ribavirin cough

I've been on treatment with ribavirin twice now and developed the dry RIBA cough your talking about. What has helped me the most is a warm mist humidifier. I run it all night long while I'm sleeping. I spent about $100 on it and for me it's been worth every penny. I still have coughing fits but it's not as bad as it was. Others might have good suggestions too, but this is what has worked best for me. You'll just have to try a few things to see what works best for you.

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Tried antibiotics, chest X-ray, turned out to be just a miserable riba cough. Used a hydrocodon cough syrup so it would not wake me at night and lots of water to sooth it during the day. Agree about the lack of energy for sex, but most of the antidepressants ruin sex anyway.

I am sorry it has been rough for you. Many people get the hacking cough I believe from the ribavirin. I don't have an idea for what might help but I just wanted to send you encouragement, you are getting really close now. If your experience is like mine It kind of dragged more closer to the end.

The ribavirin makes a lot of people cough. Stay well huydrated and keep some hard candy in your mouth. It will go away once you stop treatment.

Has anyone gone through the HCV clinical trial with 7977 and Ribavirin for 12 weeks? RU undetectable?

Ribavirin otherwise known as the riba cough. Very common side effect.

The dry cough has been attributed to Ribavirin. My cough continued throughout tx and was also annoying, but didn't keep me awake at night. Drink water frequently to keep hydrated. I also took antihistamines for rash/skin issue, that seems to help the cough some. Talk to your doctor to discuss further. Procit is often given when the Hgb goes below 10.0, or given in combination with a dose reduction of Riba. You should discuss this with your doctor also to have a plan if this occurs.

I am hep c type 1a started treatment on april 4, 2013 with a VL of over 4 million. I had the whole barrage of side effects but the cough is the worst yet. I did not go negative till week 20 but my log dropped within acceptable range within the first two weeks. I struggled through the first 12 weeks of hell pretty depressed because I did not go negative. At week 19 I started to get a tickle in my throat then progressed to a dry hacking nonproductive cough.

It could very likely be that your coughing is directly related to this large amount (1600 mg ) of ribavirin. If so, it can lead to a myriad of pulmonary conditions, including pneumonia, which would likely be a treatment-ending event . I would consult with your doctor if it continues as it can lead to very serious medical complications. These symptoms are well described on the prescribing info for ribavirin and are known to be a possible side effect for a certain population. Best of luck.

Did 24 weeks and turned out to be a non-responder. About two years later I tried ribavirin/intron but developed a serious hacking cough that was so bad I couldn't even talk to anyone. Now I'm trying again. Last Thursday I took my first injection with the rib. I prepared for a night of the flu like symptoms but was happy when awoke because it was very light. I just had some muscle aches. But since then every time I take the ribavirin it's almost like getting the flu.

My husband developed the dry throat and cough almost immediately after starting treatment, and he had pretty severe anemia by week 16 -- he definitely felt it harder to breathe and shorter of breath the lower his hemoglobin dropped. Once he was transfused and put on procrit and his anemia improved, he started breathing more comfortably. Bill1954: Incidentally, come to think of it, he lost the nasty sore throat and cough along with the severe anemia, and we never thought to correlate the two...

He is on Ribavirin 800 Mg daily.. and interferon once in week. And some other medicines .. for insomania. and for pain in stomach.

I have hep c genotype2. I'm taking ribavirin and interferon. I have developed a dry hacking and sometimes wheezing cough from the bronchial area of my chest. It's mostly non productive coughing. I notice that it becomes worse on the day that I do the interferon inj. Is there any safe otc or rx medicine I could take when it becomes more than I can take? They say I'm already at stage 4 cirrhosis, but need something to tame this thing. I've tried cough syrup...

Dear All, I am having severe cough and throat infection during treatment ( don't know if it is reatment side effects). Can I take any medicine to cure it ; I mean anti-biotics or something.. I need to know as I didn't take yet due to on-going treatment. please advise?

Just started treatment for Hep C. This is my 3rd day taking Sovaldi and Ribavirin. No side effects, yet. Just curious, if anemia sets in, when would that be? Is it two weeks into treatment?

RISK OF SERIOUS DISORDERS AND RIBAVIRIN ASSOCIATED EFFECTS "Significant teratogenic and embryocidal effects have been demonstrated in all animal species exposed to ribavirin. Therefore, COPEGUS is contraindicated in women who are pregnant and in the male partners of women who are pregnant.

Fortunately after a 3 week visit with my 90 year old dad who recently had a heart attack I am back home and started treatment yesterday with Sovaldi and Ribavirin 2xs a day. For 12 weeks My question is not so much about the Sovaldi but is there anyone out there on Ribavirin and if you are experiencing side effects of it? Does it get worse as the days progress. Is there anything you could do to help ease the side effects?

I'm on the Abbvie trial and yesterday developed a cough that gradually worsened. This morning I coughed up some phlegm and wasn't too worried, but then when I coughed a few hours later, I noticed bright red streaks of blood in the mucous. I suspect I picked up a lung infection and am guessing that it will clear with time. I already did one set of antibiotics at the start of this treatment with a head cold and hate to do another.

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