 [ Symptoms ] how do i know if i am allergic to a medicationplavix  i am on generic plavix but have had a rash for several months that will not go away my internist thinks i am allergic to the plavix & is going to switch me to a different medication but i was recently diagnosed with lupus so am on plaquenil for that had the rash before started that med as long as i take steroids the rash does not itch but it does not go away i have tried all kinds of creams ointments etc if i switch medications & that is not the cause then what [ Disease ] the best treatment recommended by the medical profession is surgical removal i was half your age when mine were diagnosed and a herbalist suggested a different approach a procedure was recommended for passing the stones out naturally followed by a course of herbal tablets to recondition the gall bladder this process failed the first time and i had to go through the gruesome experience a second time now all that is left many years later is a distant memory and life is back to normal for me my doctor is still expecting me to show up for surgery some day but i do not think i will need it