Nope - I experienced none of those on S/O. Well, wait, maybe I did have a bit of dizziness when I'd get up from lying down. I learned to get up slowwwwwly. Hmmm - I hadn't thought that it might have been from the meds, and it has been long gone - since EOT in early May.

Don't know if you want to know sides that any of us did experience? Seemed from your other post you didn't want to - so I'll hold off. I will say, my sides were very very minimal - seemed worse at the time than they really were. Actually I had only one side effect - from Sovaldi, or so the nurse thought.

(remember "all" - Galexo is Olysio)

You're right Cat, I didn't want to know about the sides before I actually went on it. Now that I am on it I want to know everything. No backing out now. lol

LOL - okay, for me and several others here, it was what we call "the Sovaldi headache" - mine started around week 2 or 3 and was baaaaaad. I took Ibuprofen (after checking with the nurse) - then she finally relented and called in some hydrocodone (tylenol and some kind of opiate), which worked nicely. :-) The headache seems to be a common side effect of Solvaldi, and now that I've told you that, you'll be SURE to get it, right? :-0

This is the only tx I did, thank god, but it can't be anywhere even close to triple or just the I/feron and Riba. You will be fine - when are your first labs? THAT is when you will be smiling big time - when you see your AST and ALT normal! I promise you will. We all did!

Sorry you're having s tough time, Debbie. Are you drinking lots of water?

When your ingesting drugs that are killing a virus that is killing your liver every day...you can't expect a walk in the park. These are powerful drugs...I too did sovaldi and olysio. .I was strolling through the park for about 4 weeks. ..and then my psoriatic arthritis that had been under control for almost a year resurfaced and hasn't let up since. I don't know if I had the headaches as the PsA trumped any other sides. I was put on ketoprofen by my docs office. ..it still is flaring. .The bright side was I was undetectable at 18 days...4 weeks and EOT. I am 5 or 6 weeks off tx...I took meds at night to thwart any dizziness or gastro issues. It's going to be different for everyone. Good luck to you going g forward in your tx and tell your docs office if you have problems. They are there to help.

I have been on the triple tx about two years ago now and compared to that yes this is a walk in the park. One of the reasons I didn't want to know about the sides is because I didn't want to get it in my head. I often get headaches anyway now it just seems worse. I have been drinking water but I guess I will have to drink more. I know in my heart this will all be worth it in the end. Thank you all for you input. I will take any and all advise I can get.

I've read posts quite often that folks have had no sides and I can only put out the intention that I hope all the people on tx mow and future txr's can post the same thing!

I say, take a drink-holder hat, put 2 water bottles with holes drilled into the water caps to fit in the straws, and drink your water, whenever, wherever.

Since, I thought of this, I may do the same when I get to take SOV/LED combo. Heck, I should do that NOW, cause I KNOW I don't get enough water on a daily basis.

Like this: http://www.amazon.com/US-Toy-Cup-Holder-Hat/dp/B00362TPN2

gooser has a good point. These ARE powerful drugs - imagine - they are killing the virus in a matter of DAYS! They will affect each one of us differently, of course. The fact that they are so effective so quickly - yeah, the body is going through a radical change - a good one, but side effects would seem par for the course. My headache was pretty bad - and honestly, I still have it - but nothing like it was from week 2 or 3 of S/O through the whole 12 weeks. I drank tons of water and put a cold compress on my head - and the meds. It was worth any sx I had.

Gooser is also right about letting your doc's office know about any issues you have. They need to know - the entire research world on this needs to know what we in "real life" experience on this tx. I e/mailed my nurse a lot when the HA was mind-numbing - and she helped.

(right - I put the meds on my head - lol - not)

i never drank a bit of water . nurses kept telling me to but they couldnt tell me why . i dont do shit just because someone says so . i didnt have any sides but the headache . und at 4 weeks and und at 12 . will test at 12 weeks post in a few more days . im certain the virus is dead , im feeling better than i ever thought possible ..

I agree with the water and I HAVE to get in 6 bottles a day or I really feel awful.

Now that does not include other liquids.....It is the water that does the GOOD.

I ran into different sides at different time (mine was SOV/Riba) but the SOV can cause headaches, dizziness to the point I had to grab the wall not to fall...It stopped and returned.

Will get better, first week is hardest.....You will learn what works, but drink and drink water.... I am so tired of looking at it, but i helps everything, even mouth, hair, skin...
Good luck!!

@Captain - you must have a tough system....

Most of us, without all that water (it helps flush out and hydrate our system, including kidneys) - the meds just build up in our system and it is like having extra poision TO ME anyway.

The more water I drink, the better I feel (and that took me a lot as I never drank water before tx)....Hard to adjust, but I sure felt the difference if I didn't, INCLUDING rashes and headaches, etc.

Happy for you - Nothing better than seeing that "UNDETECTED"..

A tough something.

I dont get it. Our bodies are are about 60% water.

When we were infants all soft and supple...we were about 75%
water.

Pumping mud through tiny blood vessels in the brain just sounds painful...let that stuff flow!! Get it wet!!

I drank lots of water during S&O tx...because it made sense.
Not because some one told me to do it.