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Hepatitis C Main Forums => Considering Hepatitis C Treatment => Topic started by: db on April 16, 2015, 04:48:21 pm

Title: mouth sores
Post by: db on April 16, 2015, 04:48:21 pm

going to be starting treatment next week Ive read the side affects for ribavirin are mouth sores. How bad do they get? Are they like cold sores? and is there something I can take to prevent them? I have to work and Im trying to prevent time off.

Title: Re: mouth sores
Post by: Lynn K on April 19, 2015, 02:41:06 am

I have been on Harvoni for 22 weeks and on Ribavirin for 13 weeks now. My only side is feeling a little run down and tired because of anemia from the Riba.

Here is a link to the prescribing info the form of riba I am taking Ribasphere it includes side effects and the box warning about not getting pregnant while taking riba or for 6 months after treating with riba.

http://kadmon.com/files/ribasphere-tablets-pi.pdf

I wouldn't worry about sides unless you experience them why invite trouble?

Title: Re: mouth sores
Post by: Gittin Cured on April 22, 2015, 01:18:25 pm

db,

I was Riba twice and both times suffered very bad mouth sores which have never completely gone away.  Ask you doctor fo miracle mouthwash, it hlps a lot, it is made up by the pharmacist.  use only gentle toothpaste and mouth wash, getting tough on the sores does not work.

I did find something that helped, it was a bacteria that you washed your mouth with, I will try to find the name and share with you, it is at my house somewhere, right now I am at work.

The sores do show up less often now, but when you are downing some spicy crawfish they can ruin your day!

Good Luck.