Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
"I was one of the first patients in the United States to take Benlysta in June 2011.  I had to slow the infusions down to three hours instead of one and half hours.  I experienced nausea and an mild sort of asphasia (a sort of muddled thinking) and a headache.  I was also tired after the infusions.  Each time I had an infusion (6 total) my temperature would rise about a degree and I felt discomfort in the abdominal/ bladder region.  The discomfort only occurred after the Benlysta infusions! Eventually it did turn out to be serious and this is why I&#039;m writing this review.  Though rare, the medicine lowered my immunity."