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Should I Be Worried About The Heaviness And Pain In My Chest?

I am about to begin a Hep C treatment, Harvoni. I barely made it through a 48 week treatment with pegelated Interferon and Ribaviron (Sp?). Every injection brought me close to wishing for death as the impact felt like my head was going to blow off my shoulders. It cost me 6 Days a week on the couch from severe headaches and I got a severe rash it s worse than a rash - bumps that rose from nowhere all over my arms and legs, which have left me completely scarred. I would like to know the success rate and all side effects of this new drug. I m praying that I will be cured this time. My liver function tests are all normal. Thank you so much for your time. Wendy, scared in Vancouver.
Thu, 23 Jun 2016
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Pegylated Interferon and Ribavarin are anti viral drugs specifically active against hepatitis C virus.
They can cause side effects like
1. Vasodilation and migraine like headache
2. Severe gastritis and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). This inturn cause heaviness in chest and pain in epigastric region.
3. Allergic reaction like hives and rashes all over body.
So your all symptoms are due to side effects of these drugs.
So you should stop these drugs for few weeks and let all your side effects subside then we can think of reintroduction.
So consult your doctor and discuss all these.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Should I Be Worried About The Heaviness And Pain In My Chest?

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. Pegylated Interferon and Ribavarin are anti viral drugs specifically active against hepatitis C virus. They can cause side effects like 1. Vasodilation and migraine like headache 2. Severe gastritis and GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease). This inturn cause heaviness in chest and pain in epigastric region. 3. Allergic reaction like hives and rashes all over body. So your all symptoms are due to side effects of these drugs. So you should stop these drugs for few weeks and let all your side effects subside then we can think of reintroduction. So consult your doctor and discuss all these. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.