Sorry to hear your having a hard time. I do remember trying to catch my breath, feeling like I couldnt get a full breath in. It went away. But shortly after that I went off tx anyway.....So I do believe its one of the sides from tx

Yes, I had the same side effect. I could barely walk to my mailbox without losing my breath. When I went to the doctors they use to pick me up on a cart and take me to the hospital. I don't think it is a very common side but it can happen. Thank the Lord it does go away after treatment. I can now run 2 miles on a treadmill. Where as on TX I failed a stress test. Good luck to you.

i had the same problem throughout TX. it did go away after i was done. i don't remember how long it ook, but i don't think it was too long.

i can only speak for myself. i`m 10 days out of tx. relief came quickly after i took my last ribavirin tablet. i still feel a lttle tired and breathless , but nothing like the last few weeks of tx. each day i feel more alive. make sure you drink alot of fluids when you are finished. it helps flush the crap from you body. hang tough, relief is on the way.

I feel the same way . It is a chore to even go to the doctors and back with out getting exhausted and nausea soon there after begins.It is like a domino effect that can not be stopped once it starts , with me at least.I know it has to be all the drugs we are on that is creating this anomaly so hopefully after the poison stops being put into our bodies after TX the body will eventually go back to it's normal state....

relief may not happen overnight. my va nurse told me a year after aborted tx that i could easily still be hung-over from the meds.i see why, the general decline in health and strength has to be rebuilt.muscles have to be rebuilt.im still shot after a 5 hr workday.

Yes. This too shall pass. I also had shortness of breath. I got a disabled sticker permit from my doc, so that I didn't have to walk so far at the stores. I chose the smaller stores over the big Wal Mart, so I could get it over with quicker because I would run out of breath, and have to sit down. Sometimes I felt like sitting on my butt right in the middle of the store!! Sometimes I would go to Wal Mart with my husband, and when I got out of breath, I would sit up front on a bench while he finished the shopping. Just standing and doing dishes would make me breathless. I would stop and get my breath back, then proceed to finish the dishes!! Now I can work outside all day in the garden and yard without getting winded or stopping at all!! It takes a while after tx is finished to regain your strength, but slowly it all comes back! I am as strong as ever now, and I finished tx in Oct. You will be just fine!! You're almost there. You have had a rough time with tx as I did. It is all worth it. I will keep you in my prayers today too! Hugs, CAthie

I have also run into this problem. I can hardly do anything a normal 28 year old guy can do right now. I have no stamina at all. I do ten push ups and I'm ready to die where as before TX I could easily do 50 or more at a clip. It BETTER go away!

yes, this is a normal side that should improve rather quickly after you stop your meds. other sides might not pass as quickly.

Just remember this is your body's way of telling us to take it easy!
It is just a side or "feeling".....it is actually our body having to work harder to catch up, because of our low counts.
So definitely don't ignore this and continue on with what you are trying to do.........I don't mean just you , i am saying that to everybody in general.

dang it can't type today........meant to say it isn't just a side or feeling

This is a normal one. I went from running marathons to running for 30 seconds then walking. I've worked my way back up to regular cardio/yoga workouts but, for some reason, shopping and staircases still kick my butt.

I've been told two things cause this: the interferon itself and, in some cases, anemia caused by the rbv. But you should ask your doc if you want to know for sure.

I started taking 5mg folic acid while on tx and it helped me a great deal with my fatigue.
As for after tx, I began to feel the fatigue lifting the very first week after tx. Ask your dr if taking folic acid may help you in getting some relief.

Yes, I took folic acid also,barb

folic acid is great........

While we are on tx we shouldn't try working up to anywhere close to what we used to do..... even if we think we can when it comes to things like working out or anything that places an aerobic stress on the body. Your body isn't as strong and will definitely not be able to replace the oxygen debt.
Ask your Doc what will be safe for you while on tx.
Things like you usual routine will come into factor.....but everybody on tx are placed on restrictions of some sort.

Treatment made me look and feel 20 years older. I couldn't even lift a box at work with files in it without losing my breath and feeling like I would faint any minute. Anyway, not long after I finished treatment, little by little, you'll realize that you can do more and more. I could finally go to the mailbox at the end of the driveway without panting!!! It will pass...and now I feel like my age again!!!