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mallani


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Hi Rachel,

Treatment affects us in different ways. If caffeine and Riba don't mix for you, give up the coffee for a while. Once I started the Victrelis, my taste buds changed and I developed the metallic taste in the mouth (dysgeusia). Coffee tasted dreadful so I gave it up. You'll soon find out what works best for you.

Anxiety is natural when you're starting such an intensive treatment. You may not even be aware of it, but anxiety and depression are extremely common in HCV , particularly when on treatment. Talk to your doctor if you think this is becoming an issue. Cheers.



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Geno 1b, IL28B CT,  x3 prior relapser,  ex-cirrhotic, 75 yo, did 48 weeks with Victrelis/Peg./Riba.  VL 1.28m at start, UNDET. at 8 ,12 ,16 ,24 ,30  and 48 weeks.  EOT 15 Feb 2013 , UNDET. at EOT + 28 weeks. SVR!  Still Undet. at EOT +5 years

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Hi Rachel,

I don't know if the caffine affects you different during treatment but mild anxiety is listed as a sx of interferon. I didn't think the interferon was causing me any real side effects at first but the combination of it, the riba, and I am also on Incivek...certainly do at different times.

I quit drinking caffeine a while after treatment except every now and then because the Doctor one of the most important things during treatment was  to stay hydrated. I also drink green tea but have tried to slow down on both during treatment.

 

Good luck with your treatment



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GT 1a Started triple tx with Incivek, Pegasys, and Riba 2-6-2013. UND at 4,6,12,23,& 24 wks EOT 7-26-2013. Probably had Hep C for 20-30 years. Don't really know when I got it.

DJ


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The ribavirin made me feel strange for a long time. Now I am entering into my 5th month of treatment (just completed month 4th) and it doesn't have that same effect on me anymore. But it did for at least 3 months. I didn't drive after taking it for those 3 months because I could tell I was not quite right. But now I will drive. My nurse told me it would get better, but I was starting to think it never would...but she said after 3 months things would get better, and sure enough during the 4th month I seem to be more used to it (and no reduction in meds, so that isn't why, I must have just got used to it). NOW I will say, I am still VERY tired and VERY thirsty all the time. Those two things have not gone away.

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Genotype 3.  Treatment started on 1/11/2013 with Ribavirin and Pegatron.  Week 4 UND.  Week 12 UND.  Ended treatment on 6/28/2013.  Six months post treatment 12/04/2013 SVR.
Rachel


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This morning after I took my ribavirn and drank some coffee I had a huge speeding feeling I never felt before.  Felt almost like an anxety attack.  Does caffine affect you different while on treatment?



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Geno 1a, 50yo, wk 1 with Peg./Riba. VL 2m at start
Cinnamon Girl


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Hi Rachel, some people find the ribavirin makes them feel like that anyway, so maybe it was the riba combined with the coffee that gave you such a rush.  The meds effect people differently, and if it`s making you feel like that it`s probably best to limit your caffeine intake while you`re on tx.  Also, try not to take your last dose of ribavirin too late in the day either, some people find it keeps them awake at night, and insomnia can sometimes be a problem anyway as tx goes on. 

Best of luck with your treatment!  smile  ~ Jill



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Jill 

(71 yo, lives in UK)

Was Gen 3a, 

24wks Peg Ifn/Riba, Sep 2010 - Mch 2011

UND @ Wk.4, UND @ EOT, 

SVR Nov 2011 --> Still UND @ EOT + 4 yrs.

 

 
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