> A specialist has recommended a drug called Plaquenil to prevent the TM from
> returning. Has anyone heard of it or used it? She is of course worried
about
> side effects and after almost dying because of Tegretol she is hesitant to
> try anymore unfamiliar drugs. I'll try on the net to get more info as well.
>
> Glad to have found this group. Regards to all. Hopefully I will be able to
> get Aunty Gladys here to write to you all herself.
>
>
> Robyn
>
Hello Robyn and Aunt Gladys,
Welcome! We're glad you found us but sorry to hear of your aunt's troubles.
I haven't heard of the particular drug you mentioned, but a good site for
checking out medicines is www.rxlist.com. You can type in most any medication
and it will give you pages of information. You can also ask the dr. if this
one has any relationship at all to the one that caused her so much trouble; I
imagine you or she told him about that experience. (Here one of the standard
questions at a doctor's office is, "Do you have any allergies to any
medicines.")
Let us hear how things go, and feel free any time to ask any questions
or make comments! Usually someone will have an answer of some kind or a
similar experience.
Barbara H.