Granuloma Annulare: Any ideas for treatment?
I have been diagnosed with Granuloma Annulare.Started out with 2 or 3 places on my arm and now have some on my legs. New places are continuing to crop up.
I have tried several steroidal creams but nothing seems to make them disappear. While there is no discomfort, it is not too appealing to look at.
Any ideas for treatment would be appreciated.
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How much do you use of hydroxychloroquine in pill form and how often?
How long have you been taking that medication and what are the milligrams you are on?
I take 1 tablet one day and two tablets the next, they are 200 mgs each.
I’m also doing phototherapy 2 x’s a week.
Thank you
Thank you for the detailed info
In response to questions about dosage: I take 200 mg twice a day. I did need to have an EKG and a vision field test before starting on this medicine.
What was your dosage, x a day, and how long were you on it?
I don't mind people asking about it. I hope they can share a story they heard somewhere and I'll learn something new. Don't get me wrong, I was distraught when it started years ago and kept growing. I cried because I have so many issues, but, I can still walk, talk, garden, shop. I made me some Capri's jeans, wore a t=shirt went swimming. It is really ugly, itches ,I have gotten fat from steroids, age spots, old lady warts, scars from being a kid. I cannot undo most of this so I hide it and enjoy life. I have injections in my neck and back and I tell the staff in the OR that it isn't contagious, just ugly. They say they have seen worse. At least it won't grow on your face.
I take 200 mg twice a day and I am still taking it.
Hello, since I have had a detached retina, I was told I can only take it for probably 6 months so I’m in hope s of it clearing up soon along with the phototherapy treatments.