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.
isn't it telling that I have not taken the pills yet....and now am worried about this. I just read some talks here about Harvoni and weight gain.
I don't even remember what Harvoni is.
I am going to be on Solvadi and ribavirin.
someone, my nurse maybe , told me I might lose weight.
thing is I just lost 41 lbs. which at first I was thrilled then I thought after I saw doc and he said you have cirrhosis , "maybe I'm dying" b/c I stopped eating candy but I had not gone on diet.
all this to say.....does Solvadi also cause weight gain.....or is the ribavirin.
you all talk about Riba Rage.......which makes me wonder, is it kind of a steroid or something ??
I am already on low dose of prednisone.....(doc knows)
what gets me is how I don't know anything about these meds. Can someone diriect me to a place here to find out?
I don't get to talk to doctor for a week. thanks
I don't even remember what Harvoni is.
I am going to be on Solvadi and ribavirin.
someone, my nurse maybe , told me I might lose weight.
thing is I just lost 41 lbs. which at first I was thrilled then I thought after I saw doc and he said you have cirrhosis , "maybe I'm dying" b/c I stopped eating candy but I had not gone on diet.
all this to say.....does Solvadi also cause weight gain.....or is the ribavirin.
you all talk about Riba Rage.......which makes me wonder, is it kind of a steroid or something ??
I am already on low dose of prednisone.....(doc knows)
what gets me is how I don't know anything about these meds. Can someone diriect me to a place here to find out?
I don't get to talk to doctor for a week. thanks
On treatment, you may feel differently. You may want to eat differently. You need to do what feels best for you when you are on treatment. Its temporary, don't worry about it.
If your emotions seem unusual, talk to your doctor. Some people go on a short term anti depressant. If you seem to have mood swings at all, remember it is temporary, caused by the meds, and it will soon be over.
Enter ribavirin in your search bar. There are several sites, Wikipedia, nlm.nih.gov, etc.
Go to my profile, scroll down to ""journal".
Hit one, anyone.... A new page opens.... On the right, you will see a blue box titled "journal entries" with months & years listed, making it easier to go back in time.
Hit May 2014.
but am on meds for those issues. Actually I am finally doing so much better with anxiety /depression as a general rule, compared to first half of my life. I did briefly look for your journals before, when you offered to me to look but did not find it. So, now I can probably with no problem, since you explained on this thread , how to do it. Really, thanks a million. :)
it feels like one of the many blessings I get in life, that as I say angels here on earth come into my life to give blessings when i need it most. one time I was having an anxiety attack thinking about a plane flight the next day and met a woman in line at grocery store who gave a great calming vibe............and told me a thing she does for anxiety which had to do with pressure points on the wrists. it actually helped keep me together the next day on the trip (it was my first time flying after 9/11) thanks for the blessings I will keep looking for those and it reminds me to do the same.
peace
During my treatment, I did not gain weight. Afterwards I did, but I think it was either I was feeling better or I had a newly diagnosed hypthyroidism - the kind that makes you gain weight & still trying to
get the right dose of medication for that.
Trissa said some great things to help you. At times I felt like a nutcase and sometimes still do....
I would do this treatment again as the outcome far outweighs any undesirable effects. Some people do great on Sovaldi/riba.
Harvoni is similar but NOT exactly the same thing.
Can't say anything about Harvoni as I have never taken it.
Good luck and God Bless!!
Trust to limit sugar, salt and fat intake and drink lots of water and you should be ok.
a little hyper but it is soo early to really tell
..I waited and waited for for treatment here in Canada and I finally got acess thru Gilead's momentum programme.
I have to do 24 weeks as I have stage 4 cirrhosis ..
I keep telling myself this is a temporary situation and I have to finish ..
I am really scared as I have failed TX already
but I hope I can come on and vent if I need to
all the best
we can compare days if you want ..people on here are really helpful ...ready set ...GO
wasn't expecting so few sides atb the start ..maybe as the Riba builds up it may get worse .. maybe NOT