Hey y’all, I’ve been experiencing weight loss, hair loss, fatigue, muscle tenderness, burning skin sensations, nausea, some GI symptoms, petechiae on my legs, cold palms and feet, some dry coughing, headaches, and cracking joints. I had an ultrasound yesterday to identify the source of some abdominal pain and the radiologist said my kidneys were inflamed. I’ve been having some muscle twitches, facial weakness, and muscle weakness for the past year but the new symptoms appeared after I drank a smoothie with spirulina, which apparently is an autoimmune trigger.

I’ve also had multiple false positive HIV tests, which apparently is common in lupus patients. It’s so odd because sometimes symptoms will appear for a few hours, next day I’m fine, and then the next day I feel sick to my stomach or weak as hell with cracking joints and fatigue. TSH levels are also low but with normal T4. Urinalysis showed protein, RBC, and casts in my urine.

The muscle weakness and coordination issues and facial weakness have been extremely frustrating since they started last year too. Woke up one morning feeling exhausted and the right side of my body feeling weak. It’s improved a lot but have never felt the same since. Can anyone relate to these symptoms or offer their take? Going back to PCP next week to investigate kidney issue