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Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 7 years 1 month ago #24038
Hi there, I am starting an 8 week Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir treatment, Genotype 1a Over the last 3 months I have been taking KRATOM ,It is an Indonesian herb with relaxing anti-anxiety properties. I am finding it surprisingly hard to quit and am wondering about any interactions? The following user(s) said Thank You: coral | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 7 years 1 month ago #24044
Yes this could be a problem for both the Sofosbuvir and the Daclatasvir, both of which would be expected to be at higher levels in your blood stream due to Kratom inhibiting their metabolism. This might be helpful for you as 8 weeks treatment with Sof+Dac for GT1 is borderline - you should take 12 weeks, but is not to be recommended. www.dovepress.com/pharmacokinetics-of-mi...ulltext-article-DDDT
Daclatasvir is metabolised by CYPD3A4 so if you inhibit it with Kratom you will run high levels of Daclatasvir in your blood. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/842315
So Kratom is also expected to elevate your Sofosbuvir levels and it can be cardiotoxic in high doses. Advice You should seriously consider not taking Kratom for the duration of treatment. You should also seriously consider getting another 4 weeks treatment. YMMV The following user(s) said Thank You: coral | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 7 years 1 month ago #24045
Thank you for this reply, I Will stop Kratom usage before starting medication. My hepc specialist here in Canada wrote the 8 week prescription, my viral load is low, but I agree and I will look into doing an extra 4 weeks. | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 7 years 1 month ago #24053
Well that's a relief. With the GT1a the 8 week duration for treatment naive low fibrosis patients with a viral load of less than 6 million the data related to Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir and has been shown to be optimistic ie in the real world patients with this profile get better results with 12 weeks treatment. Sof/Dac is probably slightly better but it is an extrapolation from data for a different drug combo. YMMV The following user(s) said Thank You: Gaj | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 5 years 11 months ago #26432
DrJames: How do you feel about low to moderate kratom use while on Epclusa? Prescribing information for Epclusa specifically states that
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Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 5 years 11 months ago #26433
The metabolism of Kratom has been studied. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425236/ It is a potent inhibitor of a number of cytochromes including the CYP3A4 one that metabolised daclatasvir so would be expected to cause daclatasvir toxicity or increased side effects. It is also an inhibitor of P-glycoprotein, but as you note that is allowed for Epclusa. So the answer is a guarded "it should be ok" but... YMMV | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 5 years 4 months ago #27395
DrJames, Thanks for your advice. I underwent treatment with 12 weeks Epclusa: had serious fatigue as a side effect, but that was the DAA doing its job, everyone responds differently. Reached SVR24 so cured now. I did discontinue kratom use a month before starting treatment as the jury is still out it seems. Felt so much better after finishing Epclusa I never bothered with kratom again. Thanks for the service you provide to the Hep C community! | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 5 years 4 months ago #27397
Hello lamussa, Thanks for the update and congratulations on your SVR12. My observation is that while Epclusa is a good drug it does seem to have a few more side effects than either Haroni or Sovaldi+Daklinza. It's awesome to hear your improvement is sufficient that you don't need other medications. This is common and one of the nice things about helping people get treated - patients come back and say "Hey, I really do feel better" YMMV | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 5 years 4 months ago #27398
Thank you Mar and DrJames. My gastroenterologist told me he prefers prescribing Mavyret and Epclusa now, using Harvoni if dictated by a patient's insurance. The extreme fatigue I felt while on Epclusa was unusual in his experience and vanished at week ten. I was a fast responder to Epclusa with viral load dropping to 50 in two weeks. All in the past now. | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 5 years 4 months ago #27404
We are lucky that all the new medications - Harvoni, Epclusa and Mavyret are remarkably clean in terms of having minimal side effect in most patients. Some people do it harder than others, but overall it's like chalk and cheese compared to the bad old days of PEG/Riba for 12 months of hell and a 50% chance of cure. YMMV | |
Sofosburvir + Daclatasvir Worried about KRATOM usage 4 years 10 months ago #27911
| I just started epclusa 3 weeks ago and I started taking kratom a week ago. Has anyone taken kratom during their treatment? Should I stop taking it? Are there anything I should be worried about if I don't stop? Will it decrease the chances of curing it? Any general information would be appreciated, thank you. |
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