Re: Chloroquine as Treatment?

marsha-ca · ‎07-21-2019

I have been taking hydrochloroquine for 15 years for my auto-immune disease, i was shocked by the report I so hope that the researchers are on the right track. The drug is not cheap runs approximately $6.60 per pill the article states 600 mg each pill is 200 mg.

The news tonight showed a doctor holding a sign stating "I'm working for you,stay home for us" so people stay home

Nuttmeg · ‎03-09-2010

@Johnnyeager

This medication looked very familiar. It is used in a drug cocktail to treat Lupus.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@Isobel Archer @songbird @Marp @JohnnyEager Plaquenil is not a benign drug. I took it for a couple years back ln the 80s. It has some nasty side-effects when you first take it, but over the long term it suppresses the immune system which makes me wonder why it would be taken to fight off a virus. It also has a permanent effect on the retina of the eye.

I took it under the care of a rheumatologist and had to have my eyes checked every 6 months. They would keep track of the total cumulative mgs I had taken. Eventually there was an effect on my eyes and they decided I'd reached the max I should take so I discontinued it.

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Nancy Drew · ‎03-11-2010

Fox has had on Dr.s and Specialist for the last 3 hours. Very promising. Not enough data long term yet but for some people it has really worked short term.

Wrong is still wrong just because you benefited from it.

JustJazzmom · ‎03-09-2010

Chloroquine if taken in high dosages can cause kidney damage or failure in humans.

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froggy · ‎03-10-2010

I just refilled my 90 day prescription. I take it for lupus and my rheumatologist watches the results of my eye exams closely.

lavendar · ‎03-10-2010

I took it for a year and went into remission. I was going to start it again but my appointment was cancelled. I'm afraid there will be a shortage.

JaneMarple · ‎05-23-2011

@lavendar wrote:
I took it for a year and went into remission. I was going to start it again but my appointment was cancelled. I'm afraid there will be a shortage.

I have the same illness as you and so far so good.

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Porcelain · ‎02-19-2014

A man just died because his wife and he took this substance to try to become immune to COVID-19. It is irresponsible to hype this. There are trusting people who will believe whatever the people they follow in the entertainment media tell them. Well, now those folks have a death and a tragedy on their hands. How many will it take before they start to act responsibly? I hope they get sued. And I hope people stop recommending and implying we can safely take this without a doctor's supervision.

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Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@Porcelain wrote:
A man just died because his wife and he took this substance to try to become immune to COVID-19. It is irresponsible to hype this. There are trusting people who will believe whatever the people they follow in the entertainment media tell them. Well, now those folks have a death and a tragedy on their hands. How many will it take before they start to act responsibly? I hope they get sued. And I hope people stop recommending and implying we can safely take this without a doctor's supervision.

@Porcelain Who has said -or implied- that this drug could be taken wihout a doctor's supervision?