Symptoms still the same after 1 1/2 yr.

My name is Jerry I'AM 33 YRS. male and had genotype 2 hep. c . I was taking Pegasus and rebrivern for 24 weeks and it was very difficult for me.. I responded very early in my treatment and my liver and blood test come back normal!!!! After a 1 1/2yr. of finishing treatment the virus is still undetectable.My problem is the meds. are still in my system after a year and a half. my symptoms  are fluid and popping in my ears, my hair is still thinning .my finger nails are thin and brittle, my teeth are very sensitive, extreme weakness, sleepless nights,and hard to concentrate. And metal taste on my tongue and raped hart beat when i do physical labor. Then these symptoms will get lighter and go away and i feel great like 100% again. SO I'AM ASKING HOW LONG WILL THE PEGYSES STAY IN MY  BLOODSTREAM .WHEN WILL THE SYMTOMS (symptoms) END!  I had another Dr. do full blood test he checked my Colan, thyroid,testosterone, no diabetes etc. etc. He said everything is normal that nothing is wrong with me! From what i've reed you are very knowledgeable about this sort of thing . please help when you get the chance. THANK TOU!!!!!!

[meki]

Jerry --- like all medicines, Interferon and Ribavirin all have side effects. Some of those side effects can last for a very long time. And it really depends on each individual, their genetic makeup and predisposition for certain diseases and drugs.

I believe (and this is just my opinion) that the INF and RIBA cause your genetic timeline to speed up  and if you were meant to get a disease like let's say diabetes --- at say... uhm... 55 years old... and you took INF and Riba at 33 --- then you might get the diabetes at 33...

So - some of those symptoms might be a part of something that you would have gotten already....

But some of them would make me wary --- and I would - by chance seek the advice from a second doctor.

It took one full year and a half for me to start feeling normal again.

There are others who have taken longer --- and still a few that haven't gotten better at all.

ALL IN ALL tho --- those that remain ILL --- or those that continue to have bad symptoms ---- the amounts of people that still feel awful AFTER treatment --- well they are SMALL NUMBERS...

In comparison to those who get better.

It may be the luck of the draw --- and you just got the short end of the stick... Like me... I ended up with Neuropathy and Fibromyalgia. HOWEVER --- I'm alive... and I'm going to outlive my liver --- and not the other way around.

So --- get another doctor's opinion.... Find out what is wrong..

Don't stop ---- if you believe there is something wrong.... Because your doctor may just not know what is possible.

Or may be accidentally overlooking something.