Hi Hope.
I also source my meds the same as you suffered for years with Anxiety and Panic Attacks I used to worry about worrying these meds seemed to have fixed all that was never told HCV possibly was the cause of all these other ailments learnt it from this website peoples post etc .
From one worrier to another don’t be scare.

Ohw hope, I’m/ was a geno 3 like you, experiencing same side with hepc…depression, hight, alcohol freaked me out…antibiotics ugh awful…But in contrary to antibiotics, TX will get your virus out! You’re anxiety will dissapear! you will feel like eating, living, loving…at the beginning I experienced huge brainfog (we all) just because the tx was searching in every little tiny vessel to break everything open…Start TX.! Nothing to worry about…a new life is waiting for you!
And it’s true that maybe not everyone is flying through treatment, but the majority is…!

Hi Hope, I’me g3 too, suffered with severe anxiety too, got my meds too. I started on friday 29th, Just 4 days ago and I already feel much better with regards to anxiety, plus I’ve been experiencing this clarity of mind thing the last two days. All good . Take the plunge, you wont regret it. Wilko.

I totally agree with Jaz

“I end up on emergency for at least 2 times a year either from racing heart or cramping body wich made me feel like I will die alone in the flat cramped up totally or really low blood pressure…always imagining the worst case scenario. Than when I think about all this in combination with some new drugs that I willl be taking, not to be able to explain the docs on ER that I’m taking something they know nothing about it makes me scared to death. What if I get a really high pulse and they give me something like amiodarone as the only drug that can help me? What if…what if…?”

In my opinion these are real and valid fears. I have also thought about those “what ifs”. But in my case I don’t usually have those kinds of medical issues.

In your case, with your track record at ER, I don’t think you should take the chance. I think you need to find a supportive doctor who is willing and able to monitor you through the tx and also deal with the issues that you describe, should they occur. You need to tell him the full picture before you start the meds and you both need to decide on your plans for all the scenarios that might happen during tx. When you know exactly what to do and how you will be taken care of, you will worry no more.

If you can’t find this kind of care then of course you will worry, with good reason. The last thing you should do is try to suppress your worries with drugs and take the plunge with no safety net.

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If I were you I’d look for a specialist within a hospital who is supportive of the generics and willing to monitor you. People here have been able to find such a person but perhaps have had to knock on quite a few doors before reaching the right person. When you attend a hospital live clinic they usually tell you that you can turn up there 24/7 if you are feeling unwell. There is usually a ward attached to the clinic. You need never go to ER in that case. You would go straight to the liver clinic where they would already be familiar with all the meds that you were on, and all the hospital facilities would be available to you should you need them. Even if you had to call the paramedics in the middle of the night you could explain the situation to them and tell them to take you straight to the liver department.

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Hi Hope roughly where do you live