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Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Nov 29, 2017 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
Replies to "Hello @hchristopher, welcome to Mayo Connect. We are glad you found us. I can understand your..."
@hchristopher, do any of your meds mention autoimmune side effects or "antibodies" in the associated literature? (You may need to go online and look at the longer documentation that manufacturer's author instead of the brief handout that usually comes with the prescriptions.)
I experienced drug induced lupus for an entire year, and it turned out to be entirely-caused by one of the medications that I was taking. In the longer literature I found online, it included a paragraph about developing antibodies to the drug. The literature didn't overly state drug-induced lupus or autoimmune, it only said the word antibodies. Luckily, my pharmacist had a major clue, and he helped me figure it out because I had no experience with autoimmune conditions prior to this happening to me.
That is one of the scarier things I've heard on this site!
I would also like to invite @kdubois and @kanaazpereira into the discussion to see if they are able to offer any suggestions for @hchristopher.