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My dr said 2 stop plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) to see if tremors are from it (barly visable tremors & irritability) if i stop how long till tremor go away if its plaquin?
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3 months: Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) is metabolized very slowly so one needs to give it about 3 months.
Answered 6/30/2014
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