Hi,

My son is continuing with his workouts – he is a fitness instructor – he is taking creatinine as a supplement. Is this ok do you think?

He is wondering if he should drop it or not.

Thank you!

Day 8 of sof led treatment!

Best wishes

Creatine is the most studied supplement of all time. It works. There is evidence that some are non responders but most usually are. There is a ton of info out there. Stay away from the fancy stuff that doesn’t work and stick to Creatine Monohydrate. 5 to 10g a day. No need to load it. Back in the day they say to take 20g a day for 5 days but new research says no need to.

Thank you Tommy!

Great advice and he is using just that! Thank you so much!!

I meant non responders to the creatine supplement. The way creatine works shouldn’t interfer with hep c meds. It can cause stomach aches, diarrhea, or both in a very small percentage of people. It will most likely cause weight gain to. It pulls water into your muscles, which causes water-weight gain and makes muscles look bigger initially. (You don’t actually gain muscle fibers until you work out.) I would always run anything you take through your doctor. Most recommendations I see from most hep c websites etc say stop taking everything but A multi vitamin mineral supplement and vitamine D when on treatment.

Hi Everybody,

I’ve been browsing the threads to see whether I can find good information about the following 2 questions, but I got confused, would anyone have perhaps more information?

1. Vitamin B supplements – before tx I used to take brewer’s yeast tablets and I felt quite good. After starting the tx I stopped taking it, because I am not sure if the fungus used to make these tablets might contain bad substances…. 2 weeks ago I took one tablet and in that day I felt slightly better and slept better. So, the question here is if brewer’s yeast is safe to take during tx ?

2. Exposure to sun – here in Europe it’s sumner time and I would like to spend some days, staying outside, going to the beach, swimming…. During IF+RIB it was not recomnended. How about now, with Sof+Led, no Rib? Will I risk something extra by compare with people not being under treatment? Of course, I will drink plenty of water, using sun cream, etc.

Many thanks,
RHF

I was on Sof/Dac rather than with Sof/Led so maybe different. I spent several hours at a time in the sun over summer and didn’t notice any increased tendency to sunburn but I did make sure I used SPF30+ suncream at all times and didn’t spend the full day outside. I did notice my eyes seemed more sensitive to light but a good pair of polarised sunglasses and a hat helped with that.

I completed 8 weeks of tx with Harvoni last Monday. The virus was undetected at 4 weeks and again at 8 weeks. Here are the supplements that I continued to take throughout treatment.

B Complex (methylated form)
Complete Mineral Complex
Omega 3 (fish oil)
Multivitamin (Erewhon store brand)
Vitamin C powder (in my daily health smoothie)
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Probiotics
Now I am also taking Silymarin and Acetyl-L Carnitine. I plan to restart taking CoQ10 and Glutathione, too. All supplements (other than the multivitamin of which I am not certain of) are of high quality.

I also made a daily morning smoothie with:
Almond milk, blueberries, cranberries, apple, fresh ginger, kiwi fruit, banana, avocado, whole raw almonds, flax meal, pumpkin seeds, organic grass fed whey protein.
I have now added kale and barley grass powder to the smoothie since EOT.

Anyway, so many people are worried about supplements during treatment, but I was concerned more about damage from the drug.
Time to heal!