HI!, funny you ask this and say this. i have been taking this since Feb.2011, and am not giving it up for nothing!!!! Just the other day Dec. 17,2013 my doctor said that maybe now it was time for me to stop taking this, but NO! NO! was my response . this drug has helped me come along way and am not about to give it up, so this is what we decided to do , am now taking it 3days a week , starting on Monday , he says that the LUPUS is stable and under controll and i can stop taking all my meds. IS He crazy i thought at first , but then the thought of my kidneys came to mind , so i told him , what if i take the meds 2 days during the week and once on the weekend? He said okay we will see how that work for me for 3 months and come back and do tests to make sure the LUPUS is still under control. Am happy with that . So for you , find a way with the doctor to help yourself , don't stop if you feel that it has helped you ...Beverly L.