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I tookk Plaquenil for about 6 months with no issues.
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Thanks Hoops. I hope that more people will say the same thing.
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I was on Plaquenil with Biaxin for about 9 months with no problems. If you are concerned see your eye Dr. and get a current eye test for a baseline. Ask the Dr when (if) you should go back for a follow-up exam.
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I have taken Plaquenil twice, once for 7 months and again for 5 months. I had no negative reactions.
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ive been on for a yar and a half no problems.
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I have been on Plaquinel for 3 years. Eye Doc put me on Occuvite to ensure enough vitamins ect. No problems. Eye exam shows arteries of a person half my age. Made my day ! LOL
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No problems. But I did go to the eye dr when I had been on plaquenil for 6 mos to get a baseline.
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I have taken plaquenil for many months over the past 3 years with no eye problems.
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I've taken plaquinil for over three years.....no problems. Important to do the recommended eye exams. Good luck!
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My eyes gradually became more "irritable" on Plaquenil (took it for about a year). No vision problems or color-blindness, though. I stopped because my eyes were getting too irritated (itchy, gooey discharge, etc.) even though eye exams were fine & showed no problems.
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Definitely have a baseline test and regular follow ups. Give yourself an Amsler test (below) regularly. Damage due to Plaquenil can continue up to a year.
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Had my eyes checked today and the opthalmologist told me that if there was going to be damage to the eyes it would not be acute but could be many years after I had taken it. I asked him if there were follow up studies to see how many people had gone blind after having taken Plaquenil. He told me there were no studies to his knowledge. Yikes!
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Well, I only took it for about 3 or 4 months. I no longer take it now.
See the date of my posting.
Hopefully, no damage will show up.
I'm already getting cataracs, and my opthamalogist thinks it is due to my asthma inhaler.
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have been on plaquenil since August 2013 with no problems. It changed the quality of my life. No regrets,
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When I took my DD to the eye doctor to get a baseline, he said that although it can cause problems, it is very rare.
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Yes I was also told the same
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My doc was concerned enough to not let me go above 200mg per day. (I'm 155#.) But he also commented that he didn't think 1 month of hydroxychloroquine ['Plaquenil'] would be an issue, which was the extent of my original Biaxin 'script... to see if things "improved".
Mind you, I had to ask for the stuff after I read in Dr. B's about it's ability to improve the efficacy of the clarithromycin [generic 'Biaxin'], which I was buying out-of-pocket ($$).
I guess it's primarily the ones who take Plaquenil for several to many months, at a higher level, who are most at risk for developing permanent sight damage issues.
You should have a "base-line" visual exam done before you start on the stuff [a recommendation by my doctor] and see how you do.
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I have been on plaq for 5 + yrs w no problem My eye doc said one of her patients has taken it for 15yrs w no problems
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