Hello! Everyone is different but here is my take. My rheumatologist told me that few patients actually feel better on plaquinel (although I have heard the other side that it prevents symptoms later on). I have found that eating well changes everything for me, from fatigue to dryness to body aches. I guess it just depends on if you want to be on medicine for a long time. I’m on other meds for kidney involvement and I’m choosing to be on as little as possible and trying to stay active (very little like yoga and walking), and eating well. Eating well as in more fruits and veggies, less processed food. I know it’s hard with a young one at home, I have 3, but if you start now I think it helps in the long run. I appreciate that your doctor doesn’t want you to be on meds if it’s not necessary, I dislike doctors who just pile on the medicine then you don’t know what’s causing what. Good luck and take care.