Another med bites the dust

[Guest guest]

..I had taken plaquinel a long time ago with no prpblem and then

about 3 years ago, my rheumy decided to put me on it again. I developed small

red pin point dots all over. It started on my stomach and went up and down

from there. I ended up getting a steroid injection and used benadryl and

zyrtec for about a week or more. No fun and it itched so he put me on Arava.

It caused a lot of stomach problems so he lowered the dosage but then I

started having severe hair loss so now I am only on prednisone and enbrel..but

enbrel is great. Been on it since 2005. So far, so good.

Hugs..a

I started taking the plaqunil if spelled right about a week ago.  I had to

stop taking it, I broke out in hives and well my head itched and itched and

itched so badly at work I wanted to pull my hair out my head at work.  on

top of that I was hurting more while on it then off of it.  So I can't take

that one or MTX so what else is left? 

[Guest guest]

I have already been on enbrel and it doesn't work for me:( I was on it for 2

years when it stopped working. I will find out monday what they are going to

do. I am suppose to start orencia as soon as the ins co approves it.

[ ] Another med bites the dust

..I had taken plaquinel a long time ago with no prpblem and then

about 3 years ago, my rheumy decided to put me on it again. I developed small

red pin point dots all over. It started on my stomach and went up and down

from there. I ended up getting a steroid injection and used benadryl and

zyrtec for about a week or more. No fun and it itched so he put me on Arava.

It caused a lot of stomach problems so he lowered the dosage but then I

started having severe hair loss so now I am only on prednisone and enbrel..but

enbrel is great. Been on it since 2005. So far, so good.

Hugs..a

I started taking the plaqunil if spelled right about a week ago. I had to

stop taking it, I broke out in hives and well my head itched and itched and

itched so badly at work I wanted to pull my hair out my head at work. on

top of that I was hurting more while on it then off of it. So I can't take

that one or MTX so what else is left?

[Guest guest]

Hi - I'm sorry to hear you aren't having much luck with the DMARD's so

far. I can't remember why you can't take the MTX, but have you tried the

injections? If it was stomach related, the injections are so much easier as it

bypasses that altogether. I wasn't able to take Plaquenil either - it made my

eyesight all blurry. Have they tried Sulfaslazine yet? This is definitely not

the end of the road here. There are so many other medications out there and

unfortunately it is all a trial and error thing. Please don't give up - there is

a combo out there that will be good for you.

This site has a bunch of medications listed specifically for RA. I hope it gives

you some idea of the choices we have:

http://www.arthritistoday.org/treatments/drug-guide/types-of-drugs/index.php

Please keep us posted. We care.....Doreen

I started taking the plaqunil if spelled right about a week ago. I had to stop

taking it, I broke out in hives and well my head itched and itched and itched so

badly at work I wanted to pull my hair out my head at work. on top of that I

was hurting more while on it then off of it. So I can't take that one or MTX so

what else is left?

[Guest guest]

cant take the mtx because I'm allergic to it. Took it oral with a lot of

stomach issues and fatique then took it by injections and broke out into hives.

[ ] Re: another med bites the dust

Hi - I'm sorry to hear you aren't having much luck with the DMARD's

so far. I can't remember why you can't take the MTX, but have you tried the

injections? If it was stomach related, the injections are so much easier as it

bypasses that altogether. I wasn't able to take Plaquenil either - it made my

eyesight all blurry. Have they tried Sulfaslazine yet? This is definitely not

the end of the road here. There are so many other medications out there and

unfortunately it is all a trial and error thing. Please don't give up - there is

a combo out there that will be good for you.

This site has a bunch of medications listed specifically for RA. I hope it

gives you some idea of the choices we have:

http://www.arthritistoday.org/treatments/drug-guide/types-of-drugs/index.php

Please keep us posted. We care.....Doreen

--- In , " Massey " <renandstimpy3@...>

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I started taking the plaqunil if spelled right about a week ago. I had to stop

taking it, I broke out in hives and well my head itched and itched and itched so

badly at work I wanted to pull my hair out my head at work. on top of that I was

hurting more while on it then off of it. So I can't take that one or MTX so what

else is left?

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