Does my mom have lupus?

My mom is only 38 years old and for the past year or so her hair has been falling out a lot. She always has had a lot of hair and now her hair is thin and frail. yeah I know when you get older your hair falls out but this is not normal! In the shower like clumps come out. She is always tired and her joints have been hurting for the past month, she thought it was arthritis. I know she needs to get to a doctor but what I named are those some of the symptoms? Thanks for your help.

Yes they are a couple of symtpoms and she should go see a doctor.

Although lupus can affect any part of the body, most people experience symptoms in only a few organs. The most common symptoms of people with lupus are listed below. Occurrences of particular symptoms happening are listed as percentages.

Achy joints / arthralgia (95 percent)
Fever of more than 100 degrees F / 38 degrees C (90 percent)
Arthritis / swollen joints (90 percent)
Prolonged or extreme fatigue (81 percent)
Skin Rashes (74 percent)
Anemia (71 percent)
Kidney Involvement (50 percent)
Pain in the chest on deep breathing / pleurisy (45 percent)
Butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose (42 percent)
Sun or light sensitivity / photosensitivity (30 percent)
Hair loss (27 percent)
Abnormal blood clotting problems (20 percent)
Raynaud's phenomenon / fingers turning white and/or blue in the cold (17 percent)
Seizures (15 percent)
Mouth or nose ulcers (12 percent)
If you have several of these symptoms, see your doctor right away.

She needs to get her thyroid checked. A doctor has to order this and if it turns out to be the problem, a tiny pill can take care of all of the symptoms and make them go away. I am surprised she has waiting this long to find out what is wrong - it could have an easy answer.

What J B said.