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 255 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

lvroflife

evaluated on Mar 28, 2008

  • Perceived effectiveness for peripheral neuritis: Slight
  • Side effects: Mild

Koendv

evaluated on Dec 14, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for misdiagnosis: None
  • Side effects: None

Nisa

evaluated on Nov 07, 2009

  • Perceived effectiveness for multiple sclerosis: Moderate
  • Side effects: Mild