Author: tearj3rker
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:11 am
This treatment is absolutely shocking! And has very nearly cost me my relationship at least twice. Thank God some sanity prevailed. Hopefully in a few years interferon will be a thing of the past.
My life had to be stripped back to bare basics. I deferred my studies, I’m only really talking to my friends on the phone / email. My days consist of basic self care, cooking, taking pills for treatment, pills for treatment side-effects, more pills to treat the side-effects of the pills to treat the side-effects. BAH.
The psychological side-effects I’ve found to be the real killer. The insomnia, mood swings, rage, depression, mania. My partner is really struggling in adapting to all the different "me’s" that have turned up recently. I’ve been put on a near toxic dose of lithium to basically "shut down" my brain as much as possible. There’s also all the infections, the psoriasis (I’ve had to shave my head), the metabolism issues, the fever.
So to anyone who’s still using, or considering using IV drugs, please be careful. Don’t catch Hep C! I managed to go over a decade of using without contracting it, but as long as you use it’s just a matter of time IMO. So please, if you don’t have it already, stop using! Stick on the Suboxone. Drugs = pain. If you do have hep, then don’t fear tx too much. It’s still worth the potential decades of added life, and the quality of life. Plus there’s some non-interferon treatments on the horizon. Keep your ears to the ground!
