Plaquenil for ME/CFS: work for anybody?
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Aug 2018
Summary
Hydroxychloroquine was taken for four months by an ME/CFS patient with no dose specified. The account states only that it did absolutely nothing for their symptoms. No illness duration, severity, or side effects are given. There is no report of any benefit, relapse, or follow-up beyond the four-month trial.
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