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@missy3134

Thank you. I discovered that it takes 3 months for Hydroxychloroquine to get out of my system. When I decided I wasn’t going to take it anymore my doctor asked me to consider taking methotrexate instead. She indicated that I couldn’t start it for three months after Hydroxychloroquine was out of my system. After researching Methotrexate I decided against that option. There are way to many unpleasant side effects.

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I would say it takes three months for your doctor to feel it is safe to start you on a different med. It still takes about 5 half lives, and 90 days means only 18 days per half life. That's way under the 30 day minimum if you have optimal metabolism.