Lupus Fatigue, NAC Supplements & Mitochondria with Dr. Donald Thomas

Welcome to replay of this live expert session with rheumatologist and author, Dr. Donald Thomas, to discuss “Lupus Fatigue, NAC Supplements and Mitochondria.”
In this session, Dr. Thomas discusses:
- How mitochondria (the powerhouse of the cell) are abnormal in lupus patients
- How this is tied to worse disease activity and fatigue
- What therapies, including over the counter supplements can help!
Have questions about #lupus for Dr. Thomas? Drop them in the comments below, or send us a direct message!
To learn more about Dr. Thomas and his work, please visit: www.lupusencyclopedia.com
#Lupus #LupusFatigue
#Mitochondria #NAC

[@FreeCuban00]

One of the best videos I have watch ever explaining causes and connections in SLE ! And I watch and read a lot since I want to put my Lupus in remition. Thank you ! Gracias !!! ❤

[@barbaralavoie1045]

I also have anemia, and take a vitamin for that and also vitamin D3.

[@Rachel-jy2nc]

This video is informational and I have been wondering about NAC as a Lupus SLE patient. These triggers have sent me to a bedridden state, with severe fatigue, and severe joint pain. I paid out of pocket last year ($200-$270) for an IV of glutathione, vitamin D and C. I noticed a dramatic difference. It was just too expensive to maintain. I hope NAC can help manage these crazy symptoms in conjunction with Hydroxychloroquine.

[@lisaeaster4665]

Thanks to Dr.Auchi on KZbin channel for helping me with his herb 🌿 to cure my Sle Lupus disease 🦠 ,now I am completely cured from Sle Lupus disease. Doctor you are the best I have ever met, he is really great herbalist doctor, he has cure for another disease and infection with virus in the body, His herbal medication is 100% guaranteed without side effects in the body, visit his KZbin channel #drauchi 💜💜

[@karlint39]

Wow, this video is hot off the press! Recently diagnosed with SLE in addition to the RA which I've had for 20+ years. I have been hospitalized for over a month with pleural effusion from the SLE, and am being treated with high dose prednisone, which is working but I want to get off it as quickly as possible. This video helped me envision what I can expect in the future and what things -- not only taking meds -- are important. I couldn't have imagined NAC would help lupus, but the explanation and data provided were persuasive. I am a lot more hopeful now than I was before I saw this video, and I know I have to take an active role in beating this disease. Thank you so much for this video.

[@bekkibuenviaje9680]

I was a lupus patient with you in the late 90’s and early 2000’s and then left and have traveled around. Now I live in NC. I have a great internist but have not been able to find a suitable rheumatologist in years and things are kind of a mess.

[@thelupusencyclopedia-donth7009]

Sorry to hear that Bekki. Consider Dr. Saira Sheikh in Chapel Hill. Amazing rheumatologist! Compassionate, Empathetic, up on the latest treatments. Just tell her I sent you

[@LupusLA]

We're so sorry to hear that, Bekki! Please also feel free to reach out to Lupus LA's Virtual Care Coordinator at [e-mail] for resources and additional referral information, if you need the extra support.

[@lisaeaster4665]

Thanks to Dr.Auchi on KZbin channel for helping me with his herb 🌿 to cure my Sle Lupus disease 🦠 ,now I am completely cured from Sle Lupus disease. Doctor you are the best I have ever met, he is really great herbalist doctor, he has cure for another disease and infection with virus in the body, His herbal medication is 100% guaranteed without side effects in the body, visit his KZbin channel #drauchi 💜💜

[@scarlettyarborough5499]

Who is a good rheumatologist in Houston , Tx ?

[@flea10x6]

Chair Yoga or Chair QiGong for those too tired to exercise

[@greatestshopper1077]

Exactly❣️

[@glittergirl3052]

That’s amazing!

[@tammieprintz3975]

When I exercise; it makes my face turn tomato red, it also exhausts me, and I end up being down for two days after I am down. Should I suggest Antifrolumob? I do take high dose EPA 1200mg - In form of Omega 3 form fish oil it also has higher dose of DHA 900 mg. 4080 mg fish oil. I do try to walk three times a day. Not much over 2 miles a day. But it’s what I can tolerate.

[@barbaralavoie1045]

I have all the side effects of hydroxychloroquine, so I cannot take it. Exercise I can do and I have started doing chair yoga.

[@tracysmith-yv5lt]

sun cream

[@alexisalexis7427]

This would be a solid video if not for the obvious, grotesque pleasure this guy gets out of humbling a patient he has quite a bit of power over - repeatedly stressing in the video how humbling her turned her from a frowny black woman to a happy smiley black woman and gloating over how she was forced to beg to come back to his practice. Rheumatologists are thin on the ground. Really goes to show how doctors can get away with absolutely repulsive attitudes toward patients.