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 |
| 1 | Lyme | THINNING HAIR!!! | After being warned of eye issues, I took this drug and hoped for the best. It didn't help my symptoms and coincidence or not, my beautiful hair started falling out and has thinned. It's also not cheap if you don't have Rx coverage! | F | 6 days | 11/5/2002 | 1 | tias | horrible pain all over to include feet,hands,feet,temples,chest,knees,bottom of feet. I thought I was dieing,sleeplessness and very sore eyes. | F | 50 | 60 days | 10/31/2002 | 2 | Lupus/Behcets??? | Shakes, sweats, fast heart rate, funny head exactly like a hypoglycaemic attack except blood sugar levels remained normal. | I had to stop plaquenil because of these side effects which are not documented. A second trial after stopping the drug (with no symptoms inbetween) elicited exactly the same reaction | F | 40 | 4 days | 10/27/2002 | 2 | Rhematoid Arthritis | Took 200mg twice a day. After 13 days rash developed on chest which spread all over body (except face). Doctor advised to stop taking drug, let rash die down and start on a lower dose once rash has gone. Very very itchy! No benefit felt with regard to the arthritis and won't go on it again if the rash is from the drug. | F | 38 | 13 days | 10/13/2002 | 5 | UCTD | Hair thinning (but this might be part of the disease process). | Fifteen months ago I was dragging myself from one day to the next, with severe muscle & joint pains & stiffness, fevers, night sweats, extreme tiredness etc. I had been wrongly diagnosed as having RA and therefore had been on incorrect treatment for 18 months. Sought second opinion, was given the correct diagnosis of UCTD and started on Plaquenil. Within three months my symptoms were improving and by six months I was leading a virtually normal life again. When I forgot to take it for several days (very busy at work), my symptoms returned. I definitely works for me. | F | 47 | 15 months | 10/1/2002 | 5 | RA | None of note. | Has worked very well for me in conjunction with methotrexate. I live a fairly normal life. | F | 37 | 15 years | 9/24/2002 | 2 | immune system, connective tissue, | dizzy, sleepless at night, sleepy during the day, cannot keep balance, difficulty in walking straight (normal walking), after I eat somethings stays in my throat that I cannot swallow, painful shooulder, painful joints, swollen joints, nummbness on bottom of feet, numbness on all fingertips, pain in nails when trying to file them, some reflux, some chest pains, these are the most constant, other symptoms come and go. | I am not sure what else to say, due to the fact that I am also taking Prednisone, Claritin, hormone replacement and Vioxx, I recently stopped taking Mevacor and Prevacid and I have started taking Tylenol at nights to ease the pains in my hands and shoulder. | F | 60 | 5 years | 9/11/2002 | 5 | Mixed Connective Tissue Disease | Few side effects exist that I can specifically attribute to Plaquenil but currently having substantial problems with short-term memory and decreased ability to concentrate. Would love to know if other users (especially long-term users) are having similar problems, to determine if Plaquenil is reason. | Plaquenil has helped me manage a Lupus-type condition for many years. I have fewer flare-ups and overall have become more stable each year. | F | 35 | 10 years | 8/27/2002 | 3 | sle | i haven't had any side affects.i have taken it for 3 months so far i haven't had any flare ups. | M | 30 | 3 months | 8/26/2002 | 5 | RA | None | It took about 8 weeks for the drug to start working, but it has allowed me to resume a normal life. X-rays show that it has slowed the progression of the disease. I still have occassional flare ups, but it is so much better than before! | 53 | 4 years | 8/21/2002 | 3 | Sjorgren's Syndrome | I was diagnosed with SS about 3 weeks ago. I initially asked my GP why I was having problems with hair thinning, joint discomfort and other things. She ran extensive blood work to rule out lupus and had them to test for SS. After the results, I was seen by a rheumatologist who confirmed the results. | F | 36 | 14 days | 7/24/2002 | 5 | autoimmune thyroid | I was sleeping excessively and had pretty severe pain throughout my body, particularly in my arms and legs. I'm currently taking 600 mg a day. Except for the occasional flare-up, all symptoms have subsided. I actually feel well-rested after sleeping for eight hours. | F | 25 | 2 years | 7/8/2002 | 5 | uctd | when i first started taking the drug 200mg i was in more pain then ever in my upper body. after about 3 months and i have been on this for about 1 1/2 years it is great. I would say my pain is better by 90% the major pain i have is in my feet. | F | 43 | 1.5 years | 6/30/2002 | 1 | Yes | Dark coloring on hands (knuckles). Soreness, inablity to move right shoulder. Pain in left shoulder. Inability to ride on an airplane! (on three trips, at night my hands would start to hurt in an awful manner, and continue until I was back at home for about 5 days) | Before I left on my third trip in six months I told my Doctor about the pains and not realizing the cause, asked him for something for it. He looked and looked and give me Celebrex. Because I test products that are not recommended for people who have allergies to Aspirin, and I was leaving the next day, I did not take the Celebrex. Horrid! At any rate, after suffering 8 more months I had a stroke. By accident, I stopped the Plaquenil suddenly, went back on it in large doses(800 mg a day - one dose) and slowly weaned MYSELF off in four months. My doctor is adamant about my being on it, but I can say this: Plaquenil has the ability to cause these symptons in some - and life in that sense is hardly worth it! | F | 53 | 2 years | 6/30/2002 | 5 | Differential is SLE vs. RA | I am having some trouble with swallowing, like a marble caught in my throat all the time. However, it may be a coincidence that I started plaquenil at the same time that this symptom started. It could be part of sjogrens, but I have not been actually dx'd with that yet. | Morning stiffness is virtually gone, except in my left hip joint. I am a runner and I am back to my usual activity now. It had an effect on me within the first two weeks which I have been told is early. My left hip problem still plagues me like a toothe ache, but for the most part, I can't say enough great things about plaquenil. | F | 35 | 8 months | 6/25/2002 | 5 | RA | NIL | After one month could cease taking Anti-Inflammatory pills and back to normal exercise again. Taking 400mg daily but will hopefully have this reduced very soon. Make me feel normal again!! | F | 37 | 2 months | 6/8/2002 | 3 | Sarcoidosis | After one month I was forced to quit taking Ritalin. Had been taking 60mg for the last ten years, now I break out in hives and itch like a bear! Stopped taking Ritalin and hives went away in a day. However, Plaquenil does help relieve the symptoms of sarcoidosis of the lungs. | M | 48 | 2 months | 4/29/2002 | 5 | RA diagnosis | None | Started at 200 mg 2x's/day; went to 1/day. Eye check ups every 6 months. Been taking for 4 years. | M | 53 | 4 years | 4/22/2002 | 4 | RA | None that I could link directly to this drug. | I currently discontinued use of plaquenil and noticed a large amount of fever and sweating. I guess I have been on it for so long I didnt realize it's benefits. | F | 22 | 10 years | 3/4/2002 | 4 | RA | None, untill my last eye test when the Doctor found pigmentation at the back of my eyes. | F | 62 | 9 years | 2/6/2002 |