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 |
3 | SLE | Itching like crazy on extremities, embarassing gas. I don't have the nausea that others have described and so far my hair is staying in, but I have only been on this for a month or so. | My main complaint with the SLE is severe and constant migraines (cerebritis) and I have had no real relief there, but the Plaquenil has helped a lot with the extreme fatigue. I definitely feel more peppy. My aches and pains come and go as opposed to being continual. I will discontinue this med if my sight is effected. I started on Methotrexate for my SLE and was on my way to pneumonia after only three weeks. That was TERRIBLE and hope no one else has to go through that if they don't have cancer. | F | 59 | 4 weeks | 4/21/2006 | 5 | mctd | none | Amazing drug. I've been back on it for 9 months (post pregnancy) and it has improved my disease progress tremendously! I used to wake up with swollen hands, and so sore I dreaded getting out of bed. Now I wake up with no pain to speak of, and the worst I feel is a little bit achey on some days. When I'm off of it I can't function well at all. It has been a lifesaver. | F | 33 | 9 days | 4/8/2006 | 5 | Sjogren's Syndrome | Dry eyes, loose stools, weight gain/bloat | Since I have been on this medicine, I have limited joint pain and more energy than I had in over two years. My "good" days are more than bad days. If I could elimintate the weight gain/bloat it would be my "miracle" drug. | F | 40 | 3 months | 3/30/2006 | 4 | sjogrens/ra | sleepy for several weeks, slowly went away | i couldnt walk up and down stairs, now i can walk 6 miles in 1.5 hours :) also take fish oil and gluosamine chondroiton | F | 25 | 1.2 years | 3/29/2006 | 1 | Lupus/Auto Immune Hepatitis | Extreme fatigue, itchiness,nausea, vomiting,diahrrea | I dispise this drug, every since my doc put me on it Ive felt sick and tired. Ive not been able to keep any food down. | F | 31 | 3 days | 3/27/2006 | 5 | Vasculitis/Arthritis symptoms | stool changes, acute dry eye...overall not bad though | I have read a lot of people on here question whether prednisone or plaquenil was the culprit of their side effects...I have been on prednisone many times and it's that. Prednisone is what's making you fat, what's giving you headaches, bloating, insomnia, increased appetite, constipation etc...plaquenil usually causes an upset stomach at first and then subsides--that's been my experience. I just wanted to help anyone who was confused about that part. But with the Plaquenil--it has given me 6 good days a week instead of maybe only one...I can get out of bed in the morning and walk to the bathroom without having to hold onto things---if you have arthritis and you've been on this medicine, you know--it just magically dissolves the pain and swelling. I never knew this existed until I was at the end of my rope--otherwise I would have taken it years ago. FORGET PREDNISONE! | F | 21 | 3 months | 3/22/2006 | 3 | Lupus SLE | After being on Plaquenil for one (1) month I developed an itchy and blotchy red body rash on my arms, abdomen, back, legs and also a burn-like redness in the face. I contacted my Fam. Med. who saw me the same day and he contacted my Rheumatologist and they decided to take me off the Plaquenil for now. It has only been two days since I stopped taking the Plaquenil and the rash has faded a bit but has not completely disappeared. Also, my tongue is very red and feels like when you burn it by drinking something very hot (?) . My Lupus was caused from the drug Crestor which was prescribed for high cholesterol. I thought it would go away after stopping the Crestor but was told that, in fact, it was here forever. I am so so so angry!!! | Also, I find that at times I have difficulty with my eyes - like I need to close them very tightly to get better focus and I have a flashing on the sides. My face is quite swollen (I don't know if it if the Plaquenil (200 mg x 2/day) or the Prednisone (5 mg x 3/day). | F | 61 | 30 days | 3/2/2006 | 3 | Lupus SLE | After being on Plaquenil for one (1) month I developed an itchy and blotchy red body rash on my arms, abdomen, back, legs and also a burn-like redness in the face. I contacted my Fam. Med. who saw me the same day and he contacted my Rheumatologist and they decided to take me off the Plaquenil for now. It has only been two days since I stopped taking the Plaquenil and the rash has faded a bit but has not completely disappeared. Also, my tongue is very red and feels like when you burn it by drinking something very hot (?) . My Lupus was caused from the drug Crestor which was prescribed for high cholesterol. I thought it would go away after stopping the Crestor but was told that, in fact, it was here forever. I am so so so angry!!! | Also, I find that at times I have difficulty with my eyes - like I need to close them very tightly to get better focus and I have a flashing on the sides. My face is quite swollen (I don't know if it if the Plaquenil (200 mg x 2/day) or the Prednisone (5 mg x 3/day). | F | 61 | 30 days | 3/2/2006 | 5 | MCTD/Autoimmune Vasculitis | At first, had some hair loss, but after 8 months my hair is longer than ever before... | Awesome miracle drug! I really feel hopeful about my future like I never have before... I can go days without pain, and flare ups (that used to last weeks or months) now only last hours to a week. My never ending fever is gone, and I'm not bleeding out like before. | F | 38 | 9 months | 2/7/2006 | 2 | SLE | ringing in the ears, rapid heart rate | M | 50 | 11 days | 1/30/2006 | 3 | hair loss | headaches | I just would like to know if anyone who is taking Plaquenil and this helped their hairloss | F | 25 | 7 days | 1/5/2006 | 3 | hair loss | headaches | I just would like to know if anyone who is taking Plaquenil and this helped their hairloss | F | 25 | 7 days | 1/5/2006 | 5 | SLE Lupus; R.A. | I take Arava, too, so don't know which causes symptoms. Gas, Itching just developing after 5 years on both drugs. Controls my Pleurisy, from lupus, on high dose.Otherwise I had severe, sudden onset, pleurisy. | Good maintenance drug for my lupus. Have taken 5 years. Tastes nasty, and bothers stomach, so I take at bedtime, after eating. This helps, alot, although it sometimes will disrupt my sleep. | F | 42 | 5 years | 1/3/2006 | 3 | SLE/MCTD | Developed gastro-reflux, more pain, ulcer, dark pimples on face, peeling rash on hands and feet(not sure whether from plaquenil or condition), red spots on legs, bruises(not sure how I got them), rash above ears at base of hairline, and a foul body odor. | I took plaquenil for 13 years. After having a foul body odor for over 3 years, I stopped taking the medication. The odor stopped. My doctor has prescribed other drugs for me. I hope and pray they will help with very little side effects. | F | 55 | 13 years | 12/25/2005 | 5 | UCTD | Minor stomach upset for the first week or so. | It took a good 2-3 months before I felt any difference with my symptoms. Now that it has finally kicked in, I feel great. I still have bad days, but I'm not having daily pain and fatigue like before. | F | 26 | 4 months | 12/13/2005 | 4 | polymyalgia rhuematica | I have been taking 2--200mg. tablets a day for 6 weeks (plaquenil) I am feeling much better, my muscles are not so stiff & painful. No side effects so far. | F | 80 | 6 weeks | 12/10/2005 | 1 | RA | Extreme fatigue, quick onset, severe headache. 2 days later-pimples and rash upper body and face. Then burnt skin on face and lips. | M | 41 | 9 days | 11/24/2005 | 1 | severe erosive arthritis | Gas,ringing in ears, rash, headache, sleep problems, loss of interest in anything, weepy depression, confusion, Alz.-like memory problems, inability to stay on task or focus on anything. I lost all sense of reality and self-worth. | I have never experienced anything like this - total brain dysfunction. I couldn't read well or even read and fix a recipe right. I had trouble driving, even for short distances. It was really scary. First day after discontinuing, I could see drastic relief. It did help the pain level of my hands, though. I know it seems to do well for many, but I'm just not one of them. | F | 57 | 1 months | 11/22/2005 | 5 | Lyme Disease | Brand name Plaquenil works like a charm -- no side effects. One time the local pharmacy filled it with a generic that made me itch after taking my shower. I didn't make the connection until I took the pill in the evening when I didn't shower and the itching was unbearable. It was my only medication that had changed. I called my doctor and asked him to write a "Brand Name" prescription. Several months before I had a reaction to a gabapentin generic and subsequently another generic when the local pharmacy suddenly switched from one that had been fine. After talking the situation over with my doctors, we came to the conclusion: no more generics because the pharmacies switch day-to-day based on cost. If you have a tendency to be sensitive to fillers or artificial colors, the only guarantee you have from refill-to-refill is to stick with the more expensive Brand Name. | Bottom line: before you give up on the potential gains many of us have seen in our lives from Plaquenil, talk with your doctor about the benefits of using the brand name. Be prepared: your insurance company and its direct mail pharmacy, if you use one, will try to get your doctor or his staff to change it. Best of luck. | F | 54 | 1 years | 11/5/2005 | 5 | SLE | Didn't have any at all.Have been on it for 6 years. | It has helped me tremendously,especially in the area of joint pains. | F | 67 | 6 days | 10/27/2005 |