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would like to hear about your experience with riba rash
by grammajen, Jul 02, 2007 12:00AM
I am in week 18/24 and have only had the rash develop within the last couple of weeks. It cleared up on my upper chest with using HCL 1% cream for one week. My arms and hands now have similar raised red patchy rash with major itch. I also have non-itchy dark red patchy rash under the skin on my ankles and calves. The hepatitis service nurse suggested I take reactine for the itch in the short term and get some atarax from my family doctor if the reactine doesn't work. Today I have reddish colored blotches under my skin everywhere.
I feel nervous that this rash is spiraling out of control and my treatment is going horribly wrong but the Hepititis Service nurse assured me last week that this is common for this treatment.
I would like to hear about other's people's experience with rash from ribavirine. How long did it last? How widespread was the rash? What worked best to deal with the itch? Did anyone discontinue ribavirine and just continue with peginterferon for the remainder of treatment? Did it help?
I will see my Hep C specialist on July 11 to discuss this with him.
I feel nervous that this rash is spiraling out of control and my treatment is going horribly wrong but the Hepititis Service nurse assured me last week that this is common for this treatment.
I would like to hear about other's people's experience with rash from ribavirine. How long did it last? How widespread was the rash? What worked best to deal with the itch? Did anyone discontinue ribavirine and just continue with peginterferon for the remainder of treatment? Did it help?
I will see my Hep C specialist on July 11 to discuss this with him.
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That's my theory/experience with it.