg twice a day .No side effects at all have noticed slight deteriation in eye sight although i am 52 and can expect that with age anyway. | I have suffered with SLE for around 30 years the and was an aerobic instructor prior to getting ill. I can now exercise again for the first time without pain and the chronic tirdness has disapeared I am very happy | F | 52 | 1 years | 10/5/2006 | 5 | Connective Tissue Disease | In the very beginning, stomach upset, loose stools...SO WHAT!!! This is the ONLY thing that has helped with 7 years of chronic joint pain. Still have some pain but not the debilitating pain I once had. | F | 42 | 8 months | 9/10/2006 | 3 | connective tissue disease sle | Well, I'm not sure if the hair loss I'm experiencing is lupus or plaquenil use, I've also had some trouble with getting to sleep. When I try to sleep, I start to feel, I guess you could say panic like symptoms and I jump at every little noise and I feel as if my heart will stop. I also take atenolol 25mg for an irregular heart rythm that no one can seem to explain. My cardiologist says, no heart condition, I wonder if lupus could effect the heart rate? If any one could tell me an experience they've had with heart rate and lupus or if it's the meds, that would really help me and,I'm sure others too. Yhank you. | I did notice hair loss after only 4 weeks of use, other symptoms I've had before plaquenil have seemed to get better (eg. periodic limb and trunk weakness) but still have vertigo and some cns symptoms, which frighten me mostly. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 8/22/2006 | 2 | connective tissue disorder SS | Nausea, anoreaxia, stomach trouble, gas. Feverish burning feeling, red patches on the face peeling,swollen face. General feeling of being more unwell then before. Worse of all, sudden severe migraines which were previously well controlled by prevenative. I take it three times a week only 200mg | This is mu second try aftre severe reactions few month ago after only second dose. I take is 3 times a week 200mg | F | 68 | 2 weeks | 8/5/2006 | 4 | SLE | None | Have had some deterioration of vision and only take 200 mg. per day. I have had SLE for 17 years, and have found joint pain is increasing. (frequency and level of pain). Plaquenil has definitely helped, and when required, I also take Tylenol to ease the pain. I also find that if I miss a dose, (a day), by the next day, I am really stiff, and have increased pain, headaches, and dizziness. | F | 42 | 1 years | 7/6/2006 | 1 | arthritis,fibromyalgia,RH,sjogrens | i have had such severe itching attacks i could just scream. my eyes burn and itch so bad i want to get inside and pull them out. light sensitive,blurred like a film over eyes, dry eyes but i have sjogrens and it makes it worse, chills, fevers,sweats,very tired, bruise very easily. too many more to mention. it also have not done anything for me. i took it about 14 yrs ago and was on it for over two years now over a year and both times it has not done anything but make me worse. now my opthamologist tells me the field of vision test i took was so bad he has never seen one so bad. i also see wavy lines on the grid test. you should only see them as straight lines. he basically told me my vision is getting worse and i could end up with only central vision like macula degeneration and still have blurred and the ability not to see well. i fear blindness. personally living with so many problems and being so chronically tired due to chronic fatigue sydrome this is causing me to feel | i have nothing good to say about this drug at all. | F | 61 | 14 months | 7/1/2006 | 3 | ra | Increase or return of depression/anxiety that has been under control with Prozac until now. Feeling of 'coming out of my skin" - xanax no help. Unfortunately, alcohol does. Can't keep doing this. Will try to d/c med to see if I cheer up and cut down my beer (4-5/day) wondering if anyone else had this happen. Some increase in acne and only mild GI symptoms. Great dreams!!!! | I was getting by fine on 5mg prednisone/day with Vicodan 10mg 4x daily for aches and fatigue (hydrocodone gives me energy), but my doc wants me to try this. My symptoms are very mild and felt my original treatment was fine. The depression/anxiety is really starting to suck. Don't need to drink and take MORE vicodan (I know - liver interaction - take milk thistle to help combat this) to be on plaquenil. Any feedback will be appreciated. I wake up ok, but after my meds I'm having a light beer by 11am - NOT GOOD!!! but it gets rid of the anxiety. | F | 47 | 21 days | 5/15/2006 | 1 | Chronic Lyme Disease | hives | The itching I experienced was unbelievable. I took this drug for only 2 days and it took 21 days for the hives and itching to clear up. It was just a horrible experience. Since I was prescribed Biaxin as well, I don't know for certain which of the two caused the itching, but I very much doubt that I will take either one again! | F | 59 | 2 days | 5/12/2006 | 3 | Mixed Connective Tissue Disease | Pressure behind eyes, wearing sunglasses helps with this and severe light sensitivity, pounding hedache, burning skin at night, changed personality. I go off about almost anything. It feels like it's caused by the pressure in my head. I really have to hold myself back.Vivid dreams, nausea, vomiting, stomach bloating | I'm thinking about going off of it or lowering dosage until I see my rheumy next week. | F | 41 | 17 days | 5/10/2006 |