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I have SLE and Sjogren's. I have been on plaquenil, prednisone, and doxepin for about 10 years. I have had no hair loss. I only take the doxepin if I MUST because daily use makes me so groggy and since it is basically an antihistamine it will exacerbate dry eye. I have been on plaquenil for 22 years almost constantly and other than dryness my eye health is very good.
When I first went on Plaquenil I had hair loss but not on my head. It was on my arms legs and armpits. Which is nice because I don't have to shave as much. I also found that it lightened my eyebrows ( now I have to pencil them in so it shows that I have eyebrows) and besides losing arm hair it also went really light. I have no idea if this has happened to anybody else or not.