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Diagnosed With Lupus, CIDP. On Medications, Infusions. Get Headaches, Nausea On The Night Of Infusion. Weightgain. Suggestions?

Hi , my conditions are C.I.D.P and lupus I have been having infusions of intragam for 9 yrs and have been changedq to octagam for the last 6 months, these are monthly infusions the last couple of months I have had really bad headaches and nausea the night of infusion and the next day as well even up to 2 days after , my question is why this is now happening ? And I have had weight gain , my other tablets include plaquinal,methatrxate and predisone, panadol and neurophen
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Hi. Hyperviscosity can be a cause of your symptoms of headache and nausea because of the infusion. This can be reduced by taking adequate fluids. Weight gain is likely due to the drug prednisolone which i guess you must be receiving in a high dose for your disease. Hope I have answered your question. Thank you.
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Diagnosed With Lupus, CIDP. On Medications, Infusions. Get Headaches, Nausea On The Night Of Infusion. Weightgain. Suggestions?

Hi. Hyperviscosity can be a cause of your symptoms of headache and nausea because of the infusion. This can be reduced by taking adequate fluids. Weight gain is likely due to the drug prednisolone which i guess you must be receiving in a high dose for your disease. Hope I have answered your question. Thank you.