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A member asked:

Can being on birth control pills make my fatigue from lupus worse?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

No: No, But unintended pregnancy can make your "fatigue" worse.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/4/2014

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Can a low vitamin D of 21 cause symptoms? I hear conflicting things on this. I also have controlled lupus &autonomic dysfunction. I fatigue easily.

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I have lupus I've bn on many diff birth control for 17 years including Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) for 3yrs I've bn on seraquel for 10 years if i. Stop using them will it stop?

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Recur s/s worse recently fatigue joint pain/ rash- face and top of hands,raynauds/chilblains labs pos ANA titer pattern homogeneous. SOB/pain left rib protein in UA. EGFR 82. ST prednisone taper 120mg s/s better. dsdna- 25 iu/ml (neg?) Not lupus?

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Diagnosed w/lupus.Now avoid sun.Lupus under control. Vit D level dropped to 21. Depressed & tired x 2 months. Could low Vit D cause fatigue/depression?

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A member asked:

On birth control patch for estrogen supplement. Still have very low levels of estradiol (5.0), and estrone (11.8). Patch was on for test. What could do this? Did have normal periods for 6 yrs. Could this be autoimmune? Being treated for lupus too.

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