rebetol side effects

I am taking pegintron and rebetol. Is this normal? I have been reading about all the side effects and had me pretty scared, but so far, I feel fine??

These effects occurred at doses as low as one twentieth of the recommended human dose of ribavirin. REBETOL therapy should not be started until a report of a negative pregnancy test has been obtained immediately prior to planned initiation of therapy." http://www.rxlist.com/rebetol-drug/warnings-precautions.htm Since you are pregnant, you need to be seen ASAP by a competent Obstetrician who can monitor you and the baby for any problems.

s very apparent that you are all ready treating, so just a little FYI, I treated with interferon, ribavirin and incivek for 48 wks, today I am cured and have been for over 2 yrs, it was rough but I have no lasting side effects, wishing you all the best HPG

t see a problem with it because many people experience less side effects with pegasys but the efficacy is similar. Copegus and Rebetol are the same drug but the weight basing for Copegus is 1000 mg per day if you weigh less the 75kg.

Here is a webpage with many links to the IDEAL study; this was sponsored by Schering Plough Pharmaceuticals to evaluate the differences between the two drugs. Not an easy task, as the results show. The official party line indicates there is very little difference between the two drugs in treatment outcomes, but there has been discussion about the study design that might be less than ideal :o). http://tinyurl.

In general terms, white blood cells are known as leukocytes. White blood cells have several components; neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, esonophils and basophils. If hubby is on treatment the particular component that's getting the doc's attention is neutrophil, which can be affected by the drugs. The 'resuce' drug that is used is "Neupogen".

For me i have no side effects...this is my secound round of tx and my first time treating with Bosceprevir i have had no sides,just mild headaches sometimes...if you dont clear by week 12 in my trial...you are discontinued.. retinol exam?...thats just a test for excess vit A...no biggie...long term probs?...depends on how your body reacts to the drugs..but to be honest,,,MOST people on tx do fine...i hope this helps you some...

I received a new batch of meds from Walgreens today and they sent me ribasphere instead of ribavirin. Does anyone know what the difference is? I did a search online and did notice the side effects are different. I have been on ribavirin now for 3 months.

It is better to list all side effects, especially serious side effects, so people are aware of them. I think that even if one has a history of depression the person can treat as long as the person is not unstable mentally to begin with and the depression is being managed well. So if a person is being managed well on ADs then that person should be able to treat, The main thing is to be aware of the possible side effects and deal with them immediately if they appear.

Is it normal for Hep-C treatment side-effects to get progressively worse? I am in my 5th of 6 months treatment. Side-effects have been various and when it seems one thing is getting better then another gets worse. My doctor has done the best they can to treat these side-effects but success seems to be eluding. I am on Peginterferon alpha-2b and Rebetol. What experiences have you had...Anyone?

Among subjects with detectable HCV-RNA at TW8 who had attained undetectable HCV-RNA at TW24 and completed at least 28 weeks of treatment, the SVR rates were 66% (45/68) in VICTRELIS-RGT arm (4 weeks of PegIntron and REBETOL then 24 weeks of VICTRELIS with PegIntron and REBETOL followed by 20 weeks of PegIntron and REBETOL alone) and 75% (55/73) in VICTRELIS-PR48 arms (4 weeks of PegIntron and REBETOL then 44 weeks of VICTRELIS with PegIntron and REBETOL).

Like nygirl said, procrit is a lifesaver while on treatment. I did many weeks of it and had really no bad side effects from it. The ribavirin is the cause of anemia. The good news is sounds like your getting enough of the ribavirin in your system...... Hang in there.

I will be watching all of you who are about to start. Hopefully we can all clear this virus with the lest amount of side effects. The Boceprevir trials look promising.

That said you need to check out your Rebetol dose. Something is strange with your dosing. Generally, 800 mg Rebetol is the lowest dose given, while 150 mcg PegIntron is the highest. May I ask how much you weigh? Are you genotype 1? An easy way to look at if you are getting the correct weight based doses is to do these calculations: 1. Calculate your weight in kilos (your weight in lbs divided by 2.2). 2. Divide your ribavarin dose by your weight in kilos.

Glad to hear the good news and you're still in the fight! Yeah! You want to give yourself the best odds possible so treating longer sounds like a good idea. I am hoping your blood levels stay good throughout treatment and you don't have too many debilitating side effects. Try to be as compliant as possible as far as taking your meds. I am guessing you will have viral load tests at week 24 and periodically thereafter to assure no viral breakthroughs? Best of luck to you, Bee.

after taking pegintron with rebetol capsules,some skin minor damage has occured.i took the treathment for six months as my doctor requires me.i know that these medicines in combination has some bad side effects.can someone explain how i have some damage in skin and i scrach these most time,i dont feel to scrach these only when i put some cream on these small rounded patches .

Unfortunately, due to the severe side effects and inability to clear the virus completely - I was completely taken off the treatment this week. I return in four(4) weeks for follow up. The side effects I am experiencing include flu-like symptoms, trouble breathing, all my energy gone throughout the day, etc...

Nothing to add to the great advice above other than stopping the Incivek early as well as the other remedies Hector mentions When early UND. (RVR ) if side effects were "unmanageable " as suggested to you was tried in trials with very little adverse effect on success. Best of luck..

In a 28-week treatment regimen in which patients received 4 weeks of PEGINTRON(TM) (peginterferon alfa-2b) and REBETOL(R) (ribavirin, USP) prior to the addition of boceprevir (800 mg TID), the rate of sustained virological response at 12 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR 12) was 57 percent (ITT).

Roche offered Interferon free to me but my doctors at a university hospital told me it would work for 20 percent of 1a patients at best. I would get tons of side effects and that the new meds were going to be out soon and would be oral ones. I also need to lose at least 80 lbs for anything to work right. I'm hoping this will work. If not I'm not going to chase a pipe dream day in and out. Got to enjoy what you have when you have it. Another thing...

Those of us who have tried them have had few if any side effects and have gotten good results (so far, the court is still out on long term). But having HCV throughout your life poses some concerns which differ from the rest of us and I hope that you and attagrl can hook up in some way so that you can be helped by her experience. Good luck to you!

06 that just completed a 60 week treatment of Peg-intron and Rebetol. I was undetected at 12 weeks and stayed undetected through out the treatment. Unfortunately, the virus was detected 6 weeks after I stopped the treatment. I would really appreciate your thoughts on what you think would be the best course of action at this point. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

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