I got bad sides like tiredness after eating due to my low body weight on the Sof/Dac Tx. Tx is calculated for 75 kilo person, I’m barely 60 kilos, discussed it with Doc and next day I am fine, eating like a horse again an not falling asleep at the wheel when driving.

Also got depression, yucky guts, sun sensitivity and sore legs for goodness sakes, had all that for a long time when I was ill with the virus. Seems my liver was getting a bit too much Daclatasvir for too long after 10 weeks of it, Doc suggested ditching a bit of the Dac and reducing the dose somewhat. All good the next day, pain in legs gone, get energy after eating instead of falling asleep after every meal.

I’m nearly EOT so virus should be well gone by now, no need to load up the liver so much,
So don’t freak out if you get these symptoms on the Sof/Dac Tx, talk to doc/monkmed if in doubt, Sof/Led is apparently somewhat easier, they will know a lot more when they get some numbers back from Redemption I guess, yeah I know RTFM

Thinking of you Berrinice,
It’s a long tx to do 24 weeks and congrats on almost being through it xxx
I’m tired anyway food or not at week 5, I think it’s my anxiety and my bursts of activity combined
I am happy that I have put on weight already 3 kgs
I do have nighttime nausea lately did you have this?
Wishing you well
Love from Ariel x

I’m not saying you have diabetes, but extreme tiredness/drowsiness after lunch is what originally sent me to the doctor back in 2000. I was not undergoing treatment for HCV at that time, nor indeed had I even been diagnosed. So I was treated for diabetes and the tiredness after eating cleared up. Now, we (my doctors and I) reckon the diabetes (insulin resistance) is caused by the HCV.

If this persists, you might have your blood sugar tested while fasting, and then again two hours after a normal meal. You also might request a hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c – shows your average blood glucose level over the past 3 months I think, could be 4 months) be done at your next bloods.

Interestingly, and as an aside, an acupuncturist told me that the Chinese word for diabetes means something like “tiredness after lunch.”

Don’t want to scare you, but the title of this thread raised a red flag for me. If it’s nothing, then well – better safe than sorry.

Although I agree with you that checking her blood sugar would be a good idea, checking a HEMOGLOBIN A1C (HbA1C) would probably not be accurate because the test is done on hemoglobin and she took Ribavirin which lowers hemoglobin.

Diabetes Mellitus means sweet urine.

P.

Well, reading many of these posts has got me thinking I should be tested for diabetes 2 or IR. I’m in week 6 of Sof/Dac and past week been feeling very fatigued, worse after eating – but this was pre-tx anyway – I’m not experiencing the ‘energy’ earlier in tx, I have had vicious migraines, intense for 4 days then subside to an intermittent headache that builds as day progresses and pounding by night, nausea, low appetite -forcing myself to eat because of weakness and dizziness, very thirsty all the time; suffering a big flare-up of joint pain and arthritis -fingers, toes and cheekbones (TMJ) very swollen.
Been very ‘brain foggy’ again and blurred vision still!

I think I’ve read others say around 6 weeks they hit a slump – but ‘fogginess’ means I can’t remember where

Thanks Ken, looking at your results in your signature – 8w UND – Good For You! Yep, definitely feeling shocking for about a week, so I hope it’s a passing thing.
Only 2 weeks to go – wishing you all the best for your SVR, post-Tx