“Symptoms of auto-immune conditions often include fatigue and chronic pain. This can lead to refraining from many social activities. Many feel left behind or that they are passed by as friends and family they used to see often move on with daily activities. They feel forgotten.”

“Autoimmune disease occurs when your body is unable to tell the difference between your own cells and foreign cells. The immune system attacks healthy cells and tissues.”

“A side effect of some auto-immune conditions is cognitive difficulty or feeling like you’re in a daze. This could be from medications taken to control the condition or due to chronic fatigue that is often associated with these conditions.
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“Autoimmune symptoms can include unexplained rashes, body aches, brain fog, and more. These can be more or less severe depending on the type of disease.”

“Normally, your body’s immune system attacks germs like bacteria and viruses, but with an autoimmune disease, proteins called autoantibodies attack healthy cells.”

“Up to 50% of patients with autoimmune diseases show an impairment of health-related quality of life and exhibit depression-like symptoms. The immune system not only leads to inflammation in affected organs, but also mediates behavior abnormalities including fatigue and depression-like symptoms. ”