I had a male friend,He had committed suicide,after interferon use.mow I am crying

[lizzakiev]

Hello there,

I was unsure how to make a posting on your website in relation to interferon. I am just starting to do some research into this medicine and your websites have been very helpful.

I had a male friend, age 38 whom recently completed a 6 month course of peg Interferon for the treatment of Hepatitis C. He was looking forward to coming off the medication as he did not like the side effects - depression being one of them. He was then told he needed to do a further 6 months of treatment.

He then went missing for almost 2 weeks until his body was finally washed up. He had committed suicide. This was very out of character. We all knew that he had been down and depressed but had no idea he was low enough to commit suicide.

It was a very tragic and sad end to a young mans life. He has left behind a wife and son.

I can say for sure if it was this medication that caused this. It certainly seems to have coincided with this medication though. After reading all of the posts on your website and the research you have done, I can't say that I would recommend this medication to anyone!!!!!!!!!

lizza

[pigeonca]

If you don't like the way everybody in this group treats you, why do you keep coming back?

[pigeonca]

I have never attacked you.  I've merely expressed a different point of view.  OTOH I have attacked Abbas because he is a spammer.  YOU, however, are a troll, and now I'm ready to attack you in spades, you schmuck.  So you've never heard of lupus etc. occurring in greater numbers among the hcv population.  Then you need to expand your meager knowledge.  Just google "extrahepatic hcv" and you will find 104,000 hits.  Here's one of the best:

http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hcsp/articles/Bonkovsky-2.html

It's probably too difficult for a mind like yours to grasp, but you might ask for assistance from somebody with a decent education, which you apparently lack.  I'm really getting angry!!!

[Mr Liver]

I don't really care what Mike did for you. I'm only concerned about his behavior where I'M concerned. And if you read EVERY one of his posts to me I think any reasonable human will clearly see who attacked whom and who has been doing the name calling. And that goes for the rest of the pack. I have not initiated ANY attack on ANYONE. And I defy anyone,including you to show me that I'm wrong on this.

So, if they are truly your friends perhaps you should go to them and counsel them about how deplorable their behavior has been, instead of posting to me.

Yours in truth,
Mr Liver

ps---I'm hardly a newbie. I've been coming to this site for over 6 years. And it doesn't matter what name(s) I used. Six years is six years. It's really childish of you not to consider me an old-timer just because I won't tell you my name. Oh well. I'll just have to live with 'newbie'. lololol

[shastri20032003]

Mr liver....I am been on this site for nearly a year when I got diagnosed initially and if it had not been for the likes of Mike Simon and a few  other helpful souls....my tx would have been more difficult than it has actually been

They have contributed a lot to this forum and deserve respect here and when I see them being called names by someone new on the forum(yes new,since you are not disclosing your previous name all said and done)...it really makes  it very pathetic and sad

Another sad part is that you do seem knowledgeable and should be going this knowledge and join this 'gang' to help the newbies, instead it looks we are having some sort of a crusade here.......

I am not one of the gang members here so this is a very impartial view. The rest is up to you

Regards

[meki]

OK --- here - to show you this story:

Google this set line:

"He was looking forward to coming off the medication as he did not like the side effects - depression being one of them. He was then told he needed to do a further 6 months of treatment."

Alright --- see the results?

Check the top one.

It runs back to: (TAKE OUT THE XX's I hate giving linkage to spam centers)

wwwXX.XXinterferonXX.wsXX/

Right? Following me so far?

OK - now remember your line about people owning stock?

Alright - you're fairly intelligent... Keep following my sense of logic here.

The people who run the site above are linked to http://XXlloydXXwright.XXorg/

This place sells what????

Ahh... Alternative what?? HepC stuff --- right?

Go take a look around.

Then ---- come back and read the story again.

You are ABSOLUTELY 100% correct. It's all about the money.

You are absolutely 100% correct - everyone should know that INF has awful side effects. And Suicidal ideation is one of them.

BUT YOUR TIMING SUCKS!

And you failed to listen to the other writers about what they know about... (these particular spammers) which makes YOU look like YOU are in cahoots with the SPAMMERS.

And then you got upset and became defensive.

Have you followed this far?

It's now come down to you being upset - people not believing you --- and thinking you're a spammer - whether you are or are not.

Did that make sense to you?

Simple yes or no --- if you followed that understanding... would suffice.

[Mr Liver]

Please explain why I would have reason to have a negative attitude about IFN when I have REPEATEDLY stated that it was of great benefit to me ??? I can't wait to hear your reply to this.

Stating facts and truth about IFN is not trashing it. And let's get one thing straight: This is NOT a treatment forum. No one has the right to attack someone just because their feelings about tx don't fall into lockstep with theirs.
Tx is appropriate when it is necessary and the POSSIBLE benefits outweigh the POSSIBLE risks. PERIOD.


Yours in truth,
Mr Liver