Elevated Blood Pressure and Heart Rate after IVIG

    • Petra
      December 29, 2024 at 11:20 pm

      Hello,

      Two weeks ago I received my first 3 IVIG loading doses for CIDP. Although many of my symptoms have improved I have noticed that my heart rate and blood pressure are up from my longterm normal. Can anyone tell me if this is something I should worry about or will it go away after a while?

      Thanks for your help,

      Petra.

    • Ausvoltz
      December 30, 2024 at 12:00 am

      https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/immune-globulin-ifas-intravenous-route/description/drg-20444036

    • JD
      January 26, 2025 at 7:21 pm

      Hi Petra.  I had IVIG for 3-1/2 years starting in late 2016.  The infusions, especially in my case, needed to be started slowly and then titrated up.  I was never able to get to the max infusion rate due to my blood pressure rising and heart rate increase.  The infusion nurses monitor the BP every 15 minutes to ensure the rate in not too high. My BP has been higher than ever since my onset of CDIP and the infusions.  Not scary high, but I have always had near perfect BP my whole life.  I am now 68, so I’m no spring chicken.  I take no BP medication although I do now have Reynaud’s  Syndrome which is being treated with Amlodipine which is a calcium channel blocker, not blood thinner.  It relaxes the blood vessels, so in effect lowers the BP.  I hope it helps your mind set and you get your BP back in line.  -John

       

       

       

    • Petra
      January 29, 2025 at 12:06 am

      Thanks for your reply, John. Blood pressure and HR have meanwhile returned to normal most of the time. Good that your blood pressure is back to lower with help of Amlodipine. Petra.

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