Medicine issues

SLR

I'm currently on Hydroxychloroquine and Sulfasalazine. I had the latter increased to 3g/day about 2 months ago but the last 2 weeks have had an unpleasant, sweet taste in my mouth and a loss of appetite. Has anyone else experienced this as a side effect?

Lane

Hello @SLR welcome to online community.

I understand that you are taking Hydroxychloroquine and Sulfasalazin. You increased the dosage and had an unpleasant, sweet taste in my mouth and a loss of appetite. You want to know if anyone else has experienced this.

While you wait for our members to connect with you, I have attached a couple of links for you to have a look at:

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/drugs/hydroxychloroquine/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/treatments/drugs/sulfasalazine/

Thank you for getting in touch with us and you find the information of help. Let us know how you get on.

Best wishes.

stickywicket

I've not had it myself and don't recall ànyone else on here mentioning it. Why not check with your pharmacist to see if it's likely to be related?