Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG): uses & side-effects | PatientsLikeMe

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How do members experience Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose	Patients	Evaluations	Perceived Effectiveness
This item is relevant to you: Myasthenia gravis	406	39
This item is relevant to you: Hypogammaglobulinemia	295	55
This item is relevant to you: Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy	256	35
This item is relevant to you: Common variable immune deficiency	208	35
This item is relevant to you: 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
This item is relevant to you: Severe	35
This item is relevant to you: Moderate	74
This item is relevant to you: Mild	133
This item is relevant to you: None	110

Member evaluations

TriC

evaluated on May 01, 2009

Perceived effectiveness for multiple system atrophy: Moderate
Side effects: Mild

tbone69

evaluated on Dec 21, 2008

Perceived effectiveness for Increase effect of another treatment: Moderate
Side effects: Mild

cureseeker

evaluated on Sep 01, 2005

Perceived effectiveness for multiple sclerosis: Moderate
Side effects: Moderate

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