Hello again 
My rhemo today said try to drop a dose of Plaquenil. Now this week I have more pain, fever, sleep a lot more, etc. although today I feel better.
He says try to drop a dose which will leave me to 200 mg a day. I am on 400 mg a day. I say will this worsen things for me? He said maybe not. I think you should try it. Then he says unless you think better to stay on because of kidney disease then stay on it.
So he left that up to me? I am not sure that I have kidney disease and maybe just inflammation due to Lupus.
But has anyone been told to drop down a dose ? I am left having to decide for myself.
Of course I want to be off all of my meds so that part is very tempting to try to drop it and see what happens.....but I don't want to be worsing either.
As always, your input is always valued and appreciated.
My rhemo today said try to drop a dose of Plaquenil. Now this week I have more pain, fever, sleep a lot more, etc. although today I feel better.
He says try to drop a dose which will leave me to 200 mg a day. I am on 400 mg a day. I say will this worsen things for me? He said maybe not. I think you should try it. Then he says unless you think better to stay on because of kidney disease then stay on it.
So he left that up to me? I am not sure that I have kidney disease and maybe just inflammation due to Lupus.
But has anyone been told to drop down a dose ? I am left having to decide for myself.
Of course I want to be off all of my meds so that part is very tempting to try to drop it and see what happens.....but I don't want to be worsing either.
As always, your input is always valued and appreciated.