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Begining Plaquenil

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Well, I am going to take my first Plaquenil tonight with dinner. I think the ibprofen is really taking a toll on my stomach and intestines...................or it's the honeycomb cereal I ate over the weekend.

I'm nervous.

Nicole

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Honeycomb??? Is that even gluten-free? I heard they were not. Not 100% sure but I think I remember seing that on this forum.

Editing after searching.

Honeycomb is NOT gluten free. The ingredients lists Barley Malt.

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Hi Nicole,

I would say it's the Honeycomb as they are not gluten-free. The plaquenil is known to cause gas and stomach issues for some people. Since I have such a sensitive GI tract my rheumy started me off slowly on it. I took 1/2 tab every other day and worked my way up to 2/200mg tabs a day within a couple of months and didn't have any problems.

It is important to have a baseline opthamology exam as one of the extremely rare side effects from plaquenil affects the eyes. It is very rare and with normal eye exams by an opthamologist not optometrist the side effect would show up before any damage occurs.

I assume you are on Plaq for possible Lupus, UCTD, etc???? There are some great message boards out there, here is one: Open Original Shared Link :) I just noticed you have Spondilitids and not Lupus, I am not familiar with it but do visit the website above if you get a chance.

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