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Bouba


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I am off Incivek tomorrow. 12 weeks, 3 times a day, every 8 hours with min 20 gr fat (the biggest nuisance). Put on some weight, was 15-16 lbs last I climbed the scales.

Perhaps, took too much dairy products as a fat ingest and mixed some with carbo's early on, which was a mistake. Murad (another guy on Incivek on this forum) kept it strictly to

20gr olive oil with lemon juice all the way, and actually lost more than 10 lbs.

That said, coming to the Incivek schedule, my hepatologist told me that recent studies showed that 2 x 12 hrs intake is as effective as 3 x 8 hrs (makes it lot simpler for that fat).

I am not surprised to see it prescribed like that. Needless to say, its an integral part of a triple therapy with Ribavirin and Interferon, never Incivek alone. 

This is the link to the TX workbook, with all the basic info:

http://www.hepatitis.va.gov/products/patient/treatment-workbooks.asp

Cheers and good luck!

 



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58 yo male, HCV since 1981. Gen 1B (IL28B, CT). Diagnosed 1999,  VL before tx 100'000. Biopsy A2, F3 fibrosis. Naive, SOT (with Incivek) Oct 26, 2012. UND @ week 4, 12, 18, 24, UND 12 and 24 weeks post-RX
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The Incivek dose is three times a day, 8 hours apart (within a half hour). Be sure you know the facts before you begin, and certainly before you share misinformation with others, particularly when it comes to the other two drugs you will use with it. Nobody ever took Incivek by itself.

Alan



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Geno 1A  Started Pegasys/Ribavirin/Incivek Nov. 20, 2011 .  Completed July 28, 2012 (36 weeks). For a treatment history, see:  https://jshare.johnshopkins.edu/xythoswfs/webview/_xy-9921874_1

SVR on January 14, 2013!!
Northern


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Normal dose is x3 a day, 7-9 hours a part. At least it is for me.

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1b, 3rd time around on treatment. Stage IV cirr. Undetectable at 8 weeks with Incviek. Been infected since the late 70s. 48wk treatment completed. Sustained undetectable. 
12Step Guy


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Al, I assume the Incivek is for 12 weeks and in addition you will be taking weekly Pegasys injections and 1000-1200 mg of Ribavirin daily. After the 12 weeks some continue on with mPeg and Riba for 24 or 36 weeks.

Is this what your going to be doing?



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Genotype 1a, IL 28 = CT  Interferon and riba 48 wks in 99, Daily Peg and Riba 18 months in 2007, Started Incivek, Peg, Riba 6/21/12. 4th stage cirrhosis. Last Dart will be May 23 2013.
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Hi Al, just type incivek in the search field above and there's a wealth of info there. The rash, and getting 20 gms of fat with every dose seem to be the 2 main things but whatever you need to know should be there.



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58 yrs, cirrhotic, Genotype 1b 48 weeks Victrelis triple, SOT 7/13/12 victrelis started week 5. Starting VL 4,000,000  Wk 8 33 copies  Wk 24 UND, EOT UND 6 months post Tx DET. The battle goes on.
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HI

Any one using Incivek ? I'll be using it This Feb20/13 im to take it every 12 hour (twice daily) Trying to take in everything before going on treatment and not feeling my full self for 11 months. YOU kNOW ,Its like your outside of your body looking at your self if that makes any sense :)

Al ontario

 



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goal and will be SVR WITH incivek 2013 starting Fe.20/13
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