Question for people with lupus?!

Question for people with lupus?

I have had lupus for over 8 yrs.I was wondering if mood swings were common for people with sle? Thank you in advance to all who answer. Also on a low dose of prednesone( sorry if spelled wrong lol )

Hi, I have had Lupus since my teens, and own an online support group. Mood swing are very very commen, escpecially for those on prednison. It can also change from day to day depending how you feel. the worse you feel, the more your mood will change. It is very natural. In Lupus It is very commen for it to attack our central nervous system, which can include, deppression, anxiety, mood swings, to the extrememe, psycosis, nerve pain, jitters, brain fog, and so much more. While mine is more stableized just through experience. I have my moments of moddiness. escpessially on a bad day or really hot days. Lupus can attack any organ, even our brains, and signals to the brain. This autoimmune disorder, is such a mystery, and unpredictable. I know so many that are happy one day, and sobbing the next. Many drs find it hard to treat these issues because there is no telling, if they are temporay, part of deppression or part of a Lupus flare or anxiety related. It's best to learn the pattern of your mood swings, and to learn the signs of if you suffer clinical deppression or not, which would include an almost daily feeling of hopelessness, and helplessness, Isolation, not wanting to go out, loss of pleasure in activities you used to like, dramatic shits from your old personality.
Yesterday I was dehydrated, so I was moody and tired, today a bit, but not as bad. I have learned in my 20 years, that if I pace myself, my moodiness, seems to be a bit better. just check yourself, and maybe keeps a mood diary for a few weeks to a month. see the pattern, if its constanst bring it to your doctors attention. Its not nice living with Lupus or its many issues.
Best of luck
Chris