side effects worse or better

[babyjozz]

my doc said they should get better i didnt start feeling mine for about 6 7weeks it startes with a little here n there but tolerable then bed ridden fatigue one day a week now its two days ...will it get better when i stop the telaprevir...or am i in for a ride the next 3 1/2 months...luckily  treatment is only 6 months cuz im an early responder it was undetetected at wk 4 but its hard to remember that on my sick days when i feel like i cant move and my back pain takes the breath outta me and im 25 so these months ahead seem like forever....but just curious do they tend to get worse or better once u start getting them

[Mary4now]

Hi,
I actually started feeling worse around 12 weeks, and then better around 20 I think,,,, so we shall see.... Back pain?  that doesn't sound right unless you have arthritis.... have you tried stretching, massage...
it will be over before you know it, hang in and take care of yourself.
hugs, Mary

[Advocate1955]

Most people on this forum who have finished the 12 weeks on Incivek seem to be saying that they feel much better when they finish with the Incivek.  It is my husband who is treating with triple therapy with Incivek, not me, so I can't speak from first hand experience.  He just finished Week 10, and he is doing OK.  No anemia, some itching, moderate fatigue.  He is able to work, but not much else.  When you finish with the Incivek, you will be continuing with the Interferon and the Ribavirin, and even though these two drugs have side effects, it is probably the Incivek that is the hardest.  Have you asked your doctor about the back pain?
Advocate1955