Hydroxychloroquine protects us from malaria. So we have that going for us
One benefit for those who suffer from SLE: - LUPUS UK
One benefit for those who suffer from SLE:
Yes and methatrexate nearly kills us ! Sorry slightly bitter sepcis last yr and a fistular 1 month ago so been taken off it for 12 months
Great. Our immune systems take a beating
Men aren’t even supposed to get lupus!
Yes I know told I had lupus 18 months ago got new consultant now I've got uctd Meds are the same fatigue the same ?
Oh YEA!! Time to take a trip where Malaria would get us if not for Lupus..hahah
Actually that’s not true. I had thought and heard the same.
Maybe once upon a time it did but earlier this year I traveled to Africa and was told be an Infectious Diseases Consultant that it has no benefit as an anti malarial even though it is from the same family.
I had to buy another drug and it wasn’t cheap either.
I went to Haiti and they said it works! What the crap?
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Who knows then?
maybe they just wanted you to spend more money on the new drug?
It’s not like you to be cynical.
I had Steven Johnson syndrome from Hydroxychloroquine so not a good med for me!