Rheumatoid Arthritis
"I was started on Plaquenil when diagnosed with RA about two years ago at the end of summer.  I told the doctor there was no way I would take MTX.  By the following late spring I had what it took me a while to realize was a major flare-up.  I already had one pointer finger that couldn&#039;t bend, and now the other one was stuck in the out position.  I couldn&#039;t make fists.  So I started on MTX once a week, along with 1 mg of folic acid/day.  After about two months I began to see improvements.  After a longer time my doctor said I was in remission.  I take both Plaquenil and MTX, with few side effects.  On my MTX day, and the day after, I&#039;m sometimes low energy, and often slightly queasy.  Not enough to keep me from eating entirely."