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Hep C Survivor - Now has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Has anyone undergone long term Hep C treatment (in my case 12 months of bocefivir, Ribofiron and Interferon) and is now suffering with chronic fatigue syndrome?

The treatment was successful, but now 6 years later my life has been upended by ME/CFS. I believe there may be a connection.  

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Hi Kim,
Thanks so much for the guidance.  It's a real eye opener. Good health to you!
Blu
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Thanks.  I'll take a look for otterwatcher.
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Hi kirk. I was in a second stage test in 2007-08.  I was in the group tested for 12 months. I bailed after 11months, felt like it was killing me.  I returned to a fairly robust condition within a year, suffering only permanent low white blood count, severe depression, a sleeping disorder and dry eye.  Or at least that's what I thought.
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Hi Blu.   If you go to Forum at the top of this page and press, Hep C post treatment will be there.   You will find 100s, if not 1000s of people that swear they are sick because of treatment.  I believe I have RA, and think it was from the virus, not the treatment.   You be the judge.
Good luck, and be well
...Kim..
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Wow, 6 years!

I did the same treatment as you but only 7 months.  It took years for me to feel almost as good as new,

bocefivir, 6 years ago, were you in some kind of early clinical trial?  

If you meant 6 months ago you may start feeling better slowly overtime.  That's what happened to me.  Get regular exorcise, eat well and keep your brain active.  
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hi, i am so sorry that you are suffering after all this time. My hubby is 15mth post tx he did 24wk with riba interferon and incivek yes he achieved SVR but he to as ended up with (docs think) CFS also there is another person who is 6/7yr post tx called otterwatcher and she to suffers from it we both feel there could be a connection but the docs won't entertain it. Luv Jules
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