A sweeping analysis of over a million health records reveals that people living with autoimmune diseases experience depression and anxiety at nearly twice the rate of the general public, suggesting a profound link between physical inflammation and mental health.
I used to wake up with really stiff joints. Recently started getting. Rashes. I casually took a zirktek because my wife uses that for rashes. My rash went away the next day instead of the usual weeks. That’s when I realized that I probably have some sort of autoimmune disease going on that causes allergies, my hemorrhoids, heartburn and the random rashes. It’s not great. I can manage now, but if it gets worse? A rash on the eyeballs? Yeah this is pretty bad. Worse is that if I bring it up to the doctor I know my insurance is going to fuck me over.