How long will this take?

[jwbeenz]

I am new to this site.  I was wondering How long this will all take to go away and if I will feel consideraly better after some time?  I have been reading everyones posts.  I had a very hard time with my tx and Im still feeling really bad. I am a very positive person and usually snap back pretty quick in bad situations.. I chose to do this treatment knowing I would have side effects "During"  it because I went through it once before.  It was a lot harder this time.  Now im several months post tx and feel pretty yucky still.  I have tried using my treadmill but still get so tired I have to go lay down.  I have headaches, my bones feel like they hurt from the inside out and I have no hair.  Another thing that is really concerning me is that I have no desire to be intimate with my hubby and I havent had a period since I started treatment.  I keep getting bounced around from my hep doc to my regular family doc.. My hep doc says my blood work is fine so he sends me to my family doc who doesnt have an idea of what to do .. I was just put on Cymbalta because I hurt all over.  I really am willing to do whatever I should to get healthy again but I feel like Im just getting sent here and there with no real solution or answer to my issues.  My hep doc seems to have the opinion that since Im finished with tx that I should be hunkey dorey and anything Im feeling is something that  was an issue prior to treatment.  Other than my Hep c I was absolutely healthy..  so why are they making me feel like Im some annoying hypochondriac female?  Anyone else have any info they can share or bounce off me ?  Sorry for rambling but Im at my witts end.. thank you to any help ..

[sunshine415]

hi, every med mostlly if ya ready the side effects.. always says problems with liver... even aspirin.. so they need to give us something.. and really don't know if there is one that says nothing about liver  problems.. just hope things  do lighten up  a bit easier for ya.. and try to keep smilin" because this is not an easy task for any of us...... it's hard and we all know it. but it's to keep on the trail and stay right on it... take care....

[jwbeenz]

Hi thanks for answering my post.. I just started taking cymbalta.  I read up  on the side effects and it said it was hard on the liver.. I guess i thought i would try it for a month and if there arent any changes then I will go back to my other meds.  Im not sure why they would ask me to take something that could be hard on the liver at all but I trust my family doc.. anyhow.. I have only been on it now for a few days and so far it just makes me more tired.. lol  Anyhow.. I just keep on smiling... yessiree..
thanks again...

[sunshine415]

hi I was just reading your post.and was just curious on how long have you been taking the Cymbalta? Because there are quite a bit of side effects that goes along with cymbalta... but, in reality... what darn pill doesn't have more side effects than we are sick//// do try to read alot on it.. just google it.... because I 'm pretty sure that just came out like a year ago , I think.. well, hope it'll get a bit easier for you... ( * ^* )

[James10500]

Here is a survey done by Hep C Trust in the U.K.

http://www.hepctrust.org.uk/Resources/HepC%20New/Hep%20C%20Resources/Reports/Post%20Treatment%20Survey%20Report%202010.pdf