How do members experience Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Myasthenia gravis 405 39
Hypogammaglobulinemia 294 55
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 256 35
Common variable immune deficiency 207 35
Multifocal motor neuropathy 103 22

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Headaches 86
Nausea 27
Fatigue 26
Migraine headaches 21
Fever/chills 9
Aseptic meningitis 7

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 35
Moderate 74
Mild 133
None 110

Member evaluations

firefly84

evaluated on Apr 06, 2018

  • Perceived effectiveness for hypogammaglobulinemia: Major
  • Side effects: Mild

firefly84

evaluated on Nov 01, 2015

  • Perceived effectiveness for hypogammaglobulinemia: Major
  • Side effects: Moderate

Navyarmymom8

evaluated on Jul 20, 2015

  • Perceived effectiveness for myasthenia gravis: None
  • Side effects: Severe