A member asked:

Dry pleurisy keeps coming back!i'm on plaquenil, (hydroxychloroquine) 10mg prednisone/day.motrin 800mg tid helps but hurts stomach. as soon as i stop, chest pain recurs! ?

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Dr. William Byars answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Other options: There may be another immune-suppressing drug that could help you. If so, it would be great if it allowed you to be weaned onto a lower dose of prednisone.

Answered 5/31/2018

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