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Is this from interferon?

I was on interferon/ribivirin treatment for 7 months, but due to cotton wool spots on my retina, had to stop.

my grades have fallen dramatically since stopping, i cannot focus, sleep or get any work done.  Is this because of the treatment?  the strange thing is that when i was on the meds, my grades were great.. While i was on treatment i had to take adderall every day to focus, but now i am off of it...

has this happened to anyone else?
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184420 tn?1326739808
i think interfuron and the riba can do alot of things to us that i dont think anyone really knows about...yet


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179856 tn?1333547362
It's too bad you stopped treatment others in here have had the same problem and continued.

It sounds like the adderall was helping you so why not go back on it again?
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220090 tn?1379167187
cotton wool spots are commonly caused by interferon.  I had them, but the eye specialist said I should not stop treatment.
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