hydroxychloroquine

peridotlouise
peridotlouise Member Posts: 81
edited 22. Apr 2012, 12:46 in Living with Arthritis archive
i've been taken off mtx due to bad side effects and started hydroxy in combination with the sulfasalazine... has anyone used this combination and found it works at all for them? just wondering how people have got on using hydroxy and sulfa.

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  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,I have not used any combination meds but i have just been taken off hydroxy as it didnt seem to work for me,my hands are very swollen across the knuckle joints according to dr at hospital this is one of the things that it is surposed to settle. I wish you luck with it,let us know if it works for you.Mig
  • suzygirl
    suzygirl Member Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I have taken both meds. I am off the sulfa now and on Azathiaprione, as I had a reaction to the sulfa. I found the hydroy helped the fatigue but not the joints.

    Hope it works for you. The hydroxy can take up to 3 months to take effect, for some even longer. You need to have your eyes tested every year whilst on it.
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I've always used hydroxy with meth and found it a good combo.
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    hi i am on both and got naproxen for bit as well just for a boost while weather still yuk. sulfa put me off food a bit but other than the yellow wee no side affects and helping a lot good luck hope it works for you val
    val
  • resusjan
    resusjan Member Posts: 290
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,

    I am on Hyrdroxy, sulfasalazine and methotrexate - no major side effects so far
    Jan
  • ruby2
    ruby2 Member Posts: 423
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I take them both plus a few others.

    It was only when I had to take a break because of an infection I realised how much they restricted me generally.

    Ok they did the trick ( I thought pain wise)...but I felt 20 years younger not taking them.

    On the path to MXT next. So dont know what to expect there!

    Thats not to say thats how it will be for you though!... we have to suck it and see... but the combination is not good for me. How strange how different we all are.
    Ruby
  • applerose
    applerose Member Posts: 3,621
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I've tried the hydroxy and the sulfa separately but both disagreed with me. Seems they work for some people and not others.
    Christine
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Sorry I can't help as I am on meth and hydroxy , I just wanted to say I hope your new combo works for you :)

    Love Juliepf x
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi peridotlouise
    Sorry I cant offer any advice, but I just want to add my support and wish you well with, and please let us know how you are getting on. x
    Love
    Barbara
  • dibdab
    dibdab Member Posts: 1,498
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,

    I take them both in combination and they seem to help, but I have a dodgy stomach when on them, and it's not till you have break when you have an infection that you realise how much impact they have.
    Hope they work for you- we are all different and you may find that you don't have any problems with them.

    DEb