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hi fish!! I did the same ole incivek/riba/interferon two yrs ago & had the riba & interferon two time b4 that . I just got thru with the sovaldi/riba/interferon. will find out results next week. I am severely depressed right now. seems like everything is breaking around here. pool hose has a leak, came home to fridge ice maker stopped. not to mention many more things. hang in there. I did, has not been easy. but we have to keep on keeping on. do it for u & ur child. I did it for me & grandkids. just hoped it worked or I am gong to be a basket case. but this stuff is suppose to be fantastic. this forum is wonderful. they have been there for me thru thick & thin & we will be there for u!!  peace out  it is going to get better. remember it is in God's time, not ours. I tend to want to rush it with MY time.. lol  So WE WILL BR MAKE IT!! I promise..

Taz

are these the same drug just different maker ???

Just got one more week of this treatment with sovaldi and riba and the shots .failed twice before with incivic or however its spelled it came creeping back on me at 42 weeks of being negitive so doc had me start triple treatment with sovaldi and the old treatments with shots and riba pills .seems I been on treatment for over 3 .5 years now and I am a freaking bear with a bad attitude .I struggle everyday to keep myself in check .just had blood work done, have not heard back yet if this round has worked .

Worse spell was when I went to burger king last week and told person I did not want mayonnaise on my burger and I got it dripping all over it and I went nuts in restaurant .When I got home I was like wtf did I just do ,I almost went to jail over mayonnaise on a burger .

my wife tells everyone to not to screw with the Bear but I shock myself at times .

Hi August

I am sorry to hear that you have so much going on while your doing your treatment.   That's a lot to manage!  I know that my husband is on the Sovaldi/Oyisio also.  He found that the first few weeks he was very emotional.  He described all his emotions were just amplified (not a little happy, but ecstatic, or not a little angry, but rageful).  He also had problems with insomnia, which didn't help since he sometimes only slept an hour to two at best.  It was hard to tell if the problems with mood was fueled by poor sleep (research shows that sleep is a driving force in mood control).  Here is what was weird...we found that when he made a conscious effort to stay very well hydrated (drinking an extra 30 ounces of water a day), both of these problems seemed to diminish.  Not completely gone, but we can tell when he is not drinking enough water on top of all his other fluids.  It may not work, but its a pretty cheap solution that you can try.

Just another item to think about...most research shows that 30 minutes of walking outside (in addition to whatever your usual activity level is) is just as effective as Prosac or other antidepressants in treating depression.  The challenge we have in prescribing exercise is that when you are tired and depressed, the last think you want to do is go for a walk.   That's why medication sometimes helps to jump start it.

Hang in there.  This WILL get better.  There are a lot of people who have been through this (and more) who are able to listen and encourage you, so stay in touch. 

Sandy

Hi August,

Welcome to the forum, I'm glad you found us. Depression is a known side effect of treatment and hepatitis, but I haven't seen it manifest itself under the Sovaldi protocol the way it does with the Interferon based therapies. It sounds to me like you've got an awful lot on your mind and that alone plus your treatment is certainly enough to put your mood in a place you'd rather not find it. By all means talk to your doctor about this and he/she will have some recommendations to fight the blues. Many of us have used anti depressants while on treatment with good success and your doctor will be your best advisor in this instance. There are a lot of people here that I consider my friends and have been there whenever I needed a shoulder to lean on. If you want to talk about anything, just let us know, we're here for support.

These drugs and the disease in general will make you tired. You're feeling the normal reactions to treatment. If you feel like posting any of your history, like lab results, viral load, genotype, etc, it helps us respond to your posts and we can provide better informed opinions. We often place that info in our signature section (via your profile). That way it shows up at the bottom of all your posts and is real helpful. If you have any questions, just let us know and one of us will be sure to reply. Good luck...

Tig