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Vitamins during treatment 2 years 7 months ago #27803

Hopeful425 Offline New Member Posts: 13 Thank you received: 40 Karma: 0	I was told by my nurse that I shouldn’t take any vitamins while on mayvret. Is this true? I’m vegetarian, and need B12 at least. Anyone else taking supplements during treatment?
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Vitamins during treatment 2 years 7 months ago #27807

Mar Offline Administrator Posts: 283 Thank you received: 756 Karma: 10	Hi Hopeful, it's totally fine to take vitamin B12 during treatment, here is a long post by Dr James Freeman, FixHepC's founder, and he mentions at the beginning that vitamins B12 and D (for instance) won't impact treatment in any way fixhepc.com/forum/drug-interactions/2107-supplements.html#27584
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Vitamins during treatment 2 years 7 months ago #27808

Hopeful425 Offline New Member Posts: 13 Thank you received: 40 Karma: 0	Great! Thank you so much
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Vitamins during treatment (vegetrarians) 2 years 7 months ago #27811

DrJames Offline Platinum Member Posts: 1969 Thank you received: 7231 Karma: 109	Welcome to the forum Hopeful425, You're right that continuing B12 is important for a vegetarian and you definitely should continue this. The problem with "one size fits all" information is that it does not. What supplements are you taking at the moment and what are the reasons/expected benefits? Also what other medications do you take (if any).
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Vitamins during treatment (vegetrarians) 2 years 7 months ago #27816

Hopeful425 Offline New Member Posts: 13 Thank you received: 40 Karma: 0	I was taking a multi- vitamin given by my nutritiinalist, hydroxozine for sleep, and nitro as needed for angina I was told I could continue the hydroxozine, but the nurse was unsure of the vitamins. I eat very healthy, but fine that I really lack in b 12, Is a complex B okay?
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Vitamins during treatment (vegetrarians) 2 years 7 months ago #27818

DrJames Offline Platinum Member Posts: 1969 Thank you received: 7231 Karma: 109	B12 is fine to take with Mavyret. So are hydroxizine and nitrates. Here is the interaction checker: www.hep-druginteractions.org And here is the report
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