@A MyLupusTeam Member, this happened to me too. My husband couldn't understand and used to ask me "why are you in such a bad state now, if before the flare you were fine?". I could only say "I don't know."
But the reality is that we are only diagnosed with lupus after we have a flare up big enough that it screws with our immune system completely. So after this big diagnoseable flare up, be sure, your body will not go back to normal. And it may get worse and worse until you find a treatment that balances your immune system.
The objective now is not get back to normal, but to reach remission. Remission is very good, but it doesn't normally mean completely flare-free.
Hope this helps you.
Big hug and love.

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Odds are you would have hit this new rough spot even without the diagnosis.
I’m another that can tell you that eating healthy will have a big positive impact. You may still need some meds but likely fewer. With a healthy eating plan you’re giving your body the building blocks it needs. It will greatly reduce inflammation then meds/supplements will take it further.

Unless you change your current lifestyle, including removing triggers and switching to an anti-inflammatory diet, your symptoms will only get worse. Big pharma meds only mask the symptoms and have nasty side effects in their own right.

I was diagnosed with Lupus in 2000. You have good days and you have bad days. The bad days are lupus flares, when you feel worse. Then too, you may be diagnosed with other crippling illnesses like myself. I have Lupus, Fibromyalgia, and Sciatica. By far, for me, sciatica is the worst because it is nerve pain that radiates from the lower back down one leg or both legs. Talk about pain....I either wind up at the pain clinic or the emergency room. In regards to Lupus, it causes me to be extremely fatigued and it causes a lot of joint pain in my neck, shoulders, back, hands, knees, and ankles. You will feel so bad, and then you will feel better, thus called a flare. Once your rheumatologist gets your medicine in the right dose, you should get some relief.