Anyone taking hepatitis b medicine for months and stopped? Will it damage liver

[Tintinb]

Has anyone taken hepatitis b medicine and stopped, did it damage the liver, doctor said if stopped, will make liver worse. Am taking vemlidy for 2 months, but because insurance problem, might not be able to get medicine for next month, until I get it fix this month,  so if I stop for like 1 week,will it severly damage my liver , because I have taken vemlidy, and suddenly stop ? Anyone with experience ?

[flyinlynn]

Vemlidy Black Box Warning

“BOXED WARNING: POST TREATMENT SEVERE ACUTE EXACERBATION OF HEPATITIS B
Discontinuation of anti-hepatitis B therapy, including VEMLIDY, may result in severe acute exacerbations of hepatitis B. Hepatic function should be monitored closely with both clinical and laboratory follow-up for at least several months in patients who discontinue anti-hepatitis B therapy, including VEMLIDY. If appropriate, resumption of anti-hepatitis B therapy may be warranted.“

[cosbyosomo]

No basis for this, I think its better of you are anti hbe negative and hbeantibody positive. But it may affect if you ate still hbeag positive. I stopped after 6 months but I didn't need drug anyway but the doctor wrongly place me on drugs. But when I saw a Consultant. He said I didn't need before. I think you have to follow up properly. May be mine was an exception.

[Jason_256]

I've stopped before for almost an year due to me having side effects from medicine. The only thing that happen was my dna went from undetectable to 3log but I was taking viread.

[luckyman316]

Jason, out of curiousity, what were the side effects you were having?