Hepatitis C Support Group

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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BillyVaughn 12/02/2013

Has anyone been treated with these 3 drugs and did you have any side effects? this is the triple therapy they want to give me in Dallas if I don't make the trials. I need to know if anyone had side effects with these drugs and were they very bad.

WarriorGal 12/02/2013

I had Ribavirin with 2 other drugs and had Riba sides that included anemia, shortness of breath, insomnia, sun sensitivity, rashes, moodiness, bitchyness...Anemia was resolved by dose reduction.

Godd luck!

MLTTexas 12/03/2013

Billy, since Simeprevir already has FDA approval and Sofosbuvir will be approved on Monday, the 9th, is it just a matter of our Dr. in Houston not being able to give us that until it's made available, which could be several months?
They won't approve me in Dallas for the Gilead study for post-tranplants, because I don't have Cirrhosis yet - not sick enough! The arm that possibly would have approved me is filled up. So I have to decide whether to try at AbbVee like you did, or find out how soon Galati will have access.

WarriorGal 12/03/2013

Sorry to hear that, Marilyn.

packedsand 12/03/2013

I would take this in a heartbeat.... Best wishes

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