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Topic: plaquenil??

nonna05
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HI !!!! what does plaquenil go with /help/treat/ support other med...
Asked pharmacy and it didn't make sense [Roll Eyes]

for this...but I know it's used by many

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aperture
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Mine was prescribed for cyst form of Lyme.

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gmb
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It is commonly paired with clarithromysin class ABX to raise the alkaline level in cells to help the ABX work better.

Hope I phased that correctly.

gmb

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Lymetoo
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Both of the above, plus helps with babesia. Mild anti-malarial.

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nonna05
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does it work?????? how long to see results usually//

????

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JAC
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I take it with Azithromycin, it causes stomach pain if not taken with food for me. You must becareful of eye damage.

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nonna05
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better with Biaxin or zith????

Again Any positive results when added to treatment
and does it take forever to see it??????

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aperture
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I took it with Doxy and Rifampin. I was too wiped out on everything, so I temporarily stopped the Plaquenil.

I'm still new to treatment and was only on it for a month, so I don't know how long it takes to see results.

Be sure that you have a baseline visual field test done, and then every 6 months, to ensure that your eyes are ok while on it.

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Lymetoo
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nonna . . You won't really notice anything one way or the other. Doesn't mean it isn't working.

Biaxin and Zith are very similar.

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nonna05
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can it cause a flare up when started?????

New round of old symptoms/?

Does Biaxin stay in body long time like Zith????
are they the same that way...like cros over?

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manybites
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I felt chills all over my body and vibrations.I have had lyme for very long.It helped tremendously.

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ktkdommer
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Plaquenil was a saving grace all of my years with misdiagnosed lupus. It alone gave me my life back. I tried going off of it and got so achy in hands and arms. Now I'm back on it and feel much better. I had plateaud with my treatment so this was added for that reason. My son is also on it.
No eye problems with over 10 years on it.

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Things are never dull. After 3 fighting Lyme, 2 are in remission. Youngest is still sick, age 22. He has new diagnosed Chiari Malformation and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

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