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I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia first, lupus after the dermatologist said so and my GP said 'well we'll worry when we have to'. For better than 10 years, I've had new symptoms appear just as I get the last batch under control - I do believe I learn to manage it and it isn't so scary when mostly I've managed okay. The GP I see now is so so. He sent me to a rheumatologist years ago, who said 'we'll worry when we have to', and he took care of me in the interim as different things have shown up… read more
Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) is an antimalarial medication used to treat or prevent malaria, a disease caused by parasites, which enter the body through the bite of a mosquito. It is also used to treat symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and discoid or systemic lupus erythematosus. Plaquenil is available in generic form. Common side effects of Plaquenil include nausea, vomiting, stomach pain or cramps, loss of appetite, weight loss, diarrhea, dizziness, spinning sensation, headache, ringing in your ears, mood changes, nervousness, irritability, skin rash, itching, or hair loss.
Plaquenil doesn't usually cause dizziness. I upped my dosage of CellCept and had bad dizziness and vertigo, so I had to lower it, but the Plaquinil is 400 mg/day with no side effects.
I have never taken Azathioprine, but I have been on plaquenil for years without any major problems. Perhaps someone else will be able to help you. God bless!
Plaquenil was going too make me go blind it was affecting my eye sight the retina ! & it takes a year too get out of you system so please be careful with this medicine .
Thanks everyone for your replies, really appreciate it.
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