I had a IVIG infusion over a week ago , one of five scheduled over ten days , I have not had another because of B\P issues , it has risen to high to infuse again , even while taking meds to try and drop my B\P. Does anybody know if IVIG can cause a raise in blood pressure ?
Dazed, I will start a 5 day loading dose of Gamunex-C on Thursday. I do not have any BP issues, so I will be interested to see I how I respond. I will post if BP is affected..
Charles
I think it is understandable that you would see some increase in blood pressure during infusions since overall volume is being added to your blood. My first 5-day treatment was last January. Over the 5 days my bp slowly increased. On the 5th day it was too high to continue. So we waited 1 more day. So I ended up with 5 treatments over 6 days.
The next two 5-day treatments (3 months apart) also showed increased bp as the days went on. But luckily it wasn't quite as bad, so I did not have to take a day off.
Having said the above - other than the increased bp due to increased volume, I don't know if IVIG itself has increased blood pressure as a side effect.
I am treated with Gammaguard.