To diagnose it see an ENT who can look into your throat and see the damage coming from your esophagus. The tell tell signs are redness and swelling near that area. The reflux symptoms in my throat...
First off have faith you can get better. I have this same problem and saw an ENT for this. Its largely lifestyle that will help you on top of medicine. No soda, coffee, citrus, spicy food, eating...
Ive been having very similar symptoms. Having the chest pains, asthma, bad throat pain from inflammation, tight throat as well. I initially thought asthma, allergic type reaction which is horrible...
As long as your blood work is stable you don't need to start any major meds anyway. You don't want to be on steroids of course unless you are very sick with abnormal labs. Lupus drugs are pretty...
Do you have any fatigue? You just mentioned joint pain. It could be a mild lupus like illness, like my rheumy called it. It can vary in intensity from one person to another. I didn't get a positive...
Hi, Im also fairly new to this board but not new to lupus. I was on Daily Strength which is also a good group. I have been managing on no meds for 7 years with mild symptomatology, all of them but...
Being on the other end of having lupus for 7 years, married for 15 years, my husband probably has felt a lot of what you all are feeling. I sleep 8 hours and am up during the day. I work at home, go...
Hi, I have that same floating feeling almost as if my head is full of helium that you describe. I have always blamed it on the fatigue because it gets better after rest. It comes and goes but I...
Maebae, I completely can relate to what your going through. I to have been experiencing this postpardom, now going 10 months since this all started for me. I started having symptoms after my daughter...
I have heard Provigil is a drug that helps you stay awake. I would ask your doctor about that to see if that may be a good drug for you. I have heard it doesn't help to much for energy though. I am...
I haven't been diagnosed but I know the fatigue is a pretty common symptom across the board. If I have a half normal day such as laundry, grocery shopping, going to the bank etc. it totally wears me...
I have been having classic autoimmune symptoms for about 5 months now. The fatigue is what is really getting to me. But to me it isn't like the sleepy fatigue but more of a depleted, weak, no energy...
I think you need to talk to your doctor about your symptoms and have him reevaluate your medications. If your still having these symptoms, always short of breath, you might need to get on a low dose...
That happened to my mom and it was actually an aspiration of stomach contents into her airways. This in turn caused her to not be able to breath very well. Maybe you should look into seeing a...
Singulair is helping with my allergies but not the asthma. I had nothing but chest pain about 5 months prior to full blown asthma. I went to a cardiologist and he said it was non cardiac related,...
I also have been sob for the past month, and I have been on two rounds of Prednisone. This is my first flare up, ever. Never even knew I had asthma. But I was diagnosed with mild asthma. I am...