Voting Question: Hep C – PEGylated Interferon Treatment?
Voting Question: Hep C – PEGylated interferon Treatment?
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My boyfriend had Hep C from being a heroine user and sharing a needle. He had the PEGylated interferon treatment back in 2009. To this day, he complains of a weakened immune system which causes him to be sick A LOT. He throws up and/ or has diarrea at least once a week with the illnesses sometimes leaving him too sick to work or function normally for 4 or 5 days. He also has an ulcer and is plagued with Reflux. His quality of life is severely diminished due to this treatment, or so he believes.
Has anyone else suffered from similar long term side effects? Has anyone found any solutions? I cannot imagine going through life constantly throwing up and being susceptible to every bug out there.
Is this normal?
Or, could he be using Opitates behind my back and this is a side effect from the opiates? I’m confused and unsure of the realities of PEGylated interferon treatment and opiate addiction. I know he has used heroine, pain pills, methadone, and morphine in his past. He gives me reasons sometimes to think he is still using, but denies it vehemently and I am not sure what to believe.
Resolved Question: What happens when you get off methadone?
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I know someone who is getting off of Methadone as a opiate replacement theorpy. I was wondering what are the side effects of coming off of Methadone? Will the attitude change from happy to grumpy or bitchy? Complete personality change? What should I expect from this person? How can she correct any side effects. Thank you in advance
Resolved Question: Does everyone with RSD get terrible Hot Flashes (not to mention major weight gain)?
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I have had RSD for 2.5 years. It started in my right arm after a freak accident and soon traveled down my leg. 1 year ago I got into a car accident and it made the RSD “travel” to my left side and gave me whiplash. Now I have RSD in all four limbs and in my neck. I have done every possible injection with no relief and fortunately, stopped the process on the Permanent snipping procedures when I realized that they seriously limit future options if it doesn’t work ( which the chances of it being effective for me were pretty low). I am not a candidate for a spinal stem stimulator because of the amount of damage to my limbs.
However, I have found that I can usually deal with the pain ( with the aid of Methadone, Morphine and Flexeril) but there are several side effects that I just can’t take!!!! I get terrible hot flashes that make me feel as though my eyes are burning in my face! My face and hair get all sweaty and I sometimes feel faint. Once I have had a hot flash, I will usually have a series of several or I will continue to feel overheated and clammy for several hours. I’ve only heard of hot flashes in Menopausal women who treat it with hormones. My doctor does not seem to care, but this is REALLY bothersome to me. I’m not even 30! Does anyone have any tips or ideas to help?
Secondly, I gained 40 some pounds in about 4 months and have been unable to do anything about it. I have always been thin but now I am 35 pounds over the maximum weight for my size/shape! Before I got hurt weight loss was easy; I just hit the treadmill or elliptical machine a little harder for a few days. Now I’m lucky if I can go for a walk that day. If I have a good day I can never decide if I should go outside and do as much as I can or if I should take it easy in the hopes that I will have more good days. I eat very healthy and have cut my portions in half considerably to no avail. My doctor just put me on 10mg 2x/day last week to help me lose weight and to keep me awake ( lately I’m so tired I could sleep 20 hours /day). Now I just feel bloated to the extent that I look 7 months pregnant- no joke! If my body is broken, it’s not fair that it has to look bad now, too. :(
Does anyone have any ideas about how to get a grip on these two side effects? Sometimes the side effects are more difficult to deal with than the RSD itself!
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The war on drugs cannot be won
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