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How do you deal with fatigue that accompanies autoimmune disorders?

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Mar 19 6:15pm | Replies (35)
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Hi @annelia, I had extreme fatigue before I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, Giant Cell Arteritis. I had anemia, not caused by iron loss, but by the autoimmune disorder itself. It's called "Anemia of Chronic Inflammation" and there have been a number of discussions about "low iron levels" in the PMR/GCA group. My anemia and fatigue resolved with appropriate treatment, which was prednisone.

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annelia | @annelia | Mar 19 4:17pm

Hello there ... I am on prednisone and florinef (for years now) because I have Addison's, plus RA, fibromyalgia, and a few other autoimmune diseases ... this iron loss is a mystery, but the exhaustion has been for so long it is ridiculous ... then the other prompts of aging and diseases fill that question for most (doctors) but there is something else going on .. I am so tired of trying to find answers. I get depressed and just want to give up really.

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