How long do the effects of Ribaviron/Inferon last after treatment?

[Trying2BSupportive]

How long do the effects of Ribavirin and Interferon last after a person stops taking the medicine.  I have heard 6 months to a year.  Has anyone experienced very strange behavior..almost psychoic?  Saying and doing things that they do not normally do?  Not being rational, arguing all the time about things that can be avoided.  Staying away from loved ones.  Being tired all the time and mumbling incohertly, at odd time (which I assume is when he is tired).  My friend has been off the meds for about 4 - 5 months and I see some things getting better, but then some things not.  He seems to be working all the time and I think it could be because he is tired and finds it hard to concentrate, so it takes him longer.  He doesn't want his boss to know what is going on.  Someone please help me understand what he is going through.  You have helped me before and I appreciate it.  The symptoms just keeps changing, one gets better and then another happens.  He still doesn't remember everything and that is why things aren't good.  He is beginning to explain these things, but then I wonder if it is a crutch.  Thank you, I am just so confused.

[Penelope1911]

AHHH hahahahahahahahaha...thats too much for one day guys...thanks for the "daily dose of healing laughter"...on a serious note to the ones worrying...if we want to get rid of this disease, we do what we must.

[jmjm530]

"I heard of a woman who was on tx and while watching tv when her husband leaned over and bit a chunk out of his arm ...
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Thankfully, treatment also affects ones aim.

[sfbaygirl]

I haven't bit anyone on tx...yet! Sometimes I sure feel like doing  it though! Geez, I haven't heard of anyone turning into jeffery dalmar on tx yet, perhaps its a rare sx.

Biker, I sure wouldn't worry about doing such things on tx, especially moving out of the house. You need all the support you can get. So you sure don't want to bite the hand that feeds you. yuk, yuk!

[sfbaygirl]

Ahhh, that's a thought!!

I couldn't help it, but after reading this thread I had to go down and bite John on the butt to see if I had the propensity to do such cannibalistic acts....don't think I do! LOL

[GoofyDad]

I heard of a woman who was on tx and while watching tv with her husband leaned over and bit a chunk out of his arm ...

I bet that's a man who doesn't bug his wife to watch p0rn with him.....

[cuteus]

biker, no need to move out, urban legend as someone said.  You will get cranky, but not homicidal, if you don't have the tendencies already.
I am sure my daughter would have told me if I bit or killed someone during my 72-74 wks of tx, even if Brain fog was acting up!