Lupus help?

I tested borderline for lupus twice and I have to continue to be tested every year. Lately I've been feeling terrible. I can't really describe it, but I feel weak, depressed, and I've lost a ton of weight (I'm 5'5 and I weigh 112 now). I had morning classes today and I woke up on time but almost passed out and I didn't feel comfortable leaving the house after that.
I just switched doctors and I don't have my new insurance card yet and I can't go to the doctor until i have it, what is this that I'm feeling?
Could it be stress from college or Lupus "prounouncing itself"?

Find yourself a good rheumatologist. I've been suffering with this disease for years. Graduate school caused it to onset. It is definitely worse when I am stressed. Listen to your body and get a good doctor. The fatigue is real. If you push yourself too hard you might crash. Don't be afraid to be kind to yourself and rest. Don't be afraid to lessen your workload. Try a vitamin regimen, too. Ask your doctor to help you with that.

My daughters has Discoid Lupus and she was lacking Vitamin B-12...she was tired and fatigued to...She now get B-12 shots once a month and will go on a good multivitamin after her shot are done...6 months, a needle a month...get your B-12 teated. Report It

Without a doctor seeing you and examining you, there is no way to be sure. It could be one , the other, or both.

The best thing you can do until you see your doctor is to eat right, get plenty of rest, drink lots of fluid, and do your best as a college student to get as much rest and sleep as is possible.

My best wishes to you.

Yea it could be psychological as well. Your anticipation of what could happen.

Lupus is hard to diagnose sometimes. I am assuming you have a high ANA count. Is this what you mean by borderline? There are also other types of autoimmune diseases that you could have.

Stress can exacerbate the symptoms of Lupus or any other disease for that matter. I hope you are going to a specialist.

If you have your insurance information, can you have the doctor's office call and verify insurance? I manged a doctor's office for five years. I called and verified insurance many times for people who did not have the insurance cards.


Good luck to you. I hope you find help soon.

Systemic Lupus is the body slowly eating away at the connective tissue surrounding your internal organs. There are many forms but they all have in common that they are auto-immune diseases. My wife was diagnosed with MS, another crippling auto-immune disease. She has beaten it and gotten back to a healthy life by changing her diet to exclude processed foods and taking glyconutrients which boosts her immune system and gets her body working as God intended.