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Methotrexate and Hydroxychloroquine
Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Oct 14 7:42pm | Replies (80)Comment receiving replies
My rheumatologist is calling it undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis at this point but thinks it could be rheumatoid arthritis. I wanted to try to get off the methotrexate because of the extreme fatigue and brain fog it’s giving me so he said we could try hydroxychloroquine but I’m concerned over the possible eye damage it can cause. I don’t like taking any drugs as they all seem to have negative side affects but every time I try to taper off I have a flare up so I’m starting to come to terms with the fact that I’ll have to be on something to help alleviate my symptoms.
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I have gone off Methotrexate and I am just on 2 Hydroxychloroquine daily I get my eyes tested every 6 months and I have had not problems with it. I started it just one a day for a couple of weeks it seemed ok so I started the second one at night and it is ok. Hope you don’t get any side effects from it. We are all different so good luck with taking it. Let us know how it agrees with you!😊
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My wife has been on hydroxychloroquine for 10 to 15 years with no issues. You need to see your eye doctor, I think twice a year. She has RA and with the hydroxychloroquine and 2mg prednisone she has done well. She tried dropping to 1mg and had pain.