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Hello everyone,

I’ve started taking plaquenil I’m a week in now and I’ve noticed that my hands turn purple and orange , I do have Raynauds however im a lot more purple now than I ever have been just wondering if this is a normal symptom?

Thankyou in advance x

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Hi MidnightMystery ,

In some rare cases hydroxychloroquine can cause some skin discolouration, although this generally occurs on the legs. If you are concerned that what you are experiencing is a side effect of the drug then I would recommend discussing it with your doctor for their advice about whether to continue with it or not.

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MidnightMystery in reply to Paul_Howard

Thank you for your reply il talk to my doctor about it all.

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dalalf

Hello idnightMysterv

I took Plaquenil for six weeks but neither my hands nor my feet changed colour.

I have Sjogrens and APS stopped taking it as I stopped sleeping and lost my appetite.

hope this helps

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MidnightMystery in reply to dalalf

Thankyou!

Did you experience those symptoms straight away?

I had a pretty bad raynauds attack last week my little finger stayed purple for quite some time. I am eating normally and everything else seems to be ok at the moment.

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dalalf in reply to MidnightMystery

Hello

The symptoms started three days later and getting worse till I stopped taking them six weeks later. My fingers and toes were normal in colour. Glad you can tolerate it.

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