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Author Topic: Not off drugs while on sovaldi/ribivirin treatment  (Read 6068 times)

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Offline Scared worried wife

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Not off drugs while on sovaldi/ribivirin treatment
« on: August 19, 2015, 11:29:21 pm »
Scared to death.  I just found out my husband was using meth the entire time he was on his treatment!!! I'm truly pissed and also very scared.  He acted absolutely crazy, but when reading all the side effects I thought it was the medication, little did I know he was smoking each day of his treatment.  I just can't imagine first using in the first place, but after saying for years he wanted the virus gone I truly believed he was serious about getting well.  I feel so stupid and also very worried. Is there anyone else who is this stupid to not quit before treatment and what was the outcome.  I don't have any blood work or his liver panels, yet.  The dr. told the pharmacy at 16 weeks instead of 24 that the treatment was complete. So with that I assumed he was healed little did I know!!!  I'm blown away that he could be that messed up in the head that he could and would ever do something like this when he had a second chance at life to be healed....so very sad!!! He's being sent to rehab but it's not just that, I wanted him well so he and I will not have to worry about his liver anymore, now it's worse than I could imagine!!!!

Offline Scoutdoy

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Re: Not off drugs while on sovaldi/ribivirin treatment
« Reply #1 on: August 20, 2015, 12:42:29 am »
Did they stop the treatment because of the meth?
F/49yrs
Genotype 1a
infected 1987-tatoo/military?
Diagnosed 2007
Biopsy F-0
vl 13,900,000
AST 23
ALT 19
Harvoni Treatment 7/27/2015
4 week lab --<12 negative...AST 23 ALT 15
6 week lab -- Undetected.....AST 17 ALT 10
8 week lab---undetected.......AST15 Alt 10
12 week lab---UNDETECTED....AST 15 ALT 9
12 week EOT--1/13/2016----UNDETECTED!
24 week EOT ----UNDETECTED  --AST 18 ALT 12
I AM FREE!

Offline gnatcatcher

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Re: Not off drugs while on sovaldi/ribivirin treatment
« Reply #2 on: August 20, 2015, 02:57:53 am »
. . . Is there anyone else who is this stupid to not quit before treatment and what was the outcome. . . .
Dear Scared worried wife,
   Your husband may have wanted to quit before treatment, but meth addiction is so extremely powerful that it can override his desire to quit. Here's a link to a clear, short, informative article about meth addiction and treatment: http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/methnet/fightmeth/treatment.html#known
   If you would like the support and companionship of people who truly understand what you are going through, look into Nar-Anon (http://www.nar-anon.org), which is for spouses, other family members, and friends of addicts. If there isn't a meeting near where you live, see if there's an Al-Anon group in your area (http://www.al-anon.org), because it probably also includes people with family members who are narcotics abusers. I have a friend whose adult son has problems with drugs as well as alcohol, and she has found Al-Anon extremely helpful.
   Best wishes to you and your husband.
« Last Edit: August 20, 2015, 06:30:43 am by gnatcatcher »
9/29/71 transfusions
HCV genotype 1a
7/09/15-9/30/15 Harvoni

Before treatment:
Viral Load 9,490,582
FibroScan 19.5 kPa [F4]
ALT 262
AST 217
ALP 183

Most recent:
VL still UNDETECTED (SVR 102)
FibroScan 7.6 kPa [F1-2]
ALT 15
AST 20
ALP 85

 


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