Mamba, I'm sorry to say but that's what TX does.
It makes you very emotional. I thought I was the
toughest SOB!! But I was on a roller coaster ride
when TX-ing. I cried often. You need to check out
some type of anti-depressant. I didn't, but wish I
did. After I was done, my doc asked how I was
feeling. My wife was there and told him. He put
me on celexa. After a couple days I woke up one
morning happy & had more energy. I stayed on it
for a few months. When I thought I was getting
depressed, it was like whatever. Were here for you
no matter what. Stay positive, drink that water. Try
and live, laugh & love!!

Take care,
Oz

When I was going threw treatment depression hit me hard around 6 weeks into treatment It was hard on me but with the help of my friends and husband I got threw it So think positive and get help you can do it remember Dont try to do it on your own Good luck Becky

Thanks guys. The whole time I'm crying I'm telling myself how stupid it is to cry over this or that. I know it's ridiculous but can't shut it off. Thanks for the support, it means a lot

I was still grieving when I did my 1st tx & my doc insisted I take antidepressants & have monthly therapy sessions. I also had to start the Prozac 6 wks before beginning tx because they take awhile to work. In hindsight that was an excellent decision. I also dealt with panic attacks which is something I'd never experienced before tx. Literally had to run out of a pet store when I was buying supplies & don't have a clue what came over me. Also passed out at the hospital when I was picking someone up after a procedure. Flight or fright I guess. No more Anti's or problems off tx though. So hard to deal with the emotional side & picking yourself up by the bootstraps is easier said than done. Kind of a snowballs chance. This too shall pass. Thinking of you.

mamba, what treatment are you on? I looked at your profile, but didn't see just what you are taking.

Sovaldi, Ribavirin & Interferon

I would of laugh my ass off seeing Ozzita and Mr Oso crying..OH and not to for get about ECC's crocodile tears. i would have paid 10 bucks each to witness the phenomenom!

Oh no I am so sorry Mamba. Definitely try to get some anti-depressant scripts from your doctor. This has been a very difficult winter with all of this snow. I watched a funny movie tonight as was feeling down too and it helped. Keep your thoughts on the nicer weather that should eventually come - (gentle hugs))

It's days like this I really appreciate all of you a little more...

I am not even on treatment, and I need the silly pills! I have been taking zoloft for almost 6 weeks now and I am glad I did it; for myself and my lil one's sake. Even though I am taking them for anxiety, I am almost sure seasonal depression came in this terrible winter.

But, I am laughing more, crying less, and have a little more energy to do regular stuff around the house. Not that I cannot cry, or get knocked down by HCV fatigue. Seems I go grocery shopping one day and the next day I am exhausted and my legs feel like jello that didn't solidify!

My doctor recommended celexa, but I asked for zoloft seeing how it worked for my mother some 20 years ago. If you have any questions, just ask.

Here's is a file that might help you and your doctor/insurance decide. Scroll down to page 11/12 to see what might be right for you to try first, then next, if necessary. Hope this helps :)

http://www.consumerreports.org/health/resources/pdf/best-buy-drugs/Antidepressants_update.pdf

im sorry mamba. i have nothing good to say about riba and inf. they made me sick for 48wks and didnt work, 1a. my hemoglobin started at 14.5 before treatment. thats normal. i got down to 9.0 during treatment. i couldnt imagine being anemic like that all the time. i broke out with eczema every where. they reduced the riba because my hemoglobin was dropping so fast. then i wasnt clear at the point in treatment where i should have been. i would have quit if i knew then what i know now. im not back to where i was before treatment 5yrs ago. i still feel like shit. the way i hear people talking about new treatments i have to question y they still do that treatment. the sovaldi, but y the chemo?

anti depressants. my doc gave me a script for prozac when i quit drinking 11/2005. after about 6months of being miserable my sponsor suggested i try it. i think it helped. after my divorced i was going to treat and they wanted to keep me on it. hard to see how i could have been much more miserable but i cant blame prozac. 3yrs after treatment i wasnt getting any better and decided to take myself off. i did it very slowly. im much better off without them at this point and wish i would have gotten of anti depressants sooner. or maybe a doctor could use his brain and not b a shill for drug companies. still havent found my new doc yet. im not back to normal yet but the winter s really slowing me down. lots of snow out there. -5 now

Mamba - I take Celexa too - Citalopram, actually - the generic. Have been for a while now, and it works very well for me as long as I stay low dose - 20mg - sometimes I even have to take it to 10 mg. If I go higher than 20 mg, watch out! I GO HIGHER - like anxiety. Yes, indeed, ask your doc for an anti-D - and let him/her know any past history of anxiety, etc., because that helps them decide what anti-D might be best for you. It's kind of a crap shoot at first - finding the right one and the right dosage, but you WILL feel so much better when you are on the one for you.

On tx with INF and Riba, depression is almost a given for any and everyone. It's not stupid to feel that way - it's the DRUGS that cause it. Feel better; talk to your doc, okay?

Hmmm, hmmm...have you ever suffered from any kind of depression or other chemical disorder, like bipolar cycling? I ask this, becuz psychiatric symptoms are a bit more common on Tx, if the patient has aprior history with it.
Okay, my first 3 weeks on Interferon, I cried ALL THE TIME...and I am oneof those "tough/emotionless people, who has gone thru hard times, like losing a baby, doing time in jail, etc.
But what made me cry were silly things, like sentimental songs, and t.v. commercials. Also, when I went to this one cafe, a few mornings a week, while waiting for my eggs (dining alone) my tears would fall, uncontrollably, and it was embarrassing.
But since I didn't feel depressedotherwise, I found the phenomena kindof fascinating, in a scientific kind of a way. For this reason, I didn't classify it as true depression, but simply a side effect, from the Interferon.
Now....at 4 weeks, I found out I was Undie, and the tears stopped!!! I have this weird theory, that it is our bodies' way of mourning the loss of it's old cohort, and partner in crime: The Hep C virus~
But guess what? It's bye bye birdy for yr Hep C virus, it's probably all ready a Goner! Psy meds take at least 3 weeks to take hold, and at that point you will have 7 more weeks to go~ since I have never taken psych meds, such as antidepressants, I cant give you any advice on wether you should trythem. My daughter suffers from Bipolar 1, which was triggered when she was a teen, by the DFr prescribing Prozac. Itis rly dangerous to go on a Antidepressant if there is any family history of Bipolar...as the SSRI's tend to send a person into MANIA!!!
I am always a lil bit hypermanic so when I was able to sleep, 4 hrs after the Inf shot set in, the nap time was delicious! I made sure to walk my dog twice a day, and go out for coffee and other treats. Pamper yourself.
If your depression feels like this: completely hopeless, suicidal thoughts, difficulty getting out of bed...then there may be a psych drug that helps...but I am very wary of the Antidepressants, because I have seen many people go manic on them

i had a coworker who is a cancer survivor ask me one day if i was anemic because i was very pale. he noticed before any doc did. the same guy wondered if my yelling at people had anything to do with the meds. sure enough i then learned about riba rage. the coworker is a friend that knows me well. i was supposed to do a hearing test for work while i was treating but i explained there was no way. i had ringing in my ears constantly for most of treatment.