Hi Chris1234,

Congratulations on starting your treatment. Most people are pretty surprised at the low number or complete lack of side effects and I wish that for you.

I did get a bit fluey initially and my particular treatment caused some (bearable) headaches but as time goes on it is the improvements rather than the side effects that become apparent. The brain fog that was such a big issue for me improved during treatment and continued to improve long after I was cured.

I can now see that there was some depression mixed up in all of the crappiness of having Hep C as well as the exhaustion of trying to maintain some sense of functional normality with the heavy burden of having the virus on my back. For me there was a gradual improvement in my energy levels and general sense of well being.

Now that I am a couple of years cured I can absolutely see the differences between pre and post Hep C and those improvements started as soon as the medication started to take effect.

The best advice is to take every single pill at the same time every day to the very last. Drink lots of water, eat well, get some exercise and have faith that this treatment works. You also have Dr James, one of the most experienced Hep C experts in the world and all round amazing human, in your corner.

Wishing you all the best for your treatment. Let us know how you are travelling.

Coral

Im about to start mavyret.So scared.Is the pill really big?Is it possible to cut it in halves?

Thank you

Hi Chris, welcome to the forum, there is really nothing to worry about, please see my reply to your other post here.

After treatment is night and day. I finished treatment 15 months ago and was just today thinking of the colossal mental and physical difference, from all those years before, and these 15 months after.
Sometimes I feel like thanking the manufacturer! it really is an astonishing difference. I had some side effects and I think most of it stemmed from fear and anxiety. I also felt sort of “stoned” for the length of the treatment which was uncomfortable.
Drink lots of water, when you feel like crashing (if you do), crash and rest. Eat healthily!