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Autoimmune? Or is it all in my head?

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Nov 29, 2017 | Replies (18)

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@johnbishop

Hello @hchristopher, welcome to Mayo Connect. We are glad you found us. I can understand your need to know what's wrong with you. That's the first step in getting a handle on treating the condition and most important. I don't think you are alone either. There is a really good video with discusses the topic:

What happens when you have a disease doctors can't diagnose TED talk by TED Fellow Jennifer Brea who became progressively ill with myalgic encephalomyelitis, commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome:
https://www.ted.com/talks/jen_brea_what_happens_when_you_have_a_disease_doctors_can_t_diagnose?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tedspread
I don't know if it's a possibility for you to make an appointment with one of the Mayo Clinic locations. Mayo Clinic is very good at diagnosing rare or complicated conditions with all their specialists at one location. There are many success stories here on Connect. If you would like to seek help from Mayo Clinic, please call one of our appointment offices. The contact information for Minnesota, Arizona and Florida can be found here:
http://mayocl.in/1mtmR63.
John

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I would also like to invite @kdubois and @kanaazpereira into the discussion to see if they are able to offer any suggestions for @hchristopher.

@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!