u/Dawlxtc

I’m no doctor or scientist, simply just a lupus patient who loves weed. I tried weed occasionally before I was ever diagnosed but started smoking everyday once I was. Recently, I’ve been trying to cut back on smoking and edibles and I’m noticing lupus symptoms come up that I haven’t seen since I started my medication. This is just a theory but I know stress can be a huge trigger for flare ups and weed helps people NOT stress. So could daily weed intake really be beneficial here or am I just trying to justify falling back into old habits? Could cutting off weed really be hurting me rather than helping? Who knows. Just something worth sharing.

I’ve (30) been seriously thinking about whether or not I want kids for a while now. I was diagnosed with lupus in 2019 and thankfully it’s been pretty mild for the most part. Im just exhausted alllll the time. If I ignore it I either flare up or just shut down and sleep for days.

I’m going to see an OBGYN to really understand what pregnancy might look like for my case, but I was curious what your stories were. I understand women with lupus can have healthy babies, but how does it affect the woman herself? What was the pregnancy REALLY like for you?

I want to hear it all and really understand what I might put my body through if I do choose to have kids. Please don’t be shy, I have 3 older sisters and saw it all with them. The only difference is they don’t have lupus and actually had energy before the kids.

I worry I won’t be able to rest. It’s already hard for me to feel “energized” or awake in my day to day. I can’t even begin to imagine what a kid will cause.