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Headaches from Hep C treatment?

Has severe headaches or Occipital Neuralgia been linked to having taken Incivek, Pegasys, and Ribavirin? My daughter stopped taking them after 6 months, then began bad headaches on almost a daily basis. In a few weeks she will have her Hep C panel, yay!
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Hers didn't start until treatment ended. I sure am glad your have mellowed. Hope you are doing well!
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I hope you can get the anemia under control. Best wishes to you.
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I recognize your name. Hope you are doing well! Feel better!
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Yes, she had migraines before, but with medication went without them for about 10 months when treatment ended for Hep C. Since October, 2012, when treatment ended headaches in back of head began along with severe tenderness there as well. Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it.
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  I started getting my first bad head-aches, during my Triple Tx with Victrelis, but i think they were when I was having a 24 hr flu, because my stomach was also nauseated, and it would start around 4 am, on several ocasions.
   I am 7 months post treatment, and still feel dehydrated, and have head-aches some mornings now~
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         wow!!!  i got headaches in the occipital area. they started shortly after tx.  were severe for 3 weeks and now have mellowed.  i was on triple tx w/ incivek........      barry
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I have awful headaches because the medicine has made me anemic.
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I read some of your old posts.  You said this runs in your family.  I'm
sorry this is happening to her.  But it sounds like it might be more than
that Hep C treatment.  I know I had to drink lots of water then and still
do.  It seems the treatment cause severe dehydration and takes a while
to recover from lack of hydration.  Doesn't sound like fun. Sorry
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