Hi everybody
Some of you may remember that I've been plagued by this slightly drunk heavy head continuously for months now.
My rheumi (whom I love with a passion) had systematically excluded APS,MRI normal, trialed a higher dose of pred to no avail, regular cocodamol (didn't touch it} plus a course of sleeping meds to excude headaches due to chronic insomnia. I've no other neuro symptoms except feeling seasick if you know what I mean.
So now we are addressing the medicines.
This means a trial of stopping the Plaquenil for a month to see if its that. I note that headaches and confusion are listed amongst the side effects. Ironically I suffered none of the common side effects of gastric troubles.
I am concerned about stopping as I know it really is the lupus drug of choice, but it really wears you down going to sleep and waking up to the same headache for so long.
So I have to stay on the same dose of pred for the time being and I'm to contact him if any of my symptoms return.They have been well controlled lately and this months bloods are OK ish(for me )
It takes a while doesn't it ......this medicines buisiness.
I would be glad to know what you think. Has anyone else had to stop Plaquenil for any reason?
Some of you may remember that I've been plagued by this slightly drunk heavy head continuously for months now.
My rheumi (whom I love with a passion) had systematically excluded APS,MRI normal, trialed a higher dose of pred to no avail, regular cocodamol (didn't touch it} plus a course of sleeping meds to excude headaches due to chronic insomnia. I've no other neuro symptoms except feeling seasick if you know what I mean.
So now we are addressing the medicines.
This means a trial of stopping the Plaquenil for a month to see if its that. I note that headaches and confusion are listed amongst the side effects. Ironically I suffered none of the common side effects of gastric troubles.
I am concerned about stopping as I know it really is the lupus drug of choice, but it really wears you down going to sleep and waking up to the same headache for so long.
So I have to stay on the same dose of pred for the time being and I'm to contact him if any of my symptoms return.They have been well controlled lately and this months bloods are OK ish(for me )
It takes a while doesn't it ......this medicines buisiness.
I would be glad to know what you think. Has anyone else had to stop Plaquenil for any reason?