I am just working through it Browny, day 5 and so far so good eh, started saturday and by monday I was used to the meds, I work in a factory doing some heavy work, not much thinking thank goodness, my brain has been fried by this virus,

I am interested in hearing about coping mechanisms for working while on treatment also. I am the sole income earner for my household. I work in customer service and administration – so together ideally I should present with a cheery welcoming countenance while paying attention to detail. To tell the truth I am struggling with this at the moment as I am waiting to begin treatment. Hopefully I will get through ok.

Hey Browny I work a 60+ hours per week in a demanding job doing shiftwork and am finishing week 6, bit buggered today after 14 1/2 hr day but only have 1 more week then I have 4 months off to look forward too . YMMV

Hey Browny, Im on my 16th/17th day, im the sole earner too, typically work 50 or more hours a week, job takes a lot of concentration, but no problem as far as side effect, haven’t missed any work, the only problem ive had is with the SLEEP, cause when the meds pop my eyes open after only 3 hours of sleep, then I don’t fall back asleep until 6AM, and then its time to get up and go at it, so for me, its just the messed up sleep cycle.

Having said that i saw the Dr. yesterday and said ‘DOCTOR, I can’t sleep, you gotta give me something here”, and gave me a bottle of one of those ..razapams, so last night I slept all the way through and the wife therefore got her first good night’s sleep too since I started the meds, cause I was keeping her awake all night getting in and out of bed.

If you have the sleep issue, which a lot of people do I hear, dont wait two weeks like I did, get in there and get something, for me it was not getting better, it was consistently 3 hours of sleep then POW, I was UP. . But OTHER than that…ive got nothing to bitch about and even that feels like a pretty whiney, minor thing to bitch about considering all in all.

I’m 17 days into Sof/ Dac and no sides at all
I sleep well, exercise as normal, and feel no more tired than before
I actually feel no better or worse and apart from the taste of the pills would think they were placebos (joking about the placebos)

I take mine about 6.30 – 7pm
I have them with either turmeric and rice milk, coconut juice, or apple cider vinegar and manuka honey
Apart from killing the strong taste, these are good for you in general and makes me feel like I’m doing something good for my body

I am a big water drinker anyway, but now drink 3L+ per day, so being near a toilet is a necessity
I was out and about yesterday and didn’t drink as much water as usual
I felt like my mouth was really dry that evening, so I think drinking lots of water is essential, esp when on this stuff

A consequence of my hep is that I use exercise as a way of warding off bad habits and so now I can’t do without it
I made a commitment that I would do all i can to keep up my cardio work in particular so i feel good and tired at night
i try and choose interesting books (paper not screen) to read before bed and soon find myself nodding off

Anyhoo, hope this helps
Good luck, but I think you may be surprised (as I am) at how little the side effect are

Thank you Browny for your post.
All the replies have been so positive and immensely helpful to me as they are first hand accounts of responses and feelings about continuing work while under treatment. It’s happening now and all attainable. I can clear the virus and live my life.