Lol, thanks Connie that does bother me! In a month i'm going to stop taking it. Going to listen to my doctor for a change and take my medications (sadly I'm not the perfect patient) because I'm told...
Hi Mama thanks! Mirtazapine, is an antidepressant, also know as Remeron by brand. I've heard that benzos are rough on the liver, but thanks for adding that, I was considering possibly taking a benzo...
Hi all, It's been a while-have had a busy schedule, how is everyone? Lately I went on Mirtazapine to get off another medication, and spent about 2 month on it. After a while I started feeling kinda...
Hi Hep93, thats great! I'm glad your liver's functions are doing well!...
Yes, it is wonderfull! Life is still not the same quality as it was originally, but I don't really care it's better than being sick every day! I'm back at school, and I will be a senior at Rutgers...
Hey everyone, it has been a long while, I have been very busy. The doctor called me about three or four months age saying I was cured. /community/emoticons/smilewinkgrin.gif This is after 6 months...
Yes, I guess all we can do engineer our diets to exclude items that interfere with our hepatic health. For those with hepatic conditions, it is especially important to know the proper meats to...
Hey everyone, hope all are doing well. Just wanted to post a thread about a great movie that I had to watch for one of my classes. It's called Food Inc. The movie gives very informative information...
It's great that you are not having mental health complications on treatment. For me, the biggest issues were in that area. I don't know how your PCP can handle the glucose levels, but i'm sure there...
That is great news. I can't believe that your viral load dropped from that amplitute in such a short duration. From what they tell me, you have great chances....
Ok, so it sounds like your handling the treatment well. As for me, the fluish symptoms decreased after 2 or 3 months. I think the most common physical side effects that people are reporting come in...
Hello everyone, I hope all are staying positive! I was just wondering how everyone on interferon is feeling during the treatment, and thought starting a thread for experiences and solutions would be...
Hello register, sounds like your getting into some corners as far as your diet is concerned. You may try to remove acidic items from your diet to releive indegestion, and switch to a cereal without...
Boomer, i'm sorry. Your definatly not alone here....
Yes, hopefully when people learn the difference regarding some common facts and fears, it will benefit everyone. People need to understand that they too are not perfect. I believe that everyone falls...
Connie, that seems to be the case for me too. Almost every time I notify another person of my condition, the first reply they give is, "Oh....how did you get it?". When someone asks that, I don't...
[tr ][td class="msgThreadInfo PostThreadInfo"]Posted Today 3:04 PM (GMT -7) VIEW IMAGE [tr ][td class="msgThread2 PostBoxBody" colSpan=2] Thats good David, maybe I should try to be more open about...
This forum bring some good questions to the table. Mr. X you have a good point. I normally cut my hair at home to save money, but now I have another reason to do this. I had always worried about...
David, You did the treatment before, so you know how difficult it can be. You also know that you can get throught it though. Good luck, and be sure to post while your on the cocktail....
I guess it would be a good idea to add small sources of sodium to my diet. Is hyponatremia a risk for liver patients on restricted diets?...
David, that is interesting. Do you think that low sodium levels could lower the immune systems ability to fight infections in general?...
Oops, not iron, I meant to comment on your sodium level results. Healthynow, ensure seems to be the standard for patients on a liquid diet, and I know a hospital nutrionalist that recommends it to...
I think it's excellant that your bloodwork reflects healthy eating, and I know that you can feel great about that. Your iron being high interests me, but i'm not surprised that would happen. I don't...
Thanks Connie, so you can definatly understand what I mean with changes in taste. 2,000, wow that is high. For me the HCV is very temperamental, so I have a healthy fear, and tend to be obsessive...
Thank you healthynow, Nice to meet you i'm jason, I don't know your name. Ok so if anyone reads the above message, the better choice of olive oil is the REGULAR OLIVE OIL. The reason is that despite...
I forgot to mention that pasta can also be hard to digest for some, so brown rice noodles are excellant instead of pasta and wheat products. For more diet information, you can visit my website at...
Happy halloween all, Just one more day to be strong together! I took a trip to the grocery store on Thursday(Wegmans is the best) and got excited about posting some thoughts about what I discovered....
The normal recomended protein intake is 50 grams / day. That is if you are going to be working all day though. I only eat about half of that per day taking the liver problems into consideration. You...
Imp, if you can eat carbs, Quinoa (Keen-Wa) has 6 grams of high quality protein in it....
Great, thats good to hear because i've been eating penut butter, thanks David...
Ooh that sounds good!...
Thanks Connie, If that's the case it is probably the interferon side effects still lingering. I'll have to give the raw soy beans a try....
Hey Boomer, I can totally understand your frustration. This is the place to be though, there are many experts here that seem to know more than most doctors. I'm sorry to hear about your frustration,...
Hey all, Just went to the doctor last week and white count is still very low, even some time after getting off interferon. It was also persistantly low before starting treatment (and during). Had...
Thanks for the post, good information to know and there are probably many people here that find it useful. Good luck to you and your husband, wish you the best....
Hey Tat sorry about the post, thought you had me pinned for a schemer. Sounds like a really tough break catching this disease the way you caught it. Keep on fighting to recoup from the surgery. I...
Ok, I was wondering what was going on! Sorry for the smart remarks!...
OTFLOL.....I wish I was advertising a product or had my own supplement company, being as that I am unemployed and can barely afford a bottle of milk thistle! Actually I had a darn near full...
What are you talking about? You must have gotten a tad bit confused there tatt2man......Being that I just joined the forum recently, and this is the only forum I have posted in. Sandi, i'm sorry...
I hope everyone is doing ok tonight. Just a reminder to everyone, the liver disease chat is tomarow. PG or Connie, can you let me know what time the chat will be tomarow in terms of United States...
Ok thanks, I was not sure because I had heard conflicting things about the colloidal silver. I've heard miracle stories and also a lot of negative feedback. Connie, are you excited about the new...
Just wonder if anyone knows of negative effects associated with taking suplements for an extended period of time. I'm taking milk thistle 175mg twice daily as a semi-permanent regiment, and if I...
Got times mixed up /community/emoticons/idea.gif but currently in Liver Disease Chat if anyone wants to come in...hope everyone is doing ok....
Great news! I hadn't heard of that before, thanks for the post!...
Sounds like a tough situation. I'm not too well schooled on meds and medical terms, but my experiences with liver problems have led to a very strategically planned diet. A lot of times it dousn't...
Regrets can be tough, but don't beat yourself up psychologically for things you can't change. In the future though, alcohol abstinance would one of the best things for your liver. As for diet, the...
thanks for the welcome. I'm glad people are getting some good information out of the post. It hasn't been long yet since finishing the medication, and the viral load is measured again after six...
On the first dosage of interferon I experienced light sensitivity. The ribaviran seemed to cause indigestion. The interferon seemed to be sedative at first, while the ribaviran caused very high...
I've experienced terrible migranes while taking the medication, and some headaches i attribute to indigestion. The interferon/ribaviran can induse depression, and I experieced depression especially...