Hi @vickismith I’m really sorry to hear that you had such frightening side effects with the Rituxan treatments. Hopefully an alternative will be found for you.

We need to be cautious so that your experience doesn’t deter others, for whom the medication is vital, from getting treatment. I just want to put this out here in the forum that most people don’t experience any side effects or if they do, they’re very minor. Rituxan or Rituximab is well tolerated by most patients and it definitely is a beneficial treatment.

The most common side effect happens at the initial infusion. The speed of the infusion has a lot to do with it. If there’s a reaction, the patient is given Benadryl or other medications to mitigate the reaction and the drip slowed significantly.
Was your reaction immediate or after a few days?