Was on HCQ tried sulfasalazine less than a week and want to quit!
Started RA treatment with HCQ in November, and Dr told me waiting 6 months to see how results were was best. But he also mentioned sulfasalazine helps with chronic sinus problems.
Well I was nearing the 6 month check up, but this spring has been awful and despite allergy meds I just wanted to breathe again! So we tried to switch.
And I’m not even a week in, my gums are bleeding awfully, I’ve even taken to adding a bit of peroxide and iodine to a water flosser to help heal the gums up.
I’m so dang tired all the time back to needed to nap, and I’m not healing! I’m back in muscular, nerve and bone pain, it’s really shown me how much the HCQ was actually helping.
Should I be taking iron with this stuff?!?
I got some dang bug bite and it won’t go away, relentlessly itches.
So I put a call back into the dr office asking if I can switch back already.
I’m open to advice, not just ranting! But yeah, kinda ranting a little…