Re: Looking for some hope/Janet

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-Thank you for your support Janet. It just makes me wonder always

how safe the drugs are since I am a person who is scared of drugs in

general. Hope to get to know you.

-- In , " jan " <smokey61080@...> wrote:

>

>

> >

> > I have recently been told I have RA and possibly Lupus. I am

only

> > 37 and scared because I have 7 children. My youngest being 8

> months

> > old. I want to live to see them grow and have children of their

> own.

> >

> > I am fearful that if the disease doesn't get me the drugs they

put

> > us on will. I have always been scared to take drugs even before

> > this. I have been on MTX since February. They had me on 12.5

mg

> > first then upped it to 20 mg. My body couldn't handle the 20

mg.

> > It was making my heart race and gave me anxiety that almost sent

> me

> > to the funny farm. I lowered my dose back down to the 12.5 mg

> > myself because my doctor said the MTX wasn't causing my

problems.

> > Well it all went away after I lowered it. Now my pain of course

> is

> > worse but at least I can be sane.

> >

> > Anyway how long have you all had RA and how many years have you

> all

> > been on these types of meds? I guess I am just looking for

> > encouragement that I am not going to die from this or the meds

in

> > the near future. My son asked me today how long I was going to

> > live. I know my kids are scared and I don't know how to

encourage

> > them when I don't even know the answers.

> >

> > Please can anyone offer anything?

> >

> >

> , I have been on mtx. 2yrs and have not had any probs. yet.

I

> know that their are people on here that have been on meds longer.

I

> also take Enbrel Nabumetone folice acid,sufasalazine procardia,

> trazodone and cymbalta, all of the RA, and Evxac I also have

> interstitial Cystitis that I take meds for, keep you chin up, you

> can like along time with RA and we are all here to help when you

get

> down.

> Janet IN IL

>