I had bad experiences with DMARDs. With Sulfasalazine, I became extremely irritable and emotional. I ultimately had a physical allergic reaction and had to stop it. With Methotrexate, I had severe brain fog and experienced panic attack symptoms out of the blue. I also started randomly feeling electric-like jolts in my body. The side effects were so bizarre that I considered seeing a toxicologist, but everything subsided shortly after I stopped the treatments.

Biologics have worked very well for me with minimal side effects that I can live with.

I tried sulfasalazine I was on it for 3 months couldn’t cope with the anxiety depression it caused the ringing in ears made my skin itch caused also dry eyes so I’m now starting biologics on 9th December. I even tried to reduce the dose of sulfasalazine to one a day but I still got the severe side effects...
go back to doc state u can’t take these try something else as the anxiety was so bad I nearly ended in hospital as a patient coz of it as soon as I came off it I improved but my R.A. got worse

Do you have any side effects on it? I am so happy that you are doing well now.
How is day to day life? Are u in pain?

I have been on every RA medication, A to Z. RA hit just about every joint plus eyes, heart, lungs & skin. Been on Rinvoq after trying every biologic. Life changing! Wish it would have been an option before permanent joint damage...but, because of it controlling inflammation, off most meds. No more prednisone after 25 years! Just don't suffer needlessly. This disease can be a bear. Don't give up!

I get dizzy also can’t take it.