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Posted by Spriggy on May 12, 2005, at 15:59:38
Does anyone know what the cause would be for an elevated ANA level??
My doctor just got back round 2 of tests and this one is showing high ANA levels as well.
Could medication be a cause for this and symptoms?
I am really trying to avoid the Lupus diagnosis. Just curious if Restoril would be connected in any way (may be a far stretch!).
Posted by Larry Hoover on May 13, 2005, at 21:09:46
In reply to anyone know about elevated ANA levels?, posted by Spriggy on May 12, 2005, at 15:59:38
> Does anyone know what the cause would be for an elevated ANA level??
>
> My doctor just got back round 2 of tests and this one is showing high ANA levels as well.
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> Could medication be a cause for this and symptoms?
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> I am really trying to avoid the Lupus diagnosis. Just curious if Restoril would be connected in any way (may be a far stretch!).Getting a positive ANA is just a starting point. Not only is it not specific to lupus (it's positive in other disorders, as well), some normal (asymptomatic) people have it.
Sending you to a rheumatologist is the important outcome. For some reason, you are showing an autoimmune response. It might take a little time to figure out why.
In the meantime, there is probably no better treatment than those OTC anti-inflammatories (Motrin?).
You'll likely undergo a number of further tests, to narrow things down.
I'm sorry you don't have a clear answer yet, but the trail is growing warm.
Best,
Lar
Posted by Phillipa on June 1, 2005, at 18:11:27
In reply to Re: anyone know about elevated ANA levels? » Spriggy, posted by Larry Hoover on May 13, 2005, at 21:09:46
Spriggy I know this is late. But I just found you. I have an elevated ANA. In my case it was probably due to the lyme's disease. I have been tested for lupus and a few other of the autoimmune diseases and the tests were negative. Now it's still elevated but way down. When lyme's was active it was l880 or there abouts. Now it's l:l20. Inderol can cause a false positive. I know because my sister took inderal and she had a high ANA. She stopped it but her ANA is still high. She says she has lupus but doesn't take any meds for it. I think I am one of the people who just have an elevated ANA. A rheumatologist told me that he thought I had a mixed bag of autoimmune diseases. I choose to ignore him. Fondly, Phillipa
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