pegatron

[oka]

Has anyone else developed a sore mouth from this? I'm in week 12 with tx.

[mikesimon]

Yea and it's a *****. I have been using Nystatin and I get some relief. It's generally prescribed for thrush and though I don't have thrush this is the only thing that has helped me. Mike

[Fubarcat]

Audrey had horrible mouth sores.  Lots of people seem to have had a problem with them.  I'm sure Audrey could write a book about everything she took to get rid of them.  She would probably be the best one to talk about this question.

[katch20]

Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals announces FDA Approval of Ribasphere(TM) (Ribavirin capsules) 200mg for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

Hey guys, I don't know how to paste hyperlinks, but go to yahoo news and type in hepatitis c and read for yourselves.  Generic riba is available tomorrow.  hopefully that will be cheaper for us all

[Eyedeas]

Ask your doctor for "magic mouthwash"!  They should know what it is.  Requires a prescription

[Jim55]

Acidophilus pills kept mine from getting sores. Some folks say that yogurt will help too.

Hang in there!

[Oreos]

I found Biotene mouthwash and toothpaste helped me out : )  Mine have been pretty mild, fortunately.

[audreywald]

I am the Audrey who had the horrible mouth sores. I have a small pharmacy, over the counter and scripts. This is a not too unusual reaction to the riba. I waited a long time to get a script - too long. By then they refused to heal. There are two pills that are just for this - one is called "famvir" and the other I do not know the name of, but it has the same properties.Some people will heal fronm these meds and some will need to be on a maintanence dose throughout tx. Call your doc tomorrow. This side is a *****. They had to take me off the riba for a week to even begin to heal, and I never did get up to the same dosage again.

I also got 3 or 4 kinds of mouthwash, peroxide, all biotene products ... oralgel, anbusol , you name it I got it. The only real relief I got was liquid lidocaine, and that just numbed it for a bit.

Yogurt, ice cream, drink thru a straw, cream soups, nothing acidic or harsh on the tongue, you can try all of this.

Good luck- this is horrible, I know.