Are "flares" highly likely to return when someone with an illness skip, then restarts his medications?

Twice I skipped and restarted my prescribed maintenance medications in the past but now that I'm taking them all in for real has made my daily life somewhat tiring than usual. I have Lupus Nephritis and have had this similar feeling before. That was when I wasn't seeing doctors yet. I really suspect them as "flares" because of the fatigue, heartburn, dizziness, nausea and heavy feelings combined together. My wife also commented that I looked thin and haggard, although I don't see any difference from how I was two weeks back, save what I feel right now. What do other Lupus patients online think? Your feedback is most appreciated. Thanks!

I also have Lupus Nephritis and recently had to do without meds for about a week. Now I am having a flare with swollen ankles and an infection. Not to mention blood pressure that was 205/95..Whoo-ee! I'm going to see my nephrologist later today, and I plan on asking her if the flare is due to not having my meds for that period of time. I have been taking Plaquinil, Lisinopril, a water pill, and sometimes antidepressants for well over 7 years. I feel like the lack of meds is what is causing this problem, so I went to the e.r. to make sure all was ok. Well, its not. But, I will try to let you know what the doc says when I get back. Please go see your doctor, as nephritis requires routine maintenence to make sure your kidneys are the best they can be. You should probably be going every 3 months for adequate health care.

Hi, I'm Chris I have Lupus, But Not Nephritis. I Have Cebritis of the brain, and Lupoid Hepatitis. With those two problems, If I go off, and I admit I have, I go back into a flare within a few months on the Liver, and days with the brain issue.

I co-own a Lupus/Autoimmune support group. We have a couple memebers with Nephritis. I know from her, and research that she can't go off her cell cept. Is that what your on, or somthing else. Or a combo of meds?

Nephritis is one of most dangerous Lupus issues, as is Cebritis, so dude I know where your at. What others see, we don't all the time. My Husband, mother, even 13 yr old daughter are always telling me get inside, your having a seizure, or you getting thin, are you doing so and so. So at least we have people who care, in the group there are many who have nobody.

Also I have other medications that my doctor and I try and we go off and on. Sometimes I notice a change sometimes I dont. If they seem to not be harming me at the moment I stay off, if I get the symptom(s), or bloodwork changes I go back on. Ive had Lupus and my great Dr a long time. We have to keep meds to a minumum because I got autoimmune hepatitis from the Lupus, and have been close to having it totally fail.

So I go off and on Imuran, Plaquinil, Cellcept, methotrexate pain meds and others. And we found Im allergic to prednison.

So call the rhumotologist, and get back on, before the nephritis flare gets unmanagable, and you end up on dyalisis, or a transplant list. Like the Liver, the kidney filters everything, and it sounds like it is flaring right now.

Good Luck