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starting new treatment OLYSIO.

Doctor telling me no pain meds. Im 68 and been on Lortab for ten yrs. Im so scared . Does anybody else have trouble getting blood pressure down. Even with my bp meds I cant get it down. Im having panic attacks. Now I just got told I have pancreatitis. I can't eat or sleep.  How can Tell my MD.which is who is going to treat me with OLYSIO FOR HALF THE PRICE. I NEED AM IN PAIN MEDS. I THINK IS RATHER DIE. PLEASE HELP. BINKS68
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Anyway I think nadalol will lower the blood pressure. Many Heppers take that for various reasons. Most start out with 40 mg and then go down to 20 mg's, If the stuff you are taking now isn't working try something else.
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I finished Solvaldi and Olysio treatment this last Nov. I took my viral load test to see if I had reached SVR in early February and it was not detected! I feel much better. I was on methadone during the treatment and I also have high blood pressure I take Losartan for. I had no side effects at all. I do not understand about the loratab you take. Do you have a problem with them? I know they do not help blood pressure and you will have no pain with the new treatments so I would run to the doctors office to get the treatment.
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Take the cure. S/O is what they want to give you? Don't hesitate. Ask them to help you manage the BP, pain and panic attacks. There is likely something they can give you that won't Interfere with S/O
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Unfortunately the new DAA's that they are using to treat patients now have many drugs that are countraindicated during treatment. Fortunately the treatment is only 12 weeks now for most people. Ask your deoctor if there is a safe drug for you to take  while treating.
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