Sarcoidosis (66 members)
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Symptoms|Treatments|Side effects|Causes
| Azathioprine (Imuran, Azasan) | % of members (num votes) |
|---|---|
| muscle aches | 58% (12) |
| diarrhea | 46% (13) |
| nausea | 38% (13) |
| vomiting | 38% (13) |
| Corticosteroids | % of members (num votes) |
|---|---|
| Increased appetite, weight gain | 59% (143) |
| Having difficulty sleeping | 56% (141) |
| Nervousness, restlessness | 48% (141) |
| Sudden mood swings | 45% (146) |
| Swollen, "puffy" face | 45% (139) |
| Water retention, swelling | 43% (136) |
| Easy bruising | 35% (143) |
| Lower resistance to infection | 34% (140) |
| Muscle weakness | 31% (140) |
| Stomach irritation | 32% (136) |
| Blurred vision | 22% (142) |
| Acne | 22% (140) |
| overeating | 41% (73) |
| Osteoporosis (bone weakening disease) | 19% (140) |
| Increased growth of body hair | 19% (140) |
| lowered libido | 37% (71) |
| decreased libido | 37% (70) |
| High blood pressure | 18% (136) |
| Irritability | 39% (44) |
| Decreased productivity | 40% (42) |
| heart palpitations | 29% (56) |
| Cataracts or glaucoma | 11% (138) |
| panic attacks | 25% (56) |
| irritability | 31% (42) |
| anxiety | 67% (9) |
| paranoia | 12% (67) |
| Pounding heart | 21% (33) |
| Worsening of diabetes | 4% (136) |
| Sedation | 4% (129) |
| weight gain | 83% (6) |
| Swelling at injection site | 10% (48) |
| Suicidal Thoughts | 9% (58) |
| REM Sleep Behavior Disorder | 10% (39) |
| Low blood pressure | 7% (44) |
| inability to orgasm | 25% (12) |
| Excessive yawning | 40% (5) |
| Tingling in feet | 50% (4) |
| very dry eyes | 50% (2) |
| Tingling/pain in feet | 25% (4) |
| unable to cry | 1% (75) |
| Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) | % of members (num votes) |
|---|---|
| diarrhea | 29% (14) |
| headache | 14% (14) |
| nausea | 14% (14) |
| stomach pain | 7% (14) |
| dizziness | 7% (14) |
| vomiting | 7% (14) |
| loss of appetite | 7% (14) |
| skin rash | 0% (14) |
| Melatonin | % of members (num votes) |
|---|---|
| sleepiness | 54% (164) |
| "heavy-head" feeling | 22% (154) |
| feeling hungover | 21% (161) |
| headache | 12% (156) |
| depression | 9% (152) |
| dizzy | 13% (75) |
| stomach discomfort | 3% (149) |
| joint pain | 4% (73) |
| vision problems | 3% (61) |
| severe memory loss, sharp pains in legs | 3% (73) |
| severe joint pain | 1% (75) |
| Diarrhea | 2% (66) |
| Group B Strep | 0% (2) |
| Prednisone | % of members (num votes) |
|---|---|
| difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep | 60% (78) |
| extreme changes in mood | 41% (73) |
| weak muscles | 37% (73) |
| headache | 36% (72) |
| decreased sexual desire | 34% (74) |
| extreme tiredness | 34% (74) |
| changes in personality | 32% (73) |
| slowed healing of cuts and bruises | 32% (72) |
| dizziness | 29% (72) |
| changes in the way fat is spread around the body | 28% (74) |
| heartburn | 29% (73) |
| increased sweating | 29% (73) |
| thin, fragile skin | 26% (74) |
| emotional distress | 28% (58) |
| red or purple blotches or lines under the skin | 19% (75) |
| inappropriate happiness | 18% (72) |
| increased hair growth | 15% (72) |
| acne | 14% (71) |
| bulging eyes | 7% (72) |
| irregular or absent menstrual periods | 6% (71) |
| palpitations | 33% (6) |
| Itchiness | 18% (11) |
| headache first night | 25% (8) |
| lapse in short-term memory | 18% (11) |
| stomach ache | 14% (14) |
| reduction in pain levels | 40% (5) |
| Sleep soundly for 6 hrs and then wide awake and unable to go back asleep | 18% (11) |
| pain reduction | 40% (5) |
| teeth clenching | 13% (8) |
| felt like I was poisoned | 0% (6) |
| did not make any difference to FM symptoms | 0% (7) |
| hives | 0% (14) |
| no effect whatsoever | 0% (10) |
| sleep walking | 0% (13) |