MCTD Support Group
Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) or Sharp's syndrome is a human autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. MCTD combines features of polymyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and systemic scleroderma and is thus considered an overlap syndrome. MCTD commonly causes joint pain/swelling, Raynaud phenomenon, muscle inflammation, and scarring of...
Anyone else find that there depression meds and anti anxiety meds seem to stop working? I am taking a butt load.
I had to tell them about my diagnosis of Mctd and Sjogrens because of all my many hospital appointments .They were continually not happy with the time I was taking off for those even when I made up time and took leave
At annual review time they noted I am not able to recall instruction and how to process certain transactions on the system even when shown a number of times .They mentioned mood swings also.
I had noticed that I could be driving and get lost practically around the corner from where I lived and also when coming back to things I just could not recall a series of actions processing software tasks. I forget names and find it hard to get words right .This has happened before and is transient .Lately I've had severe migraine and feel spaced out .I think it is stress from the job .I'm just turned 50 and not ready for the scrap heap .I'm feeling I need to jump before I'm pushed in work