SX - Mental Confusion?

[singinlady]

My husband started Pegasys/Ribavirin on June 3rd. He's been suffering the exhaustion, insomnia, restlessness, nausea, and now is starting to have mental confusion (yesterday) that is really bothering him. He had to actually leave work yesterday because he could NOT think straight. It's happening again today? He's tried to calm down, but that doesn't seem to help. Is this maybe because of the insomnia or is this something he can expect for the duration of the Treatment?

[singinlady]

I'm glad to hear that your mental confusion seems to have let up some. Leads me to believe there is hope. :) It seems like you two are right on track with each other. He too seems to get heart palpitations. It kept happening last night and he felt like he had to keep getting up and walking around. We should probably start on some kind of exercise routine to see if that helps. Geeeez... it seems like as soon as you start getting relief from one sx another one creeps in... He is finally starting to get some relief from the nausea, so we are happy about that. A good night's sleep would probably do him wonders... anyone know where we can get one... hahahahahaha

[singinlady]

Yeah... I agree... we may need to shop around for a different Doctor. We are hoping that his Primary Care Doc can monitor him and he will only need to see his Gastro for his milestone PCRs. If we don't hear back from the doctor soon he may just need to call our Primary Care Doc for a CBC at the very least.

[singinlady]

It's good to know that he is not alone in this... I will have him ask the doctor for some help with the side effects. Sorry you had to suffer the mental confusion as well. Perhaps an AD would help keep the panicky feeling at bay. That seems to compound everything. Thnx

[honey1616]

LOL Califia summed it up nicely,,,,Scrambled!  Very common on the meds and I still after being off,,,,have blank thoughts at times!  Your hubby needs to be monitored in beginning,,,, monthly,,,Very important first 6 months of tx to see how he is doing and reacting.  Get a new Dr.  I changed up at 6 months tx and finally got a dr that knew what was going on.  Good luck to you both!

[omyst]

I wholeheartedly agree with cuteus about getting the bloodwork done soon. I also started Pegasys/CoPegasys on June 3rd and I already had a blood test checking for anemia (on June 17 ) and will get those results today.

I had seveve mental confusion for a couple of days but this seems to have let up, but I am not 100%. I have lots of fatigue but my most troubling symptoms have been some evening heart palpitations. I have a lot of ups and downs but my symptoms seem to be improving since I recently added more protein and calories to my diet ( I had a very low fat diet for the last 7 years ). I also have a bike machine at home and found that getting a moderate workout helps a whole lot ( I spend about 45 minutes on it ). Naps also work well for me, especially after lunch.

Good luck, I hope your husbands symptoms improve

[singinlady]

Hahahahaha... sucks about the ice cream! I'm hoping that things will pan out a bit once he gets a little more used to everything. Right now, he panics when he can't think straight and then is anxiety ridden. He's okay at home, but at work it freaks him out. He has a very crutial position right now building equipment for a HUGE Naval contract, so the pressure is on! I quess he'll need to figure out a few coping mechanisms for when it happens.