Lupus
Questions + Answers
Question about night sweats
I have night sweats I'm on methotrexate been really fatigued night fevers low grade was having issues with my foot in arch area but these sweat I wake up soaked bed soaked clothes and today I woke up I took shower before bed I woke up smelling and room also like mcdonalds cheeseburger my son whom 25 thought I went to McDonald's. Not sure if pertains to lupus or not. Oh I'm.on folic acid also. Never had this issue been on these meds 6 months now. Also does anyone have pain that goes… read more
headaches and migraines
Does anyone get headaches and migraines daily? I am still very new to my diagnosis of SLE, and nothing really seems to work.
I'll be able to get some neurological tests done later this new year, but until then I'm willing to try anything.
What is CBD oil? It seems to have positive reviews
Absolutely! CBD is actual legal in all states. Although if you want THC with the cbd, now that is not legal everywhere. Trust me! Im in oregon! I know… read more
Is a wide pulse pressure something to be concerned about?
My normal systolic is 90-110 which is low to normal, but diastolic tends to run in the 50s sometimes 40s. I plan on mentioning it at my next appt. I should mention that I exercise quite frequently and haven't noticed any symptoms.
Has anyone had pain around their ribs for no reason?
I have been in pain for the past few weeks. I have had a CT scan done and exrays. I have even Googled it. It lists bone marrow Cancer and Lupus as possible causes. So I am just putting the question out there, thanks.
I have had this issue for a year now. They said pleurisy to cardiac effusion to pneumonia to sprained muscle. It’s nuts. When I sneeze I feel the worst… read more
leg pain
i dont know if this is a normal thing or just something i thought was normal because it always hsppened to me, but i get leg pain everytime i walk long distances. like the bottom half of my leg (below the knee) always feels like its gonna break in half (lol) everytime i begin my trek home from school. i dont know if its because i walk a little too fast or what but i think i go a normal pace. its just that today it started hurting after walking maybe two minutes and i honestly kinda wanted to cry (i know… read more
I agree... vitamin d, vitamins c, magnesium and iron help me out a lot.
Mild lupus?
My rheumy says I have "mild lupus". Anyone else's rheumy tell them that their disease is mild? If so, how often do you have flares and if you've had it for a while, did it eventually get worse or remain the same?
Would if it's Fibromyalgia??
I check off on almost everything that points to lupus or RA but my blood work doesn't show it. I'm glad but I'm still dealing with this suffering and luckily I had something called HPylori so I had CT scan and my organs are OK and the antibiotics for HPylori weren't too horrible.
I just want to know if I don't have lupus then it's Fibromyalgia but is the treatment the same? Help!
I just realized it sounded like I was negating many of the symptoms and discomfort of Fibro...which I didn’t mean to do. I was just focusing on the far… read more
