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Reviewer: 45-54 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I no longer wake up with my feet feeling like they're "splaying" on the floor until after a hot shower. My hands also are no longer swollen when when I wake up and no longer hurt. I used to have to run them under hot water in order to get them moving and push out the edema. Swelling & pain free :-)
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Reviewer: jason17345, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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it took about 6 weeks to work for my scleraderma pains
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Reviewer: momof3sons, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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This is my six month mark taking this med along with celebrex for arthritis. It took at least 4 months to begin to help my pain. Yesterday was my 6 month check up with Dr and she was appalled at the amount of my hair loss, telling me now after all the use that this is a major side effect as well as vision loss , which I am also experiencing!!! I wish I was told before I began this drug. Not taking
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Reviewer: hydroxychloloquine, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Taking it for RA. Didn't think it was working very well until I was out of town and forgot it. Realized how well it was working. If I forget to take it until noon, my body reminds me by the aches and pains.
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