Comments on: Hepatitis C Treatment - Ye Olde Interferon & Ribavirin Combo - Week 21 http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/58 hepatitis c blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: ghostzipper http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/58#comment-17483 ghostzipper Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:47:46 +0000 http://www.hepcboy.com/?p=58#comment-17483 i am on week 45 of pegasys and have another 24 weeks added to my 48 any idea what to expect.. tired no sex drive etc does it get any worse i week 50 and so on..thanks for the help.. ghost i am on week 45 of pegasys and have another 24 weeks added to my 48 any idea what to expect.. tired no sex drive etc does it get any worse i week 50 and so on..thanks for the help.. ghost

]]> By: Johnno. http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/58#comment-1022 Johnno. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:30:27 +0000 http://www.hepcboy.com/?p=58#comment-1022 Hiya All, My name is John, I am 51, I am a drug addict and alcoholic (clean and sober 5 years). I discovered 4 years into recovery from drugs and alcohol that I not only had Hep C, genus I, but also fibrosis 4 (cirrosis). I hummed and hawed, but eventually had no choice, as I saw it, but to go on to an Interferon/Ribo combo.I was put on a 48 week course. I was scared stiff and didnt know what to expect.I am now on week 45, Thank God, and it can be done. I feel great, like the worst is over. My experience was that, in retrospect, the first 1-15 weeks were bearable and not too bad, flu like sympthoms and headaches, and growing irritablity and intolerence.On my 3 month test the virus was undetectable in my blood, which gave me the strength and hope to go on. From weeek 16 it got worse, fatigue, anger, depression and relentless headaches, insomnia and loss of appetite all kicked in.My sex drive went out the window completely. Just tired, lethargic and disinterested all the time. I just wanted to give in and give up. My Hep C nurse saw the depression (I didnt) and straight away put me on Citalopram anti-depressants 10mg per day, within a week these had definitely helped, made it all seem handleable (just), they were later increased to 20mg, which I am still on. At about 8 months I hit a very low point, I had completely lost my appetite and had lost over a stone, I was exausted all the time, and feeling very low physically, spiritually and emotionally.Around this time something drastic happened, I started taking Milk Thistle 125mg (4 a day) and Liqurice capsules (420mg, 1 a day) religiously every day, my wife bought health food suppliment Weider Crash Weight Gain which I take three times daily, and within days the improvement was astonishing. I also took Paracetamol especially the three days around my jab. I know this treatment can be a nightmare, but I am the most impatient, intolerant of discomfort, self pitious, weak willed bastard you could ever meet, and if I can get through it anyone can. I dont know the outcome yet and have 3 weeks to go, fingers crossed. For me it was not easy, bue so far easier than I thought it would be.. Hiya All, My name is John, I am 51, I am a drug addict and alcoholic (clean and sober 5 years). I discovered 4 years into recovery from drugs and alcohol that I not only had Hep C, genus I, but also fibrosis 4 (cirrosis). I hummed and hawed, but eventually had no choice, as I saw it, but to go on to an Interferon/Ribo combo.I was put on a 48 week course. I was scared stiff and didnt know what to expect.I am now on week 45, Thank God, and it can be done. I feel great, like the worst is over.
My experience was that, in retrospect, the first 1-15 weeks were bearable and not too bad, flu like sympthoms and headaches, and growing irritablity and intolerence.On my 3 month test the virus was undetectable in my blood, which gave me the strength and hope to go on.
From weeek 16 it got worse, fatigue, anger, depression and relentless headaches, insomnia and loss of appetite all kicked in.My sex drive went out the window completely. Just tired, lethargic and disinterested all the time. I just wanted to give in and give up.
My Hep C nurse saw the depression (I didnt) and straight away put me on Citalopram anti-depressants 10mg per day, within a week these had definitely helped, made it all seem handleable (just), they were later increased to 20mg, which I am still on.
At about 8 months I hit a very low point, I had completely lost my appetite and had lost over a stone, I was exausted all the time, and feeling very low physically, spiritually and emotionally.Around this time something drastic happened, I started taking Milk Thistle 125mg (4 a day) and Liqurice capsules (420mg, 1 a day) religiously every day, my wife bought health food suppliment Weider Crash Weight Gain which I take three times daily, and within days the improvement was astonishing. I also took Paracetamol especially the three days around my jab. I know this treatment can be a nightmare, but I am the most impatient, intolerant of discomfort, self pitious, weak willed bastard you could ever meet, and if I can get through it anyone can. I dont know the outcome yet and have 3 weeks to go, fingers crossed. For me it was not easy, bue so far easier than I thought it would be..

]]> By: teddy http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/58#comment-213 teddy Sat, 04 Feb 2006 18:42:36 +0000 http://www.hepcboy.com/?p=58#comment-213 Hi hepcboy....The last weeks were the worst for me, not because it was the home run but because treatment was starting to 'bite' Sorry to pick your curiosity the other day...will explain. Keep at it, your doing great! teddy Hi hepcboy….The last weeks were the worst for me, not because it was the home run but because treatment was starting to ‘bite’ Sorry to pick your curiosity the other day…will explain.
Keep at it, your doing great!
teddy

]]> By: Carol http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/58#comment-212 Carol Sat, 04 Feb 2006 12:26:33 +0000 http://www.hepcboy.com/?p=58#comment-212 Sorry you had a rough week, they come and go, regardless of how long treatment is. You will have to let us know whether not having a finish date makes things any easier. Sadly I think you will find these thoughts creeping in more and more, we are all human. Sorry you had a rough week, they come and go, regardless of how long treatment is.
You will have to let us know whether not having a finish date makes things any easier. Sadly I think you will find these thoughts creeping in more and more, we are all human.

]]> By: mickg http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/58#comment-211 mickg Sat, 04 Feb 2006 09:59:52 +0000 http://www.hepcboy.com/?p=58#comment-211 could the couple of things you say have been pulling you down be related to the few words you mentioned last week on this thread by any chance ? http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/hepatitis-c/50 just wondered :) could the couple of things you say have been pulling you down be related to the few words you mentioned last week on this thread by any chance ?

http://www.hepcboy.com/archives/hepatitis-c/50

just wondered :)

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