Always check with your doctor first.. I'm sure each of us have our own regiment of how we combat the side effects that hit us.

What I do is
- Increase calcium and vitamin D supplements. This helps prevent a calcium deficiency. I continue for a month post-infusion.
- Increase gabapentin dose - this helps with the achiness/headaches I get post-infusion
- Get lots of extra sleep the day before and the day of. This helps keep fatigue from washing me out.
- Eat lots of fruits and veggies.. Just to help with general energy and nutrition.
- Plan little/nothing for that week, just rest and feel better!

Hope it goes well for you :-) It definately has always helped me recover quickly from a relapse.

I would recommend keeping well hydrated....and taking lemon drops for during the infusion due to the awful taste that will be in your mouth.

I would also prepare for after the infusion...Get some Zantac on hand for heartburn. Get some yogurt and diet 7up. Know you won't be sleeping. If you are working you might ask your neuro for Ambien for a few days. Again keep hydrated and know there will be water weight gain that last a little over a week.

Hope things go well...

I've had a few of these now, even self-infusing once the IV was put in. I never had any issues of any kind and never did anything out of the ordinary. Hopefully, you experience the same.

Just try to rest for a week, take it very slowly and eat healthy.
Hope you have no side effects.

i've had numerous IV self infusions. Rest, Heartburn Pills, Anything to take teh taste out of your mouth and just know that in my case nothing tasted good that week and while I was take the step down predisone pills after the 5 day infusion was over.
Good Luck
Bunch of hugs

I was told to stay away from salt ,extra calcium drink lots of water

oh I lose my taste for about a week after its over.Everything taste the same.

Thanks everybody! The 1/2 dose infusion went well, really no side effects except a little insomnia. It gave me more strength in my legs for about 2-3 weeks. I just did a 1000mg infusion yesterday, keeping in mind everybodies suggestions/comments. This time within 30 min I got hit with a big time wall of fatigue for a few hours. Recovered and today have less back pain than I can remember. Of course I took it to give me a boost to start PT again. I am havng serious trouble with spasming that comes on with no warning I've been upping my dose of Baclofen to 80mg between these two infusions. Totally wiped out my ability to transfer so going back down on Baclofen and starting PT next week. This disease really sucks. I wish I was getting paid for all the things I am trying to manage this disease!! And I'm sure a lot of other people feel the same way.