Is not an immune suppressant so no, it won't make you more susceptible to infections. It is actually a malaria drug! They aren't even sure how it works on the auto-immune diseases!! However anyone with an AI (auto-immune) disease are at an increase risk for things like infections and lymphoma. Plaquenil is a relatively safe drug. The vision loss is rare if you keep the dose appropriate to your weight, I forget the exact ration, but it is still important to have yearly eye exams. Of all the drugs I'm on, the plaquneil seems to have the least amount of side effects. A little dizziness and off kilter feeling for the first few days but it wasn't awful and went away pretty quickly!
-------------------- Taking it one day at a time.....
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