January 18, 2010 from my old paperJournal

I had a small flare, if that's what it was, I don't exactly know what a real flare is supposed to feel like. I had back pain, neck pain, headache and nausea. I couldn't eat. I needed to lie down. When my neck hurts it's very uncomfortable felling lying down helps me feel better. I woke up with some sensation on my neck but no more nausea. I lose my appetite when I feel a flare. I worry about my bills. I'm late for the 1st time ever in my mortgage short $700 this month because I missed two days of work and then had a car accident that wasn't my fault and had to pay a $250 deductible to fix my car. Not much I can do about it.

January 18, 2010 Started taking Plaquenil

Now taking Plaquenil. It's been 1 1/2 weeks (200 mg) two a day. I feel anxiety, dry mouth, get bloated, loss of appetite, and minor diarrhea. I have really long weird dreams. I now weigh 200 used to weigh 175 last year. I get full eating quick at every meal. I kind of force myself to eat since I have no appetite. The good thing is I have a sudden boost of energy. I don't feel as exhausted. Just right now, I am on my monthly thing and I ache more than normal. I feel that burning sensation on my neck and upper back. I do feel some loss of hearing, my eyes get blurry once in a while and I mispell or get my vocabulary all wrong on what I write or try to talk about. But at least I have no nausea or vomiting which I would hate! and so far no loss of my hair. But it's only been 12 days into it so we'll see.