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 | LupusI | Mostly discororation of the lower arms some on the hands< I have never come off the Plaquenil since I first started taking it. I was wondering about the real long term effect. | I worry about the side effects it can possibly have on your eyes | F | 69 | | 8/23/2003 | 4 | SLE | nausea, blurred vision, acne | I was diagnosed with SLE just after my 20th birthday. I have been taking plaquenil for 5 years now. The first 2 years I was on a daily dose of 500mg, the past 3 years I have been on 200mg per day. This has definitely helped me! I suffered terribly with joint pain, swelling, constantly tired no energy, weightloss, vomiting.. all the usual Lupus symptoms. I soon found out after I decided to come off my medication what a huge difference plaquenil made. On plaquenil I can get out of bed in the morning and live a relatively normal life. | F | 26 | 5 years | 8/16/2003 | 4 | Sarcoidosis | None at the onset but after 6 months I am having abdomial cramps and diarrhea. | Before taking Plaquenil I was being treated with topical corticosteriods for sarciodosis of the skin as well as injections. These helped temporarily but Plaquenil has stopped the old lesions from erupting and the nwe ones from going any farther.The topical corticosteriods have stopped there effectiveness. Does any one know if you stop taking Plaquenil do symptoms return? Does anyone have sarciodosis of the skin and enlarged lymph nodes? | M | 40 | 7 months | 8/9/2003 | 5 | sle | none | have been taking plaquenil for 8 years. have eye exam every 6 months, so far no problem. started out taking 200mg per day and had a bad flare 4 years ago and have been taking 400mg since. have tried to come off of medication several times, but can't hardly get out of bed and ache all over with no energy. without plaquenil, i feel that i couldn't have made it this far with such few flare ups. | F | 42 | 8 years | 7/9/2003 | 3 | RA | broke out with horrible case of acne after 1 month on medicine. diarrhea and stommach upset also. | if anyone else has experienced the acne please email me with a solution. I am on retin A now, but is not helping., | F | 35 | 2 months | 7/2/2003 | 5 | sle | acute diarrhea for weeks | the past year & a half has been the worst for me in terms of lupus symptoms. I've had it for 11 years and never suffered the way I have this past 18 months. This is the second time I've tried Plaquenil--it didn't help the first time. But now, after only 2 months on the drug, I'm in complete remission! I'm going to figure out some other way to address the diarrhea, because I do NOT want to stop taking Plaquenil! | F | 44 | 2 months | 6/22/2003 | 4 | Multiple Epiphyseal Dysplasia | Night sweats, daytime dizziness and fatigue, almost hypoglycemic-type episodes. This being the second time on starting PLAQUENIL. | I started this drug in 2000, and combined with Vioxx and Ultracet had noticed diminished fevers, joint pain and swelling, and slept much better at night. Discontinued in early 2003 and restarted May 2003 at 400 mg/qhs due to increased joint symptoms. Have not noticed help with joints yet (usally takes a couple of months), but the fatigue etc is annoying and I don't remember this happing the first time? Although, 200 mg dose was started for a couple of months before going up to 400 mg. | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 6/13/2003 | 3 | lupus | Lots of little bumps on my legs. Not sure if this is normal. | It reduced the swelling in my joints and I do not feel as tired. My rheumi perscriged 200mg a day. No major changes yet. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 6/3/2003 | 4 | SLE | nausea, stomach cramping, slight headache | i 've been on plaquenil for only 3 weeks. when i started taking the drug i had already been in remission from all of my symptons since september 2002. so i can't say that it has helped because i haven't had any SLE flares before or after taking plaquenil. | F | 34 | 3 days | 4/26/2003 | 4 | ra | none | taking 400mg per day,flare ups less frequent although i think is still to soon to know if its working | F | 46 | 3 weeks | 4/11/2003 | 4 | uctd / reflux / ibs / tmj / | migrains, bad stools, nausea, thinning hair, reflux | i was on it for about 2 weeks and then boom i had a really bad flare two days i was better then again in a week another flare and i am still dealing with it now, i think it was because of a mixture of drugs i was taking i am slowly getting back to normal but feel that plaquenil is working that i just have to get past the body ajusting but will let you know. but the first 2 weeks were good. also i could really use a email pal that is my age and dealing with the same things. | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 4/9/2003 | 5 | RA | Nausea the first week; after the third week began, diarrhea | Pain free after three weeks of 400 mg. in combination with 20 mg. prednisone. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 4/2/2003 | 2 | Lupus CNS | Inflammation of the Spinal Cord | Diahrea and some stomach cramps | F | 53 | 2 months | 2/21/2003 | 2 | Reactive Arthritis??? | Skin rash - small blister like, dizzy, headache. | No improvement at all after 5 months. Will be talking to my doctor about discontinuing the medication. | F | 49 | 5 months | 2/20/2003 | 3 | Psoriatic Arthritis | First few weeks---extreme gastrointestinal problems and itching all over and very little relief of pain and inflammation. | Am beginning to feel effects of the medicine after being on it for 6 weeks. Pain is tolerable and I can tell a big difference in the swelling of my hands. I have begun to experience diarrhea and the itching still bothers me. I will tolerate these side effects as long as the pain continues to lessen!!! | F | 45 | 6 weeks | 2/18/2003 | 5 | SLE | Nausea during first week or so. Nothing since. | I feel thaat it has been extremely helpful. Not as tired, joints rarely swell, aches have dramatically reduced, flare ups are rarer, etc. Also tolerate stress related situations better without the usual full blown flare up resulting. | F | 37 | 10 months | 2/1/2003 | 3 | S.L.E. | Not able to distinguish if LUPUS or Plaquenil related, but have some diarrhea and cramping off and on, plus blurry vision in right eye (field vision test was fine) that may be something else entirely. | I, because of the expense and due to the fact that we have no medication insurance, took myself off of Plaquenil for the past month or so. I have gone back to aching all over, feeling EXTREMELY fatigued, and just being generally BLAH! ridden all the time. I know now that the Plaquenil was why I felt so good for the past several months and plan to get more right away and take it faithfully. | F | 53 | 7 months | 12/26/2002 | 5 | SLE | Pimples on my face, blurry vision | I have been taking 400 mg of Plaquenil for the past 15 months. I am experiencing blurry vision when I am reading, but this may be related to my age. Plaquenil has been very helpful to me. | F | 45 | 15 months | 11/30/2002 | 4 | RA & Antiphospholipid | none at first. Now at 3 years, damage to left eye. Stopped medication. | Plaquenil has given me about 75% improvement for pain and mobility. I hope they can give me something that works as well as the plaquenil has. | F | 43 | 3 years | 11/18/2002 | 5 | rheumatoid arthritis | none , so far | When i started taking plaquenil I was in really bad shape. Very stiff, unable to walk, do housework, lift anything etc.I now feel so much better, i am sorry I didn't start taking it two years ago when rheumatolegest first suggested.I strongly recommend trying it early in the treatment of RA. Maybe you wont have damage like I already do in my hands and feet.!I think it has worked for me. So far anyway. | F | 47 | 2 months | 11/6/2002 |