New to Lupus? Start Here! Pt.5

Signs and Symptoms of Lupus Flare

Be aware of one or more of these symptoms:

• Persistent fatigue out of proportion with what you would usually expect
• Persistent weakness
• Aching all over
• Fever, which may be slight to high (you can check your temperature yourself)
• Persistent loss of appetite
• Involuntary weight loss
• Increasing hair loss
• Recurring nose bleeds
• Sore on the roof of the mouth, which burns with spicy foods
• Unexplained skin rash anywhere on the body
• Hives
• Sores on the skin
• Painful joint(s)
• Swollen joint(s)
• Stiffness of the joints when waking up in the morning
• Chest pain which increases with breathing
• Shortness of breath
• Coughing up blood
• Persistent unusual headache
• Nausea or vomiting
• Recurring or persistent abdominal pain
• Persistent, increasing swelling of the feet and legs
• Puffy eyelids
• Blood in the urine

Lupus is often a self-repetitive disease: watch for a recurrence of the symptoms that you experienced when your disease started.