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My apologies if you've already heard of/have been tested for this, but what about Lupus? Severe fatigue is a very common symptom. While it's a very well known d
by strlen 16y ago
My apologies if you've already heard of/have been tested for this, but what about Lupus? Severe fatigue is a very common symptom. While it's a very well known decease, it's rare so you may not have been tested for it (there's a simple antibodies test).
(I lost someone very close to me to Lupus two years ago -- severe fatigue, intolerance to hear were some of the main symptoms she experienced, even when she didn't have flare ups).
- yummyfajitas 16y agoIt's not lupus! It's never lupus! Now where is my vicodin?
- strlen 16y agoParent is referring to the television show House, M.D. where there's a temptation to diagnose any strange illness as lupus. That's actually a valid point, as it's too easy to lump any sort of undiagnosed, chronic-like illness into lupus. Nonetheless, it never hurts to check as there's a fairly simple test for it that could be used along side a different diagnosis. Lupus, however, is rare and is 10x more likely to occur in women than in men so I wouldn't be surprised if it's under-diagnosed. Note, Lupus is also just one of auto-immune disorders. Somebody else had also suggested that the poster could be suffering from an auto-immune disorder.
- thesystemis 16y agoJust wanted to second this -- my father has lupus, and shares many of your symptoms including the severe fatigue compounded by exposure to sunlight. I wish you luck in getting to the bottom of this...