I have just received a copy of the letter that my RA consultant has sent to my GP. I'm being started on early aggressive therapy and I will be commencing on Hydroxy chloroquine and Sulfasalazine. Has anyone had any experience of these drugs? Are they tablet form or injected, do they have bad side effects, if so do they subside once your body gets use to it?
Thank you.
I have just Googled these drugs, and there doesn't seem to be any alarming side effects, also they are administered orally, I am still interested in anyone's experience of these drugs.
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Both come in tablet form and, with most, if not all, DMARDS, they can take up to 12 weeks to work. I hope yours work sooner but mainly I hope they work
I have not taken hydroxy but I am aware that it is one of the milder DMARDs. Cold comfort for you though, this is a scary new world, yes? I hope the combination works for you. DD
I'm currently taking hydroxychloroquine alongside humira, and haven't had any side effects. I have an eye test every twelve months & use the Amler chart monthly as directed.
I take sulphasalazine and hydroxychloroquine in combination with methotrexate, They sometimes give me a slightly dodgy tummy, but nothing unbearable (if it gets too problematic I miss 2 or 3 doses and it soon settles again). The key for me is to take it after a meal so that there's food in my tummy which helps with the side effects. I started with the 1st two, then had methotrexate added in as they didn't control my RA sufficiently.
I hope you get a good result with them both.
Deb xx
I was taking tablets. Don't know if that's the only way they can be taken or not.