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Have Cronic Hepatitis B, Stable Chirosis. Taking Vired, Having Many Side Effects, Can I Stop It?
I have cronic hepatitis B , also stable cerrossis . it took over 4 yrs. to find it out . I am currently seeing a dr galati in ahouston and a internal medical dr in lake Charles la. I am on VIREAD 300MG A day for over 4 years. my enzymes is normal is it it possible to get off of the VIREAD, it has so many side effects? Why do the doctors just check enzymes instead of the liver profile ? When they put you on a colesteral medication , vytorain) when the colesterial was about 210 -220.My celestial dropped to 150 after 2 weeks, and he still wanted to drop mY LDL down lower. This is before theyf ound out that I had Hepatitus b cronic by then. they ran every thing but for hep B , I was in the cancer range when I went to Houston. JIMMY PAULK
Mon, 26 Aug 2013
Hello,
The goal of treatment in patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B is to clear the virus, develop the immune response against future reinfection, and prevent serious complications that may result.
Unless the patient develops antibodies against the hepatitis B virus,discontinuation of treatment is avoided as it may lead to recurrence and moreover the duration of treatment with VIREAD is still unknown.
It is not advisable to stop the treatment because although it doesn't cure the disease,but it definitely slows the disease and possibly prevents some life threatening complications.
As far as testing of your liver enzymes are concerned,ALT and AST are the best markers for detection of hepatitis caused by VIREAD and that is the reason,your doctor gets it done repeatedly.
Thanks
The goal of treatment in patients suffering from chronic hepatitis B is to clear the virus, develop the immune response against future reinfection, and prevent serious complications that may result.
Unless the patient develops antibodies against the hepatitis B virus,discontinuation of treatment is avoided as it may lead to recurrence and moreover the duration of treatment with VIREAD is still unknown.
It is not advisable to stop the treatment because although it doesn't cure the disease,but it definitely slows the disease and possibly prevents some life threatening complications.
As far as testing of your liver enzymes are concerned,ALT and AST are the best markers for detection of hepatitis caused by VIREAD and that is the reason,your doctor gets it done repeatedly.
Thanks
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