There are lupus blood tests that a naturopath or doctor can give you to determine if it is lupus. It has the sound of lupus or some other autoimmune disease, The important thing to realize is that the underlying cause of all autoimmune diseases is almost all the time, pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and or mycoplasma. If you can deal with these, you will start to improve. Quanzor and Omni Essential Oil Elixir are the best anti-pathogen supplements we have ever seen. Consider them. They are available from www.gethealthyagainstore.com Also where there is a lot of pain and inflammation, work up to doing high doses of MSM Powder, 20 to 30 grams a day. (Also available from wwwlgethealthyagainstore.com) We've seen it produce big improvements fast.