Ribavirin withdrawal
Common Questions and Answers about Ribavirin withdrawal
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I'm on week 9 of sovaldi/ribavirin for GT. My co-workers are about ready to shoot me. My doc prescribed Clonidine for insomnia and anxiety but it hasn't helped the rage. Thank you, orphanedhawk, for the tips!
How long that ribavirin stay's in my system after doctor tells me my bloodwork came out good and i can get of that medizin.
I am running short on my Ribavirin. Does anyone know of any resources? What would be the least expensive way, assuming that my doc won't give my Rx.
PTL! But do.have any of you expperience withdrawal symptoms? I am still having arthritic type pain and headaches.
Along with Interferon you would probably be taking Ribavirin (a pill), which also causes some side effects including upset stomach, possibly a rash, and adds to the fatigue. Again, side effects vary from person to person. In my husband's case, he had some slight nausea that was easily managed with another prescription and a mild rash that was easily managed with a prescription. Interferon and Ribavirin together are the old standard of care treatment for Hep C.
Coz im scared of the Side effect of interferon which sounded like opiate withdrawal and yes i have depression im an x addict and i dont want to be hurting coz its like a nightmare to be hurting again like That for 24weeks. Does the interferon causes the Side effect or the ribavirin?
I took Ambien (still do) and while it didn't give me a full nights sleep an hour after I took it I could put my head on the pillow and zonk right out (and I was on TONS of ribavirin my serum level was extremely high). I seemed like most people to wake up after about 4 hours (even on the CR Ambien time release) but I could fall back asleep again. And again. And again. So I got some sleep. It did help.
Indeed, the group receiving peginterferon 270 µg/week plus ribavirin 1600 mg/day had the highest withdrawal rate, the highest rate of grade 3/4 neutropenia, and the greatest use of growth factor support compared with the other treatment groups. However, the frequency of serious adverse events was similar across all 4 groups.
s assistant called yesterday and said I am anemic and to take a shot of procrit. Also to reduce to 400mg/day ribavirin instead of my 800mg. I am in week 15 and have been UND at week three on triple therapy with incivek. Genotype 1a. Weigh 140 lbs. I was on 1000mg for 6 weeks and for the remainder of the time have been on 800mg. Yesterday I started on 400 mg and am worried about relapse. What is the role of ribavirin and just how important is it to SVR? I am on course for 24 wk.
I'm in the Telaprevir trial in week 13, so I finished the Telaprevir (or placebo) this past Wednesday. A day or two before that my scalp started itching. Yesterday it spread to the point that I had the itchies on almost half my body. Then I noticed tiny bumps where it itched worst. I took Benadryl, which didn't make it totally go away but brought it under control. It's better today but not gone. Just took another Benadryl.
This was shown in a retrospective analysis of a large, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in which patients who achieved RVR had an SVR rate of approximately 90% regardless of whether they received peginterferon alfa and ribavirin, standard interferon and ribavirin, or peginterferon alfa monotherapy. In addition, the likelihood of SVR patients with genotype 1 infection who achieve an RVR does not appear to be affected by shortening the duration or reducing the dose of ribavirin.
High Ribavirin? I am thinking about trying tx in a clinical trial with high riba. (about two times normal).
It seems like a lot of people here who did clear with SOC had more side effects than those who did not clear. I had few side effects but also did not clear. Maybe its the riba
I thought jmjm530 cleared using lots of Riba?
Anyone else do this or have thoughts?
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