Comments on: An Overview of Common Lupus Medications

By: Victoria Sinclair

Victoria Sinclair — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 06:02:43 +0000

I was on 20 different meds including Benlysta and Methotrexate. I got rid of all the rest except for the Cyclobenaprine Percocets for pain as needed and stomach meds. I feel much better without all that other stuff. Thx for your article and I agree not enough was emphasized about side effects. They are many and vast.

By: Shannon Novelli-

Shannon Novelli- — Wed, 27 May 2020 03:46:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing. I take Cellcept 2000mg, prednisone 40mg, Dapsone, plaquenil, lovenox. protonix, lisinopril, ativan for sleep…. weighed 125, now 145, and eat minimal carbs only protein. Class V Lupus nephritis and Pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis, never had an issue with my lupus for 15 years.

By: Vivien horler

Vivien horler — Wed, 20 May 2020 14:18:30 +0000

I have several autoimmune diseases including Lupus. I am on a cocktail of medications which includes Methotrexate which is toxic for the kidneys and Prednisone. The use of Prednisone along with my immunosuppressant drug left me open to a very dangerous life threatening disease.,Mucormycosis an invasive fungal infection. I am on Amphotericin b which is also a very toxic drug, along with Methotrexate the load on my kidneys is know causing renal hypertension. So not only am I very ill with a known infection from adding Prednisone to my immunosuppressant no one told me of the possibility of contracting this life threatening disease because of the drugs I am on. It is very important to do your own research on what you are leaving yourself open to when you are put on a cocktail of drugs by your medical team. In addition, I was not correctly diagnosed for several months as my symptoms initially looked like an autoimmune relapse. So I thought I was being treated for my autoimmune conditions including lupus with no idea I was vulnerable to this fungus infection which could kill me instead. On reading your article on Lupus medications, I do not feel there was enough emphasis on the side effects or how vulnerable these medication leave you to other life threatening diseases especially fungal diseases.

By: Therese May

Therese May — Tue, 19 May 2020 20:54:28 +0000

What Lupus symptoms or indications of Lupus help to decide on WHICH medication or treatment would be preferable? For instance, what might cause a doctor to prescribe Benlysta versus Biologics?

By: Joanna SPARKS

Joanna SPARKS — Tue, 12 May 2020 16:27:41 +0000

I need all the information I can get