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What happen if discontinued Entecavir?

I have hepatitis B and taking Entecavir 0.5 mg daily. i have taken it for 20 days and discontinued it. what happen if discontinued  it.
is there any side effect occurs?
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not clever choice.if one is not ready to take it for life it is much better not to start any
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you get hbv infection again, possible extremely dangerous virus mutations, resistance so entecavir wont work, liver damage
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Why did you discontinue?
Due to side effects?
What we're your lab results?
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Why did u discontinue it in 20 days ? Since u stop it early i am not sure if your virus relapse
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