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Post Treatment Headaches

I have been experiencing headaches since finishing 24 weeks of interferon and riba.  These headaches can last two or three days at a time.  I never suffered from headaches before tx and was wondering if anyone else has experienced this after treatment was finished.  It has been just over 3 months since I finished my last riba pill and I was undetected at 12 and 24 weeks.  I know I read about someone who had a headache post tx for 5 days, but I went back to December in the posts and could not find it.  I am hoping they will respond as well as to whether they still get these headaches or if they spoke to a doctor about it.  My blood pressure always rises when I am experiencing these headaches and then goes back to normal when they subside.  Blood pressure normally ranges around 110/65, but for the days of the headache can go up as high as 140/80.  I have read that headaches can cause your blood pressure to rise and visa versa, but I still think that treatment has something to do with this.
Thanks.


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I get headaches as well post tx, they are not really bad, but they're frequent, I wasn't a headache sufferer prior to tx. I finished my tx in Nov. I also think it has to do with tx. I'm sure they'll go in time. Some people take a year or 2 to get over theeffects. How are you feeling overall?
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My headaches happen every one to two weeks and last a few days.  Tylenol does not help either and pre-tax if I did get a headache tylenol always worked.  Other than the headaches, I feel great, but of course I worry as to why I'm getting these headaches.  I am having an AST ALT test done in a week or so to see if my levels are still low.  I did have one done 4 weeks after taxing and they we the lowest they had been AST 19 and ALT 15.  I will not have a viral load test until 24 weeks after EOT.   Sunshine you are a month ahead of me.  I finished tx in Dec.   When do you get your viral load check?  
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I've had my 3 month done, and I've relapsed. Don't let that discourage you though, as you have a better chance of svr than I did. I'm a geno 1 and didn't clear until after 12 wks.
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