Hi all Viekira pac folks. I am on day 14. I am taking the riba too as i am 1a. My sides have been very minamal.
I am missing taking my good supplements to keep my liver healthy. but thinking i won't need them as i did if i clear this nasty hep C.
I have been feeling a little anxious and sleep problems. I do take ativan 3 days a week as i am still working full time and need to get to sleep early. Also still taking a regular vitamin.
I talked to the pharmacist from AbbVie who told me their shouldn't be any interactions with vitamins, armour thyroid, vit D and C.
I feel really good about this. Hope others are too. I also have express scrits with a copay of 49.00. Along with that a program called proceed helps me with that which makes my total payment of 5 bucks a huge load off my mind.
My doctor wants me to be on it for 24 weeks although my MRI and blood test reveal no chirosis. If it makes the difference I will not mind doing it.
Lilly 699, There are many helps and programs for people uninsured and those who can't afford these meds. Maybe do some searches and ask some of these folks who got on programs.
I am a believer in God and the bible and soo believe that God does not want any of us to be sick or have any diseases.
I pray wellness to all of you.

I have just stopped taking the Hep C Treatment with the V-Pac & Ribavirin 1200 Mg Day for 3 months. I am experiencing some strange side effects. Neuro. I have lost a lot of abilities to live my daily life. My ability to multi-talk, some of the words I type come out completely backwards. I still have crazy sweats that make me spell literally like "Lays" potato chips. My urine stinks, I am tired & feel like I cant get it together. I had some vision loss & a since of confusion / Lack of understanding. It also seems that things like my OCD & other similar issues have gotten WAY worse.

Please do not get me wrong. I am clear & free ( according to my blood work) from the virus & I am grateful but I am a bit scared as I thought some of these symptoms would stop. I have been off treatment now since OCT 17th.

I still at times have the chills, too. I feel like I just cant get 'with it'... I am a mother of 6. I have a ton of responsibility. I am really trying to enter back into everything slow & take baby steps but this is hard when I am a bit confused as to what I need to do to get myself back on top of my life.

I have very little info on how long this will last or if it is going to stay. I need some info & would be so happy if I can make contact with another to see what their effects after / Post medication was. How long? What were they? Am I normal?

I also experienced a very hard & high heart beat at 140 BPM resting. I would always have to excuse myself to get my heart rate to calm. I experienced a lot of confusion & the sweat from rest was like a slime. I felt like it " Glazed me" so to speak. I would stare at the shower & just freeze from it , not wanting to get in but feeling awful if I did not.

I would take my meds with about 30 ft grams of good fats, drink 2 qt of water with every regimen & run to bed so fast... then Pray to fall asleep before it kicked in. If I did not I would feel my heart beating so fast that I would really have to pull deep to focus, breath & go to sleep.

I would fall asleep if I did not position my head in a way where it was harder to hear the blood rushing through the veins in my neck & head. After I woke after praying myself asleep at these times, I would be bruised from head to toe making it hurt to even be touched. my body ached from my blood rushing SO FAST.. I was so scary. With hardly anyone to talk to that understood & feeling so bad I did not even want to ask... really I just dealt with it.


My ant-anxieties, it would boot right out of my system even making 105 Clonopin a month NON detectable in my system. Crazy HUH?

Never less.. I would love to communicate with someone or help another, whatever it may be..

For me, I do need to ask.." What is going on with me?"... I am SO happy I am better but where am I at at this moment? I need to know I can get back to normal & if I lost more than vision, I need to know what & where to start my healing..

To all that are on the therapy DO NOT LET this discourage you.
It is all Still Worth it. I just am trying to re-coop from the therapy.. I am also sure it hits all different. Just wanted to clarify.

I am also on Methadone & Clonopin.

Ange

I gained 10 lbs through my treatment & now after lost 4 LOL. I was getting excited..

I lost so much before treatment.

I wish a;ll well on this treatment. It runs great for some.. It is the Ribivirin that I may have a prob.. with as I am reading..

Hugs

Good luck to all doing tx.

I am on the viekira pk n riba also.I have been having crazy side effects also.started on wk 3 today. My heart rate is very high also.I have a head ache about everyday and I seem to get mad very easy.I'm still very tired oh and for the last 3 days I will just cry over stupid stuff!. I talked to my nurse last night and she said that it was just side effects n hopefully it will get better. That maybe I should call my Dr and tell them what's going on.