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Pakhet

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15. I had the same reaction you did when I started taking plaquenil

Wed Mar 23, 2016, 02:25 PM

Mar 2016

17 years ago. My doc has me on Lexapro for anxiety. Because I also have arthritis there has still been a fair amount of pain, not including lupus flares. In Az we have medical marijuana and my doc has agreed to allow it for the last 3years. Day before yesterday I was given a CBD transdermal patch to try and it has been AMAZING. For the first time in forever I've been able to walk farther than grocery shopping, I can lift my arm over my head and stood in line to vote for 4 hours without crippling pain! And walk 1/2 mile back to the car. AND very little residual effect from all that!

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Lupus/Arthritis drug [View all] Bertha Venation Dec 2015 OP

I have lupus and an autoimmune neuromuscular thing as well NightWatcher Dec 2015 #1

I wish I could consume cannabis regularly. Bertha Venation Dec 2015 #4

Oops - forgot to say this Bertha Venation Dec 2015 #9

Just a thought - blood sugar? LiberalEsto Dec 2015 #2

That's what I thought it was, the first time it hit. Bertha Venation Dec 2015 #3

You're having enough troubles right now that an anxiety attack hedgehog Dec 2015 #5

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

Plaquenil side effects DeadLetterOffice Dec 2015 #6

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

Woot! DeadLetterOffice Dec 2015 #11

I had the same reaction you did when I started taking plaquenil Pakhet Mar 2016 #15

Nope. You do need to find an ophthalmologist and get your retinas looked at Warpy Dec 2015 #10

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

I like this site because patients tell you how they were helped or hurt by the drug womanofthehills Jan 2016 #13

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