Tired low energy ,first week?

[Buba1962]

Feeling tired with low energy . ,faster than I thought . Second shot of peg tonight .txing with RIBA peg and sovaldi .eating good, drinking plenty of water. Keeping my fingers crossed. Anyone else feel the meds during first week ?

[Livelife777]

Sorry you are feeling the meds so soon, but that is pretty common.   I think I felt the onslaught the minute the 1st pill went down but I tend to have a vivid imagination.  Now I want to ask you a ?.   Have you ever partied to much and had a hangover?  If so, you may remember how crappy you felt the next day.
What a hangover actually is, is dehydration caused by the booze.  Plain and simple. Sooooo, my point is, you must drink, drink, and drink even more fluids so that you don't feel bad (hangoverish) on these meds.  That's why you may have ups and downs while on Tx, so you really need to hydrate and eat healthy to avoid the Sx.     Stick with small amounts of protein with meds, and try to get out and exercise even only for a walk around the block.  This will help you get thru it so much easier.
Also remember that it's only for a few months and in the end your entire life will change for the better so much that you won't believe it.   It is so worth it and I would do it all over again without even a doubt.  And once you are cured, you will agree.
The drugs are accumulative in nature and tend to become somewhat more intense as time moves on.   Try to distract yourself  and not dwell, as that will cause time to fly by sooner.  When you 1st hear UND, you will want to scream at the top of your lungs, and rightfully so.  We are all here for you so know if you have questions just ask.  Take 1 step at a time, and it will be over with a new you, before you know it!
Take care
...Kim

[sue4hula]

I just finished the treatment you are on 8/7.  The fatigue varied from week to week, but generally progressed throughout treatment.  If I drank lots of water, really paced myself, stayed active and rested extra the first couple days after my shot, I felt better.

Hang in there and know that the treatment will be over before you know it!  You are fighting that nasty dragon!  The drugs are fierce and our bodies are literally a battlefield!  

Hearing those words NOT DETECTED, whether due to medicine or virus free, is an amazing feeling.  Look forward to that and never lose hope that this treatment may work!  I just got my one week post treatment labs today... Still undetected and liver function wonderful.  I'm enjoying the moment!  

Hang in there and know we are here to help you and each other along the way!  
Be well... one Revolution at a time!

[Buba1962]

Thank you ,I was hoping it wasn't only me.

[Buba1962]

Thank you for the reassurance

[Dee1956]

Hi there, yes I felt the meds the first week.  My first shot was my worst, it was a shock to my system, the fflu like feeling.
You are doing good, try to keep  some water near you all the time.  I was told by my doctor that they really can dehydrate you and dehydration hurts.
Hang in there,ask any questions you may have, there are many people here who will help in any way they can
Take Care
Dee

[hepc4Sandi]

Hi Buba, I thought the first week, oh this is no big deal… then I did begin to feel it more in subsequent weeks. Hang in there, you are doing everything right. Just imagine these nasty meds just being virus busters! You are on serious chemo-type drugs, and you are going to feel them as you become more saturated with them. Keep doing why you are doing, eating and drinking lots of water.