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Does anyone get stomach pain with Plaquenil?

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Goose_Girl
Goose_Girl

My Dr. has increased my dosage of Plaquenil and now I am having some stomach bloating and pain, has this happened to anyone else?

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  • krishnaji41
    krishnaji41 Goose_Girl

    Posted

    Ideallyyour Dr. would be the right person to advise you. However, in my experience MTX does give a little acidity to some patients for sometime. It could be relieved by taking agood anantacid like Pantaprazole - one tab of 40 mg inthe morning on an empty stomach daily for a few weeks. Consult your Dr. for further advice.
    • Goose_Girl
      Goose_Girl krishnaji41

      Posted

      Thanks you, I have an appointment in a few weeks and will check with him then. Thanks for the advice on trying an antacid.
  • jessica19895
    jessica19895 Goose_Girl

    Posted

    Yes! Those are the common side effects. When my doc doubled my dosage I found another unsightly effect... extremely gassy all day long
    • Goose_Girl
      Goose_Girl jessica19895

      Posted

      Oh goodie another side effect! I guess we can have gassy days together lol

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