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Hello. I am 16 months post epclusa and feel worse than when I started. I was a server for over 40 years. Full of energy. Then hep c happened. I had epclysa for 12 weeks. Now I am in bed most of the tune from no energy. My ears are ringing. I feel deflated. Anyone else feel like this? My hep c nurse waived off my complaints.

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Re: Lou (# 80) Expand Referenced Message

It's not a body jerk but all of a sudden out of nowhere I gasp and my lungs act like I'm oxygen deprived. Never happened until Epclusa.

Yea it's a totally different world. Masks and people killing each other. Over covid shots. I received all three. Did you?

California got some much needed rain. Fires hit us hard.

Do you take sleeps meds? I do. Epclusa changed my ability to sleep regularly.

Please stay safe. So glad to have found you on here. I worried. I also think you and I were some of the first people on this site.

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Re: Lou (# 80) Expand Referenced Message

Yea will ask doctor about body jerks.
Never happened pre epclusa.
I just wish big pharma would make it mandatory for us to know side effects from epclusa.
Would probably still have taken it but would like to have had options.
I too mostly stay clear of shops.
But I enjoy home decor so go to certain stores for that but everyone wears masks.
Had to Hold back from not going bat s... crazy on an entitled Karen not wearing a mask.
Since epclusa I really have monitored my outings.
Yes 2022.
Wow.
How are you mentally? I know it can be difficult. Hope you have support.
Be safe mate...

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Re: Kathleen (# 82) Expand Referenced Message

Hi my friend ,great to get your message,I wasn't sure what a entitled Karen was as IV never heard that term before,but IV seen a lot of people who would be entitled Karen's that's for sure ,!! No it's a hard one about Epclusa I agree I think they should have gone into a lot more detail with older people,also high viral loads ,when I mentioned to the liver dr that I had an ongoing very high viral loads of hcv,he didn't bother trying to find out why ,just said it won't effect your epclusa treatment yet since doing treatment IV asked drs about what damage it may have caused having high VL for so long,IV found out that I was getting damaged having the high readings immune system kidneys infections ect ,IV read articles that say if have a high VL I should have been getting checked weekly to see if any damage happening was being done .I mentioned this to them but they didn't agree of course!!! Pandamic seems to be getting worse over here ,politicians are saying most people will catch it,hope there wrong as I don't think my lungs would cope plus vit D deficient I'm very worried my daughter has just been thru IVF stuff to get pregnant took ages but now 4mths pregnant ,but dr told her because in 30s that she would be lucky survive pregnancy if catch virus,she is stressing!! I had bad news yesterday my younger stepsister rang me told me that she had been waiting to do Epclusa as she had hcv for or over35 yrs she was told that her numbers were too bad to do Epclusa but has to have biopsy ,asp to see what damage has been done,she has always been big drinker of spirits and worked in hotels and clubs,now she is starting to show signs of serosis damage I'm also worried about her ,it's a long story I will tell you one day her father also big drinker died a alcoholic ,I remember when we were young instead of some family members trying to get her to stop drinking ,all they would say is" oh your just like your father chip off the block "ha ha it's not very funny now she has been damaged from rum ect,??anyway I'd better have cup of coffee ,take care be carefully ,one thing I can't understand is if Donald had covid how did he recover so soon, I just hope they can stop this virus soon,my breathing hasn't been very good lately ,but I wouldn't like to go near hospital unless impossible to avoid.take care.

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Re: Kathleen (# 81) Expand Referenced Message

Yes I had 2 ASTRAZenic plus a booster , so far going ok been lucky this summer so far no fires ??but a lot of rain ,too much rain everything damp! No such luck with getting any sleeping aids ,I think my dr was weaned on a lemon !! California fires very bad news.

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Re: Lou (# 84) Expand Referenced Message

Yes california always on fire. I live in carmichael.
Epclusa killed my sleep pattern.
I now use ambien nightly.
Maybe you should ask for another dr with a heart.
I now M having trouble with my eyes.
Even in winter now I must use my ray bans when going out.
Sometimes the TV is too bright for me.
Never had this until epclusa.
Glad you had all three jabs.
I had same but Moderna.
Now saying maybe another booster.
Prices of food and gas going so high.
I'm on social security so I have to shop wisely.
What next
Take care Lou. Think of you often.

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Re: Lou (# 83) Expand Referenced Message

Well Donald was president so they did everything under their knowledge to get him through it.
So many people here still won't get jab because of him. He went on tv said he had jabs and his base very upset about it.
We are a country of people who think we are special.
That rules don't apply to them.
I do think that most people will get omicrom.
It's not that serious for people that have jabs.
It's Luke the flu. Not going in to lungs.
Your sister in law too sick for epclusa? Wow. Im sorry to hear that.
I will say that you and I are lucky you be alive and even with horrible effects we are still alive.
When I found out I had her c I went to a class with about 15 others. Only 2 of us signed up for treatment.
The alcoholics and drug abusers wouldn't quit doing drugs/alcohol.
When I went I. For scan they told me I had stage 4 cirrhosis and needed epclusa treatment.
It is $1100. 00 a day for epclusa.
I have insurance so I wad covered. Almost one hundred thousand dollars for my treatment.
We're you covered for epclusa?
I hope your daughter can stay away from people until baba is born.
I wish there were another way for us to write to each other.
You have been here for me for many years..

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Re: Kathleen (# 85) Expand Referenced Message

Hi Kathleen, everything over here is getting expensive also yet our prime minister keeps reassuring everyone that we are going so well,I'm lucky to have been vaccinated just hope that it works lot of kids have not been able to get vaccine yet not untill next month, I hope your eyes are not giving you to much pain! It's very hard to even see a dr here,plus supermarket shelves are not looking very good, people get in a panick and make sure they over shop,I think people here are similar as to what you said about thinking that they are so important.The amount of shootings are getting worse over here not as bad as U.S as yet but slowly catching up, I suppose you have heard of Novak Djokovic the tennis player,he is currently trying to play tennis in big competition here but our prime Minister obviously doesn't like him threatening to throw him out of country an not letting him play in competition all long story I won't bore you with it ,I hope you are trying to stay safe and well ,every time I cough or sneeze I hope it's not the start of covid! I don't know if my aches pain ,thin skin , puffy feet Edema ect is from my COPD asthma or from my liver starting to give me problems symptoms are very similar one common thing is epclusa ,take care

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Re: Lou (# 83) Expand Referenced Message

My step sister is going to try get another diagnosis for liver problems,I really tried to warn her about alcohol .problems that it's so dangerous,I havnt had a drink in years! Itake care

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Re: Lou (# 88) Expand Referenced Message

Never drank or smoked cigarettes.
I had a blood transfusion in 1985 and they traced it to it had Hep C.
So went 40 years with many problems but not being diagnosed. So when Kaiser diagnosed me with Hep C they put me on Epclusa.
Then found cirrhosis.
So I guess I should be grateful that I didn't cause it myself.
For some reason never liked the taste of alcohol and hate the smell of cigarettes.
Some people can do it and that's their choice. I guess I'm glad I was not attracted to either.
EPCLUAS made me feel almost insane within hours of taking it. I could not think clearly. Had to have help for all personal issues. Could not even cook. Felt like I was poisoned. Every day. Has taken years to feel better.
Take care mate.

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Re: Kathleen (# 89) Expand Referenced Message

How are your feet mine seem to be swelling more lately I try to elevate feet as much as possible ,think it's all from Edema from Lung problems or heart not working working probly just from Epclusa ,I have to go to lung specialist next mth,can't say I'm looking forward to it ,take care safe

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Re: Lou (# 87) Expand Referenced Message

It's wrong what they did to tennis player.
The whole world has seen news.
If you trust Pharma & government to take care of you, you've been misled.
J & J (leaking) pain patch killed my sister. And GILEAD Harvoni killed my husband.
Mandating jab is wrong & tyranny.
Personal choice not to be forced on those who've had covid & recovered with natural immunity.

https:/­/­fb.watch/­aA2kPkXMQ7/­

I pray for all who are suffering from Pharma pushers and government profits.

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Re: Sunshyne (# 91) Expand Referenced Message

ThanksSunshyne ,sorry to hear of your loss,try and be strong stay safe,sometimes I think they are just trying to wipe us out, because we are to sensitive to there crap.

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Re: Lou (# 92) Expand Referenced Message

Read blue link in my last post of hearing on side effects.

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Re: Sunshyne (# 93) Expand Referenced Message

Just read it , unbelievable what they can get away with ! Feel like I'm stuffed my asthma I never had lung problems till I did treatment now just to top things off my feet ankles are puffing up ,drs won't believe that treatment has caused my problems ,I know it did ! Take care

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Re: VerFree (# 2) Expand Referenced Message

I don’t believe for a minute that the myriad side effects that these patient are experiencing are due to the Hep C virus. Don’t doubt that the drug is causing serious problems that may or may not resolve after one finishes the treatment.

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Re: Jamie (# 95) Expand Referenced Message

Jamie,thanks for having open mind!! take care.

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Re: Kathleen (# 89) Expand Referenced Message

Hi Kathleen hope you are ok and your eyes are not giving you to much pain. covid seems to be not improving much over here, even if government says we are alright, can't get to see drs only phone appointments which are useless. very humid here, I don't know if that's why my feet ankles are numb puffy. some things I read say it's post Epclusa symptom, next thing I read says asthma medication cortasteroids will cause Edema puffy feet ankles numbness. I told my dr he just suggested doing feet excercise, that don't work, supposed to see lung specialist but everything at hospital been put on hold due to pandamic. I just watched a documentary about Washington USA, I didn't realise that marijuana was so accepted legal, it's still a criminal offence here!! Giving people criminal records for nothing. I hope you're staying safe and well. It's very stressful this covid pandamic, do you think it will ever end!

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hey, THIS IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. I am 2+ years past treatment and I have never felt worse in my life. Lethargic, weight loss, nerve and body aches, insomnia. I felt better when i was an addict tbh. I have now developed tinnitus and feel like my brain is shrinking. What did i get myself into. Nobody explained I might feel worse after treatment..

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Re: KatyKat (# 98) Expand Referenced Message

Same here this is awful nobody told us this would be our life’s I am 6 years post treatment and I am getting worse my ears are so loud I can’t sleep neuropathy muscles spasms damaged my eyes BP dropping so much pain I can barely walk having heart palpatations and breathing problems

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I am trying to be open minded here. I am no friend of Big Pharma or mainstream anything, my friends call me a conspiracy wonk.

The problem here is that many of the side effects of Epclusa are very similar to the damage from Hep C. I am aware that the testimonials here say the problems “did not start until the Epclusa treatment was started”.

I am male, over 60 yrs old, I probably had Hep C for 46 years after a blood transfusion in 1976, but was not diagnosed until this year, 2022. I am on week four of Epclusa, 8 weeks to go.

Before this year, MRI showed two herniated discs, which resulted in radiculopathy in one foot and one hand. That happened about 15 months ago.

To complicate things, I was on prescribed morphine for over 30 years for chronic pains, diagnosed as Fibromyalgia but probably due to liver disease from Hep C. I quit the opiates 8 months ago, before I knew about my Hep C infection, the withdrawals were traumatic and I will never recover from that, mentally, lime PTSD. Rehab ended when I started pooping black, bleeding varacise (sp?). That is when they finally discovered the Hep C

Stage four cirrhosis, short life expectancy.

There, that’s the background. The many terrible symptoms could be getting worse due to the Epclusa. I asked why bother with it if I am dying anyhow, but I did not get a satisfactory answer, Now I wonder if the Doctors are pushing Epclusa for “reasons other than my well being”

I have to stop now, so tired.

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