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Taking Hydroxychloroquine
6 Patients currently take Hydroxychloroquine
2 Patients stopped taking Hydroxychloroquine
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Depression: 2
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 1
Physical: 1
External Stress: Severe
48 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
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Plaquenil, 300 mg daily since Jan 24, 2006

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Brand Names: Plaquenil

What is Hydroxychloroquine? Hydroxychloroquine is used to prevent and treat acute attacks of malaria. It is also used to treat discoid or systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis in patients whose symptoms have not improved with other treatments. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Hydroxychloroquine

Other
Other: 100% 4
Sjogrens syndrome
Sjogrens syndrome: 25% 1
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 25% 1

Patient Dosages

200 mg daily 300 mg daily 400 mg daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Hydroxychloroquine

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
0
1
1
0
0
3

Why Patients Stopped Taking Hydroxychloroquine (multiple reasons could be selected)

Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 100% 1
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 1

How Long Patients Took Hydroxychloroquine Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
0
1
0
1
0
0

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Hydroxychloroquine Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 1
1 star
1: 100% 1


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