One benefit for those who suffer from SLE:

Hydroxychloroquine protects us from malaria. So we have that going for us

[Ianrussell69]

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

[Hidden in reply to Ianrussell69]

Great. Our immune systems take a beating

[Hidden in reply to Ianrussell69]

Men aren’t even supposed to get lupus!

[Ianrussell69]

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 ?

[leslieliesel]

Oh YEA!! Time to take a trip where Malaria would get us if not for Lupus..hahah

[DonnyJM]

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.

[Hidden in reply to DonnyJM]

I went to Haiti and they said it works! What the crap?

[DonnyJM in reply to Hidden]

Who knows then?

[baekhyunkitti in reply to DonnyJM]

maybe they just wanted you to spend more money on the new drug?

[Hidden in reply to baekhyunkitti]

It’s not like you to be cynical.

[Alex97]

I had Steven Johnson syndrome from Hydroxychloroquine so not a good med for me!