bad day

[jonney4141]

hey all week 2 of shots and yesterday i got sick at work, i tried to play it off, but boss knew something was up, finally they told me to go home, i argued with them because i had some work that needed to be done by tomorrow, but they insisted that they had it covered and told me that i need to take care of me, they know what's going on and have been very supportive of me (thank God). i feel like a heel and a whimp, but cannot help what's going on. it came on me so suddenly and i called in today, it also left me so suddenly. i also am noticing that my mind is not as alert as it should be, i forget things, yesterday i was on the phone and could not for the life of me remember my phone number, man was that frustrating (lol). i notice that i am not as talkative as i am used to being, i feel like everything is in slow motion. does this sound about right?
thanks all of you

[charm27]

As Portann said--you are NO wimp!  These are VERY powerful drugs.....I  had very bad weeks and some ok ones but all in all I could barely move. Be kind to yourself dont be so harsh and know your doing your liver a great favor!

Hang in, one day at a time.
Wish you all the best.
Charm:}

[portann]

You're no wimp!!! You're taking very powerful meds and while a minority of people have minor or no side effects, most do.

Respect your individuality on your tx. Some may feel effects later, some may feel it earlier.

For me (and I get the feeling most people are the opposite), I had my worst otherworldly reaction during the first twelve weeks. My connection between word and meaning seemed lost and it was all noise to me.

Even though I'm still brain-fogged (week 43/48), I'm back from the misty moors, at least in terms of making a half-passable attempt at communication. If anything, I  now have Riba Speed and talk too much.

And as to feeling physically sick, heck. You're in the majority. There are a lot of hot tips here to help with side effects. This forum is my lifesaver, day or night. And if everyone is asleep (not possible!), the forum archives are a treasure trove.

[meakea]

My worst weeks on TX were 1 through about 8.  I could barely drag myself to work and, when people would talk to me at work, I could see their lips moving and hear sounds but it was hard to comprehend what they were telling me (like they were speaking a foreign language).  It was a huge case of brainfog for me those first few weeks.  The brain fog lifted for me and, for now, I don't have too much problems with that (at week 28 of tx now).

And, yes, a lot of us become much less social, less talkative, etc. while on tx.  

I notice that my bad spells come on me suddenly and leave suddenly too.  I might feel like total **** in the morning and suddenly by afternoon I would feel much better.  Another day the morning might be good and the afternoon crappy.  It's definitely a rollercoaster that you can't predict.

Best of luck to you.  Don't worry about being the way you are on treatment -- you just have to go with the flow and don't allow yourself to feel like a wimp when you feel bad...because you are not in control of it.