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  • 22 April 2019 at 4:49 pm in reply to: Feeling extremely tired while on Maviret #29149
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    Hello Josie, welcome to the forum and congratulations on starting treatment. There should be no interaction between Methadone and Mavyret (as you can see from the University of Liverpool website below). So I’m not sure about the reason behind your extreme tiredness, hopefully Dr James will give his professional advice soon, or other forum members who have been in your shoes.
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    19 April 2019 at 3:10 pm in reply to: How long to clean your system #29143
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    You’re very welcome Miodrag, I hope your next birthday becomes a major party, the odds are really in your favor.
    Dr James has written before : “when the patient finishes taking the treatment, the medication rapidly leaves his/her system. Within a day there is only 1/2 as much left, in 2 days 1/4, 3 days 1/8, 4 days 1/16, 5 days 1/32, 6 days 1/64 and so on. After a couple of months, there is no trace of the medication in the patient’s system”.
    I’m pretty sure by “couple of months”, he means 2 months, at the most.

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    18 April 2019 at 9:01 pm in reply to: How long to clean your system #29141
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    Congratulations Miodrag on your undetected result, that’s great, looking forward to your cure announcement in June :+1: :+1: I know that a couple of months after end of treatment, there is no trace of the medication in the patient’s system.

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    12 April 2019 at 4:07 am in reply to: Butterfly at EASL 2019 #29121
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    Amazing work Hazel, your determination and fight for the cause of eliminating Hep C is admirable. The website is great too, you made the butterfly symbol come alive. The whole Hep C Action NZ team deserves a lot of praise, especially Dr James, he definitely deserves that recognition.

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    10 April 2019 at 10:25 pm in reply to: Starting Epclusa 4/11/19 #29106
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    Hi Lisa, Dr James should reassure you, but you shouldn’t worry about taking Propranolol with Epclusa according to this excellent resource from the University of Liverpool https://www.hep-druginteractions.org/checker . It lists any potential interactions for Hepatitis C medications, and as you can see below, it’s OK to take Propranolol with Epclusa.

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    10 April 2019 at 12:13 am in reply to: Starting Epclusa 4/11/19 #29098
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    Hi Lisa, welcome to the forum, and congratulations on getting your first 28 pills of Epclusa medication. I hope that definite plans are in place for getting the remaining 56 pills since all 84 pills are needed to reach cure. Having Hep C for 30 years is an awful long time, but the good news is that your cure chances are not affected by how long you’ve had it, Epclusa is a really excellent medication with a cure rate of about 95% and a very mild side effects proifile, so you should be very optimistic about finally getting rid of this terrible disease.

    Here are a few recommendations to follow during treatment :

    1. Drink plenty of water as it really helps eliminate/minimize any potential side effects.
    2. Take your medication at the same time every day just before or with food, as it helps with the medication absorption.
    3. Try to get enough rest and eat healthy (plenty of fruits and vegetables).
    4. Be careful not to take any medications that may interact with your Hep C medications. For instance, don’t take antacid medications with Epclusa. This webpage will tell you about any possible medication interactions http://www.hep-druginteractions.org/checker

    Additionally, the ‘During Treatment’ section of the FAQs page fixhepc.com/frequently-asked-questions.html has some more detailed information.

    Best of luck to you :)

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    5 April 2019 at 8:31 am in reply to: Mavyret 18th day #29092
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    That’s awesome Tototo :cheer: :cheer: Looking forward to your SVR 24 announcement.

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    4 April 2019 at 8:41 am in reply to: Awesome things happening after EOT #29087
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    I’m not so sure the Donald Trump hairstyle is a good fit for you Dr James :)

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    3 April 2019 at 5:28 pm in reply to: Awesome things happening after EOT #29081
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    Sounds awesome Tigerfan, enjoy looking 20 years younger :) . It’s a well known fact that Hep C can affect every organ of the body, including the largest one, the skin. You’re quite fortunate that it didn’t affect your liver.

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    28 March 2019 at 4:05 am in reply to: Hold on a second… Is it me or am I cured? #29069
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    You’re very welcome John, thank you, great to have you on the forum.

    I think that pretty much covers all infection routes Dr James, nice work! :cheer:

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    27 March 2019 at 4:51 am in reply to: Mavyret and Kratom #29057
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    Hi Gable , welcome to the forum, and congratulations on starting treatment. Mavyret is a really excellent drug and you should be very optimistic about reaching cure. Regarding the use of Kratom with Mavyret, a previous answer by Dr James Freeman, FixHepC’s founder, on the forum states that Kratom should be avoided when treated with Daclatasvir medication, and that “it should be ok, but…” (so maybe best avoided) when treated with Epclusa medication, but he didn’t comment about Mavyret medication in that thread https://fixhepc.com/forum/drug-interactions/1519-sofosburvir-daclatasvir-worried-about-kratom-usage.html#26432 Hopefully he will provide his opinion about it here.

    It’s worth noting though that the patient in the linked thread said “I felt so much better after finishing Epclusa I never bothered with kratom again”.

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    27 March 2019 at 1:30 am in reply to: Hold on a second… Is it me or am I cured? #29056
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    Congratulation John, that’s fantastic news :cheer: :cheer: :+1: :+1: I know that Hep C can only be transmitted through blood to blood contact, but I’ll let other forum members with more scientific knowledge about the subject answer your question.

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    23 March 2019 at 11:14 pm in reply to: Just started treatment #29048
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    Hi Austincr, welcome to the forum, and congratulations on starting treatment. Epclusa is a really excellent medication with a cure rate of about 95%, you should be very optimistic. Another great thing about Epclusa (and the new DAA drugs in general) is that its side effects profile is quite mild. Just drink plenty of water (as it really helps avoid any side effects), and it should be smooth sailing from here on out. Feeling more energetic is a very common positive development after starting treatment, and it should definitely become a permanent feeling with treatment success. Please just make sure you don’t take any medications that may interact with Epclusa. Best of luck to you.

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    22 March 2019 at 10:15 am in reply to: after treatment ends how long till i feel normal and have energy #29044
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    Congratulations on your cure Chris, fantastic news, enjoy your Hep C free life #woohoo!

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    20 March 2019 at 4:38 pm in reply to: Why do you do it? #29038
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    I think you made the right choice by taking this risk Dr James, thousands of patients around the world are glad you did (when others wouldn’t). Beautiful poem.

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