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My 13 year old son in taking Plaquenil and it has done wonders for him. He has had no side effects.
Hope that helps a little...
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I have taken it with doxy and had no problems.
I had the most improvement on doxy/plaquenil so far.
-------------------- The fibromyalgia I've had for 32 years was an undiagnosed Lyme symptom.
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400 mg is the standard dose. I tried it a while back. it caused a lot of leg muscle pain the first time. Not the second time.
Yes, you should have a baseline eye exam before starting and every 6 months.
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plaquenil changes your blood ph thus stripping bio films allowing the abx you take with it to kill ketes !
if you feel worse while taking it , that is because it is working !
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I am on week 4 with Plaquenil+Bicillin injections+ Zithro and herxing like a rabid squirrel. I feel like absolute poop. So hopefully it is working. Supposedly what I am experiencing is right on schedule and common so that is encouraging, even though I would like to jump off of a cliff right now....
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I have done really well on plaquenil-no problems. I did have eyes check before I started and after 6 months and all is ok. Good Luck. I take 400 mgs/day
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I love plaquenil! Once we added that to my cocktail of abx, I really started to see improvement. I actually started having days where I was completely symptom-free! It's really made a big difference for me.
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Is plaquenil used to kill the borrelia or is it used to modulate (calm) the immune system??
The reason I am asking if it used to calm the immune system as I've read that others with auotimmune disorders such as lupus or MS take plaquenil....
Has anyone tried plaquenil by itself after doing abx for awhile???
thanks
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Have been on Plaquenil/Biaxin for 10 weeks with zero side effects. Herxed fairly hard on this combo @ 5-6 weeks and seen slow and steady improvement since then.
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It is supposed to be a mild "cyst buster" though if you look that up you will find a lot of confusion on the subject So far it has evoked the biggest reactio I have had yet....
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