plaquenil side effects?

buddhabelly · Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:07 pm Post subject:

I was on plaquenil for only a short time. It made me very constipated and gave me a bad rash all over my body. The rash was oh so itchy. I took benadryl to help with the itching. My rheumy had never seen a rash as bad as mine, he thought it might have been vasculitis of some sort. But as soon as I got off the plaquenil, and an increase to my prednisone dosage, the rash eventually went away.
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Razzleberry · Puppy Joined: 12 Jun 2006 Posts: 201

Well now I've been on the plaquenil for about 2 months and I'm noticing more and more hair falling out when I blow dry. I assume it's the plaquenil causing it and I wonder just how much will come out?? It's not like chemo is it?...where you go bald??? I'm assuming (hoping) it's just more fallout than normal, right???

Oh and my waterlogged fingertips seem to be improving ...and I'm finally feeling so much better!! All that's left of the myriad of Lupus symptoms is the fatique and I'm working on that. I started gentle yoga last week and have high hopes for that Exclamation

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