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My name is Sonya & I live in Wichita, KS. I was just diagnosed with Systemic Lupus, Vasculitis & Reynauds on April 2, 2008. I had had extreme pain in my ankles & feet for about a year. The fingers on my right hand would turn very cold & purple off & on for some time. My PCP sent me to both a Kidney specialist & an RA doctor. On my 1st visit to the RA he sent me directly to the hospital where I spent 12 days. Because of the extreme pain that I was in I ended up in a drug induced sleep and in the intensive care unit the first 3 days but didn't fully wake up for one full week. I am currently taking Plaquneil - 200mg twice a day, Cellcept - 500mg twice a day, Lyrica - 150mg three times a day & Predisone - 17.5 mg once day. The doctors currently have me on a sliding scale on Predisone. I will take each dosage for three weeks and than decrease it by 12.5 mg until I reach 10 mg. My question is regarding Plaqunel, Cellcept & Lyrica are these lifetime drugs? Do you ever not take any of these drugs once you are on them?
Sonya
Sonya