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7 years ago
7 years ago my sisters now EX husband who I have known since I was 8 asked me...What happend to you you used to be so happy and energetic....I didnt have an answer...my question now is...could it be the hep that makes me so down and latharigic and well...Mean...I am the most easily aggitated person I know and I cant figure it out. I grump at my SO just because he asked me a question or I get angry for no reason at all and stuff like that. I wonder how he puts up with me...other then feeling like poo my life is great....Does Hep C really cause you to be fatigued and grumpy and just kinda blah? I keeping reading different stuff on it like yes it does, and no it has nothing to do with hep c...So I thought I would ask other Hep C'ers who may better be able to tell me...Sometimes I think Docters just dont know what they are talking about. But then again everyone has their own oppinion.
Hello!
Here's my 2 cent's worth...I am almost 6 months post treatment for hep c, and 95% recovered...I no longer have joint and back aching, fatigue, sleep problems, low blood sugar, short term memory issues and "ghost" gut pains...My weight has stabilized, and the majority of my "perimenopausal" problems have gone away. (I'm 44 yrs old. ) It turns out the hep c was effecting my thyroid which, in turn effected my hormone levels. It also was interfering with vitamin B absorption in my gut (created a low intrinsic factor) which caused a bit of the muscle pain as well. I learned the fatigue is the feeling of being drained of energy that isn't relieved by sleep or rest...I do not suffer from clinical depression, and your Dr is very smart in addressing this before you go on tx...If you have an underlying medical problem, (even one you don't know about) txing can amplify it to the point you will have to halt treatment or risk permanent injury to your body or death. Kind of scary, huh? Don't let this deter you from doing treatment. Just be prepared for the worst, and take measures to keep it from happening! (I was put on 800 mcg (mg?) of Folic acid/ day when I became anemic. I feel that, if I had started on it when I started txing, that the anemia would have developed slower..) Good luck, and may your treatment go smoothly...((((((((((((HUGZ))))))))))))) ~Melinda
Here's my 2 cent's worth...I am almost 6 months post treatment for hep c, and 95% recovered...I no longer have joint and back aching, fatigue, sleep problems, low blood sugar, short term memory issues and "ghost" gut pains...My weight has stabilized, and the majority of my "perimenopausal" problems have gone away. (I'm 44 yrs old. ) It turns out the hep c was effecting my thyroid which, in turn effected my hormone levels. It also was interfering with vitamin B absorption in my gut (created a low intrinsic factor) which caused a bit of the muscle pain as well. I learned the fatigue is the feeling of being drained of energy that isn't relieved by sleep or rest...I do not suffer from clinical depression, and your Dr is very smart in addressing this before you go on tx...If you have an underlying medical problem, (even one you don't know about) txing can amplify it to the point you will have to halt treatment or risk permanent injury to your body or death. Kind of scary, huh? Don't let this deter you from doing treatment. Just be prepared for the worst, and take measures to keep it from happening! (I was put on 800 mcg (mg?) of Folic acid/ day when I became anemic. I feel that, if I had started on it when I started txing, that the anemia would have developed slower..) Good luck, and may your treatment go smoothly...((((((((((((HUGZ))))))))))))) ~Melinda
Hehe you didnt offend me..it takes alot more then that to offend me. Tough love is good love sometimes! Besides if I didnt want advice from all sorts of different oppinions I wouldnt even bother being in here...I would just beleive EVERYTHING my doc told me!
You're doing great, Shnoogy, asking all the right questions and educating yourself. Keep up the good work!
Epi :)
Epi :)
I'm really sorry because i sure wasn't meaning to imply that you were. And i totally agree with this statement by epiphiny.......
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When someone is newly diagnosed or considering treatment for the first time it is pretty normal to ask how the virus may be affecting them and very important that people are well-informed.
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Knowledge is Power, and the only way to know is ask. I hope you stick around and ask questions and learn all you can......... And if you read enough i think you will see where i was coming from. Again nothing directed at you, just a general comment.
Again i am sorry as i can see where you took my response the wrong way...... I really do wish you the very best, and from a prior post of yours its great to have someone else with a sense of humor.
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When someone is newly diagnosed or considering treatment for the first time it is pretty normal to ask how the virus may be affecting them and very important that people are well-informed.
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Knowledge is Power, and the only way to know is ask. I hope you stick around and ask questions and learn all you can......... And if you read enough i think you will see where i was coming from. Again nothing directed at you, just a general comment.
Again i am sorry as i can see where you took my response the wrong way...... I really do wish you the very best, and from a prior post of yours its great to have someone else with a sense of humor.
Im not blaming my anger and deppression on the virus I was meerly wondering if it could be affecting those issues...Ive been dealing with depression and stuff for a long long time...who knows how long Ive had hep c....The Depression was probably there first Ive lived a pretty eventfull life so far so anything is possible I guess...You guys just seem to know so much more about this stuff then I do and its always good to know things! Thanks again!
I absolutely agree with you that some folks are quick to blame everything on the virus, however, I also think it is very important to be aware of how the virus can impact on our daily lives.
I was the opposite and for about about 15 years I lived in denial that I even had the virus and despite having quite a few health and energy challenges it never crossed my mind to 'blame' the virus. I found it a great relief to discover that the depression and the fatigue I had been suffering from actually had a reason rather than me being a loser as I so often felt...
When someone is newly diagnosed or considering treatment for the first time it is pretty normal to ask how the virus may be affecting them and very important that people are well-informed.
Forewarned is Forearmed, Knowledge is Power!
I was the opposite and for about about 15 years I lived in denial that I even had the virus and despite having quite a few health and energy challenges it never crossed my mind to 'blame' the virus. I found it a great relief to discover that the depression and the fatigue I had been suffering from actually had a reason rather than me being a loser as I so often felt...
When someone is newly diagnosed or considering treatment for the first time it is pretty normal to ask how the virus may be affecting them and very important that people are well-informed.
Forewarned is Forearmed, Knowledge is Power!
Sounds like you have a supportive, caring doctor, that's a great start! I am not sure what ADs you have tried, I am using Prozac (fluoxetine) and they work well for me...
I really do believe the virus takes a lot more out of some folks than is realized. I'm a pretty high energy person and I manage to live a pretty full life but I get dreadfully tired and need a lot more rest than my peers it seems and I reach my limits earlier. Also, I have met some people with the virus who simply cannot carry out a normal life, can't work full time, if at all, and they are not even on treatment.
Good on you for getting some counseling. I did that also and it really helped me get my anger issues sorted.
All the best!
Epi :)
I really do believe the virus takes a lot more out of some folks than is realized. I'm a pretty high energy person and I manage to live a pretty full life but I get dreadfully tired and need a lot more rest than my peers it seems and I reach my limits earlier. Also, I have met some people with the virus who simply cannot carry out a normal life, can't work full time, if at all, and they are not even on treatment.
Good on you for getting some counseling. I did that also and it really helped me get my anger issues sorted.
All the best!
Epi :)
I know a few people who are down right lazy, moody, and really just not very nice people. Yet they don't have Hep-c.
Sorry i just don't think hep-c causes every problem in this world....... Not saying it can't be, but it seems like every ache, pain, or problem seems sometimes to be caused by hep-c.
Sorry i just don't think hep-c causes every problem in this world....... Not saying it can't be, but it seems like every ache, pain, or problem seems sometimes to be caused by hep-c.
Thanks! I am aslo seeking help for the depression also I actually have an appointment on tuesday...My Hep C docter said she wouldnt even let me start treatment without me getting comfertable with therapy and my meds. I was just wondering if it really did just put that much toll on the mind and body. I havnt been able to find the right AD yet to help so Hopefully this Doc will be able to either find the right drug or the right combination along with the counseling.
I also believe Hep C affects our moods and most definitely our energy levels. There have been studies that show that people infected with HCV are more prone to depression and mood swings than the general populace.
Just the knowledge of having it can eat away at our self esteem insidiously, if we let it... I didn't realize the impact it had on my emotions and moods until AFTER I had completed my first treatment. Despite being unsuccessful I really noticed a change for the better in my general demeanor and energy levels which I put down to the therapeutic effect of treatment. I also stayed on the ADs that I had started on tx and that made a huge difference. I was also able to notice the energy slow down again over the 5 years post treatment.
Having said that, I would not be too quick to blame everything on Hep C. Anger is anger, and no matter the source of it we do need to learn to manage it in a constructive way, rather than letting it leak out over our loved ones. It is so easy to blame something or someone for our bad feelings, when actually they are OUR bad feelings.
Just the knowledge of having it can eat away at our self esteem insidiously, if we let it... I didn't realize the impact it had on my emotions and moods until AFTER I had completed my first treatment. Despite being unsuccessful I really noticed a change for the better in my general demeanor and energy levels which I put down to the therapeutic effect of treatment. I also stayed on the ADs that I had started on tx and that made a huge difference. I was also able to notice the energy slow down again over the 5 years post treatment.
Having said that, I would not be too quick to blame everything on Hep C. Anger is anger, and no matter the source of it we do need to learn to manage it in a constructive way, rather than letting it leak out over our loved ones. It is so easy to blame something or someone for our bad feelings, when actually they are OUR bad feelings.
Maybe the fact that this person called your attention to your mood will allow you to try to make a conscious effort to try to change it. I believe that if we make a conscious effort to change our moods we can make a difference, even if it's a tiny difference.
I remember when I was about 20, I worked for a doctor that was a very odd guy. He and I just didn't seem to get along and it was the first time in my life that I had encountered difficulty getting along with someone. My mood evidently got more grumpy the longer I worked for him but I didn't realize it. One day, he got right in my face and told me that my problem was that I didn't have a sense of humor. I was stunned by what he said but, after reflection, I knew that he was right. From that day on, I made an effort to change my mood and it worked. I learned to "lighten up" around him and we got along famously after that. I have taken that lesson from him with me to this day.
I do believe that Hep C can affect our moods, whether by just the fact that we know we have it or by some physical or mental changes.
Good luck to you!!!
I remember when I was about 20, I worked for a doctor that was a very odd guy. He and I just didn't seem to get along and it was the first time in my life that I had encountered difficulty getting along with someone. My mood evidently got more grumpy the longer I worked for him but I didn't realize it. One day, he got right in my face and told me that my problem was that I didn't have a sense of humor. I was stunned by what he said but, after reflection, I knew that he was right. From that day on, I made an effort to change my mood and it worked. I learned to "lighten up" around him and we got along famously after that. I have taken that lesson from him with me to this day.
I do believe that Hep C can affect our moods, whether by just the fact that we know we have it or by some physical or mental changes.
Good luck to you!!!
In my opinion, life just generally has it's highs and lows. Women especially, Could it be hepc, perhaps. I didn't know I had hepc and thinking back I had some not so good years but then I had some wonderful years too. I'm a very disciplined person so I never dwelled on the mood swings. Rolled with it just like I'm rolling with treatment. There are mood enhancing drugs to help with the highs and lows if it becomes a problem. At your age with young children and working and trying to make a life for myself it was very difficult. I'm quite sure I had hepc back then as well. I really haven't experienced difficulties because of this disease other than my liver is almost shot and remain hopeful I'll beat this thing and my liver will become healthier. Other than that, life is unpredictable.
Hope you get your groove back
Trin
Hope you get your groove back
Trin
Having this disease can cause you to feel very emotional....anything can happen ..its not easy being told you may be 6 feet under in the relative near future....anger is norrnal..especilally if you dont know how you got it in the first place....if you dont feel pissed off...you are not human
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