Hydroxychloroquine: uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Hydroxychloroquine?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Systemic lupus erythematosus	22,740	788
This item is relevant to you: Rheumatoid arthritis	3,657	397
This item is relevant to you: Mixed connective tissue disease	642	85
This item is relevant to you: Undifferentiated connective tissue disease	448	59
This item is relevant to you: Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus	180	15

Common side effects

Side effect	Patients	Percentage
Nausea	116
Diarrhea	59
Blurry vision	45
Headaches	34
Stomach pain	29
Dizziness	21

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity	Evaluations	Percentage
This item is relevant to you: Severe	173
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	218
This item is relevant to you: Mild	301
This item is relevant to you: None	719

Member evaluations

beck1

evaluated on Sep 13, 2015

Perceived effectiveness for systemic lupus erythematosus: Slight
Side effects: None

rcorvello

evaluated on Jul 21, 2015

Perceived effectiveness for systemic lupus erythematosus: Slight
Side effects: Mild

dreamincaribbean

evaluated on Sep 19, 2013

Perceived effectiveness for systemic lupus erythematosus: Major
Side effects: None

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