scare to take artritis med, read of the bad side affect they have please

Hello, I to ask if ever you have had a sero negeted resut for RM, and your dotor still but you on RA meds, she try nsaids, but I'm allergic to them, then she try perdisone but , I suffer from severe anxiety, that provoke panic attacks something. Been o.k. since they put me on klonopin. .05 mg twice a day. But took perdisone for a week and had to go to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack, if was the meds that case me to have a full blown panic attack, I was told that the perdisone could have increase the anxiety. So I stop before the med was able to help me now she put me on planiqiul 200 mg, and I have to be seen by an eye dotor for clearance.waiting for the app.the reson Im scare is that I hear that these meds suppress the immune system amd I already suffer from and immune disoder. My systom are pain and stiffness in my hand they are not swollen at this time yet and when I walk alot my needs hurt but not swollen either. When i wake up an stiff but after moving around a bit i feel better. My dotor feel is early stagea of RA because my duaghter has has juvenile RA since she was 17 . She now 35 not doing well but haging in there her immune systom has been really compermize scare for she suffer from ferquently severe infection do to her med. I would like to know how can I tell if is really RA or just old age a.nd some ostioartristis. And if I don't need to start these med if with an asprin and to tylenol I feel o.k. not 100% but75 % I can live with that if it dont get worst. But she tell me that we have to Address the RA early to aviod damage to the joint and maybe early treatment might but me in remission where I would feek much better and would be able to stip the meds. My duaghter never went into remission but got worst as time went by she started her med ot 22 year old, now she on infusion and all kind of immune suppessent meds I get scare that she might develope T.B. or some rear form of cancer, her immune system is that compermise.but is either that or be bed bound, now you understand my fears Im the one that help her when she to sick to take care of herself, want to take care of myself but dont want to take these meds if I'm goi.g to get sick from them. If somebody ever had these consern please respond, scare

Yes, I was very afraid oof these medicines at first, but for me I'm so much better on them. I say give the medications a try. I also get help from a pain management psychologists and it helps a lot with my anxieties, and how better to cope with my chronic pain issues ( mostly due to a car accident). My RA was found with a hand mri and it has been a struggle to get me on a medication as I had reactions, but the methotrexate helps with the fewest side effects for me. Folic acid and Vitamin C help a lot with the methotrexate. Make sure to be honest with your RA doc about your anxiety. Many well wishes and give the plaqernil a try, if it can help, but it does take a little time for that medication to help, but do give it a try after you get your eye exam done. Keep us posted as we do care.

Yes I did try plaqernil, but I had a reaction to it, but most here have tried it and say it takes about 2 months to feel it working, The methotrexate I could tell is working because my feet are not so swollen anymore, I finally have skinny feet, ankles and knees. I've been in pain management for awhile now and I've gotten injections and they some times help, not always, but it's done as insurance proto call dictates what has to be tried. I'm on norco for pain, but that can interact with the methotrexate so when my dose of mtx goes up I'll probably have to reduce the norco. Not all pm docs do injections so look for a good pain management clinic and it might be helpful for you. they might refer you out for physical therapy, I've had that done.
Many well wishes and if your doctor wants to try you on plaqernil then give it a try, it might help you, without any side effects.