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- Vitamins and supplements for CIDP
The MSM is for energy and pain, and the glucosamine is for joint health I think that there are several distinct forms of CIDP which require different treatment strategies However, I do believe that whatever helps remyelination in any body is worth trying for myself So I do a lot of reading on Multiple Sclerosis and HIV sites too
- Elevated Blood Pressure and Heart Rate after IVIG - GBS|CIDP Foundation . . .
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
- Cidp - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
CIDP is an auto-immune disease with antibodies attacking the myelin sheath around the nerves Monoclonal gammopathy just means there is an unusually high amount of only one kind of antibodies, known by the M spike on blood tests
- Community Forums - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
A place for forum uses to find help and support or to post comments and questions about the GBS-CIDP Foundation International Forums
- CIDP and facial mouth numbness
My case of CIDP involved recurrent relapses of the left 6th nerve causing double vision and weakness of muscles around the left eye and involvement of the trigeminal nerve, on the left side, which gave me a numb jaw, and left side facial muscles, a numb tongue, and some slurred speech
- CIDP - Active Infection - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
CIDP is considered to be an autoimmune disease, so the symptoms are caused by the immune system itself, not the infection which may have triggered it Are you saying that an active infection is causing the symptoms? How, then is a distinction made between it being CIDP rather than an infection which causes symptoms similar to those associated with CIDP? Does the spinal fluid test support the
- CIDP - Rituxan treatment? - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
I had cidp symptoms that became worse over the years The IVIG cellcept treatment I was on for years was no longer working I went through the same insurance fight as Eric, but luckily they didn’t take as long to approve Rituxan I was unable to walk without help, and the atrophy in my hands and feet was also getting worse
- CIDP and prednisone - GBS|CIDP Foundation International Forums
I did NOT respond to prednisone and both the Lahey clinic in MA and the mayo have diagnosed me with cidp—while at mayo i had every test there was for the cidp—lumbar puncture, nerve biopsy
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