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What medications are you taking for Lupus (SLE)? |
I currently take Plaquenal for the Lupus symptoms (inflamed joints) and Dilaudid for pain control. Plaquenal is kind of an old school medication for the treatment of SLE. Cellcept is a much better alternative to keeping the immune system in check. It was initially developed as a immune suppressor for organ transplants but has quickly become very popular to treat SLE. Currently there is a time release form of Cellcept called Myfortic. This can help if you have stomach problems with Cellcept. Another tried and true method for treating SLE is prednisone. There are nasty side effects but nothing seems to help with inflammation as well as this steroid. As far as pain goes, I saw earlier that someone mentioned oxycontin. You need to be careful with pain meds as most of them use Tylenol along with the opiate. If you have kidney issues from your SLE then you should take something like Norco, which is Vicodin with a very small amount of Tylenol. Many doctors are getting away from prophalxis antibiotics such as Bactrim. While it is true that Prednisone and Cellcept will make you more prone to illness, long term use of a broad spectrum antibiotic doesn't seem to really prevent these occurences because bacteria become resistant to the drug. I hope this has helped. Some say their Doctors have recommended the Narcotic drug Oxycontin. Cellcept |
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