Anyone with a chronic illness (or, like a lot of us, several) has an awful lot to put up with so anything we can do to make ourselves feel even a little bit better has got to be a good thing.
Brain Fog isn’t a medical term and is usually the symptom of another condition, such as the lupus. It manifests as: memory problems, lack of mental clarity, confusion, poor concentration and inability to focus.
It’s National mental Health Awareness week. As depression is a symptom of lupus I thought we should address this, particularly as it’s much more common than people imagine.
One of the worst things about lupus is that you feel absolutely exhausted but you can’t sleep. The combination of both can be very serious as lack of sleep causes all kinds of problems.