You do have support here and from my experience being able to communicate with others going through simmilar experiences is a massive help. Perservere, you can do it!

thanks for the support  i feel better knowing i can talk to people now

thank you so much for replying      this is the first time i have used this type of communication and was pleasantly suprised at how fast and how many people responded   just the fact that i have people to talk to now is a huge help   i had a better day mentally but could only work four hours before getting too tired to do anymore work    i get exhausted so freaking easy  anyway,thanks again for the support

Call your doc  immediately and tell them you are struggling with depression.  You've come to far to give up all that hard work.  But if you even mildy depressed the next ten weeks will seem like ten years or centuries to get through.  It's not you, it's the TX drugs messing with your brain chemistry and stealing your will...for anything.  The smallest daily tasks are a trial and your whole mindset starts asking why bother.

You need to have something change, the sooner the better.  Please write back and tell us what your doc tells you.

All the Best,  Dave

(My last 6 weeks were a bear, depression wise.  I rode it out thinking I was almost done, that was a looonnng 6 weeks.  Guess I was too dumb, stubborn, or more likely apathetic because of the depression to be smart enough to call my doc and deal with it)

Get better Jimmy

Hi Jimmy and welcome

It seems that some patients can increase their methadone dosage while on treatment and as this is the problem that is causing you to consider quitting the tx, then it takes priority. Have a word with your doc about how you're struggling and explain how you feel.

I agree with Brad that this is not the time to be tackling drug dependency issues and focusing on getting through tx is the main concern right now!

Taken from the link below:

If during treatment patients felt like they were in withdrawal it was recommended that their methadone dose be increased. In fact, 42% of the patients had an increase of 10mg in their methadone therapy during treatment for hepatitis C

http://www.hepcassoc.org/news/article44.html

Hope this helps

Steff xx

Yeah, don't quit your TX now.  You got the incivek part done, that's the worst.

I'm no doctor, but from what I've read, your odds of SVR are pretty lousy if you quit this soon.

Maybe your doc will allow a small increase in your Methadone maintanence dose.  Considering what a bitch TX is, I would wait to tackle the dependency thing.  You got enough to deal with. 

My motto was "TX first...everything else will have to wait!" Well, things did wait, and after TX, I came back stronger than ever.  Four months later I find myself looking for things to fix, do, and deal with. You'll get there.

Hang tough, brother!

Brad

Jimmy,

Welcome to the hepcfriends forum, you've come to the right place, there is a lot of knowledgeable, sensitive and caring people here that are going though the same (or similar) hell that you are; please make yourself at home.

Please be strong and get your treatment completely finished, I was forced to quit last week after getting over halfway done- real bummer.   I can't advise you on methadone or anti-depressants, but surely one of our members here can.

We are here to help you as we have helped one another, it's the "strength in numbers" concept.  

I have been on the triple drug therapy for 3 months & 1 week. Finished Incivek 2 weeks ago. Was hoping to start feeling somewhat better fter finishing the Incivek, but that hasnt happened. After 6 weeks of treatment, the blood work showed no sign of the virus. Doctor advised I finish rest of treatment. I am also taking 90 mil of Methadone daily. Since starting the treatment, it has dramatically effected the affectiveness of the methadone. It seems like the treatment keeps the methadone from working.I have somehow kept my job despite missing two days a week and really struggling to get thru the days i do work. i am so tired of feeling the way that i feel. i stay depressed. i feel worthless. i just want to feel normal again. i know i should finish the treatment, but cant help but wonder what the odds of relapse are if i didnt finish it. Any advice about methadone or depression will be greatly appreciated.

thanks,

jimmy jam