I wonder the same thing!!!!!! Is it age??? I work hard???? Or Hepc????
I just don't know...but I hate feeling tired all the time!!!!

Same here...I usually don't know the root cause. But some days for no apparent reason, I just "hit the wall" and can't go any further. I think that is the hep.

Assuming its got to do with the liver, is it the hep or the damage that's already been done to the liver. If its the hep, then maybe it'll get better after treatment but if it's the liver itself, maybe not....

ive had hep c for 35 years and have always worked crummy hours (swing shifts), had little kids (grown and gone x5 years), so I was always tired, just really thought it was the way i was living. One day a couple of years ago I realized I wasn't waking up from a nap saying "ahhhh, that felt good" that even though I had no commitments for the day, I still only slept 3-4 hours. So I think its the hep c that not only makes you tired, it also doesn't let you sleep well or wake up rejuvenated.

I'm 60, have hep c for probably 35 yrs. I was going through a time several yrs ago when I was literally falling asleep @ my desk in the afternoon and couldn't wait to get everybody in bed for the night so I could fall into bed myself. I started going out at lunchtime & taking a quick walk after cramming a sandwich in my mouth. I started extending the walks as long as possible. I now have more free time and am up to approx. 3-5 miles/day several days a week - until recently because I'm now on 3x therapy. The walking gave me so much more energy and helps me sleep at night. Getting enough excersize & sleep is so important, whether we have hep c or not. Now I walk on good days, even if it's only 20 min. The other day I walked for over an hour at a beautiful beach/park setting. Any kind of excersize helps in so many ways. (dancing alone is a good one too - and lifts the spirits)

Good question, I am 43 and started waking up with joint pain when I was in my mid 30's. Everyone said "to young for arthritis," but now I know it was from the C. But some days I feel like I can hardly put one foot in front of the other. Is it from the children, working etc or from the virus? I don't know, but I think a doc would blow it off, but I don't do near as much as I use to do. I drink caffeine and keep pushing.

Wwell if iotds from hecp c it is like every muscle in your body because what is haoppening is your liver is no longer able to separte the vitimims corectly in the stuff we eat and not able to send it to the right places so we get all over muscle fatigue.

I think it's the Hep. Hubby is always tired. We used to go out and do things, as time passes he has less energy so we don't go anywhere. He falls asleep when I'm talking to him, any time of the day. Sleeps a lot. Always finding someplace to sit, no longer active, no interests that require movement. I go out for all errands. He's too tired to do anything but hang around inside or he sits outside if it's nice. All the surgeries don't help either. Yep, hep c is what I would say.

there's no way to know???

well, i was never ever tired before i did treatment and i'm sure i had the virus for 30-35 yrs. now, after treatment and i'm virus free i'm more tired than i've ever been in my life! can never get enough sleep it seems!

and i'm virus free. so it's not the virus. maybe it was treatment?

My hubby once fell asleep in high school, while talking to several friends, standing up. He doesn't have Hep C. I've never seen anyone who can fall asleep as easy as he does! LOL

I've spent the day today with terrible inflammation in my left leg. It's along the outside of my thigh, on the fascia latta and going up into the glutes. My left shoulder blade was on fire next to the spine and it hurt to raise a mug of tea. And the bottom of my shin bone for several inches above the ankle was on fire.

I got several sudden stabbing pains in my ankle and foot. It was a hard day. But it's clearing up now. Maybe the Wobenzyme N worked its magic. I took 6 of them. About 2-3 hours ago.

I think the fatigue is caused by the stress the virus puts on the body and the things we eat, drink and do. And in Quasar's case, by the stress the drugs put on the body. Recovery is a long process. Here is a little help.

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/alternative-treatments-for-hep-c/news/view/1713412

Basically any diet that includes juicing will help. I'd also recommend doing some coffee enemas to help get rid of the toxic build-up in the liver, and also a monthly liver flush. Eat organic as much as possible and forget about package prepared refined foods, they are so full of additives. Cut way back or eliminate animal products, meat, eggs, cheese and dairy. Organic butter is ok in small amounts.

This inflammation was brought on, I believe, by "natural flavors" in some tea a friend gave me and I didn't want to be rude, so I drank it. About half way through, my tummy started hurting and I threw the rest of the tea down the sink. I felt sick for a couple hours.

Truth is, everything you eat, drink and put on your skin and breathe or bath in, if it has things in it that aren't really natural, your liver has to process them. In the last 5 years, my diet has become about 99% garden produce. Veggies, fruits, whole nuts & seeds, whole grains. I don't even care for canned organic tomatoes anymore, they were the last canned food on my list.

It took me a year to stop eating dairy, I loved my yogurt! I do fine without it now. I make my own soymilk and occasionally tofu. I have not had a cold or flu in the last few years, so I am doing something right. :-)

MAK1AH

I hear ya, I went totally vegan last summer, in fact organic &felt like I didn't even have the big C anymore &discovered a cure.

Then I got stresses, slipped slowly, got lazy, and now I'm back eating a little bit of crap again & I feel it like a ton if bricks hit my system.

Thanks for your reminder to rededicate myself to my organic vegan diet that contributed to making me feel like a healthy human.

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I'm with quasar. I've had the virus for 40 years. I do all my normal stuff and work full time. I'm in TX now and I have to remind myself " I need to pace myself". Once again we are reminded everyone is different

I never felt tired from HCV or cirrhosis. Depression can make someone tired or it could also be another medical issue. Rule out other causes before contributing it to HCV just to be safe.