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DeadLetterOffice

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6. Plaquenil side effects

Reply to Bertha Venation (Original post)

Thu Dec 31, 2015, 01:18 PM

Dec 2015

First, as a chronic pain person, let me say YAY YOU for finding something that works!!!

As far as Plaquenil goes, nervousness & emotional changes, dizziness, & vertigo are all very common side effects amongst users who have Lupus. I'd strongly suggest talking to your doctor - maybe there's something you can take to offset the anxiety, or maybe it's one of those side effects that goes away over time as your body acclimates to the medication.

Either way, I know that an effective pain management drug is nothing to give up lightly, so I hope they find a way to make the side effects manageable for you!

DLO

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Damn, hedgehog, you just cut to the chase, don't you? Bertha Venation Dec 2015 #7

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Yeah! YAY, pain relief! Bertha Venation Dec 2015 #8

Woot! DeadLetterOffice Dec 2015 #11

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It's good to know that one can take it for that long. Bertha Venation Jan 2016 #12

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That is a good site - Bertha Venation Jan 2016 #14