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Suggest Medication For HCV Infection
Hi doctor,my mother is suffering from HCV infection with gen6type 3 ,she is 45 yrs old.she on inj.pegasys 180mcg weekly last 2 month.now she feeling very low,palpitation,haedache,and decrease appetite,loss of weight.i want to know that is this desease cure or not.how long treatment is repuired?can hcv become negative or not.what kind of food she can eat.
Wed, 30 Jul 2014
Hello,
Your mom is getting injections which is right approach for treating HCV infection. After completing the course or in between also she can get her test of viral RNA load repeated. This will tell if the treatment is working and how much viral load is still left. Once this is negative, treatment with injectables is stopped.
She should be given normal healthy diet but less of oil. All fruits and other daily diet is as such.
Her low feeling, lethargy etc., are possibly due to depression which is frequently seen when patient is on HCV treatment (due to drugs used in treating HCV).
It is recommended that patient visits a psychiatrist or discuss these symptoms with his treating team. Without antidepressants this may worsen.
Drugs like escitalopram usually suffice.
Hope the reply is useful.
Dr. Manusha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
Your mom is getting injections which is right approach for treating HCV infection. After completing the course or in between also she can get her test of viral RNA load repeated. This will tell if the treatment is working and how much viral load is still left. Once this is negative, treatment with injectables is stopped.
She should be given normal healthy diet but less of oil. All fruits and other daily diet is as such.
Her low feeling, lethargy etc., are possibly due to depression which is frequently seen when patient is on HCV treatment (due to drugs used in treating HCV).
It is recommended that patient visits a psychiatrist or discuss these symptoms with his treating team. Without antidepressants this may worsen.
Drugs like escitalopram usually suffice.
Hope the reply is useful.
Dr. Manusha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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