Symptoms of Fibromyalgia after Hepatitis C Treatment

[cliff1961]

Has anyone been diagnosed with both Fibromyalgia & Hepatitis and completed a full course of Hepatitis Treatment which resulted sucessful in removing the virus?

How was your symptoms of Fibromyalgia before your Hepatitis become active?

Now you have completed the Full course of treatment for Hepatitis how is your symptoms of Fibromyalgia affecting you now prior to treatment?

1: Better ?
2: Same ?
3: Worse ?


My Fiance' has suffered with Fibromyalgia for the past few years with the main symptom only being Burning hips at night in her sleep.
Only this year she had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C as the virus has just become active.
Now the virus has become active her Fibromyalgia has spread throughout her body and pain become far more severe, as it is said Hepatitis can be a known trigger for Fibromyalgia.

But i am curious on knowing how anyones symptoms of Fibromyalgia is after clearing the Hepatitis C Virus ?
Now the Virus has been removed, there is no trigger from the Hepatitis so does this relieve the pain for the Fibromyalgia?

YES?
NO?

[Evan_the_elder1]

I will also try to remember to make comments as my treatment progresses. I found out today that I am fully qualified for the treatment so it will be a go as soon as I can get the testing done for viral load and other factors. Regardless of current viral load I want it for 12 weeks, not just 8. I do not care how crappy it makes me feel during tx, I want it GONE!

Yeah, I have been on morphine too and normally take 270 mg of Codeine every day. I am not the addictive type and some days I forget to take the codeine tabs right up to bed time and then wonder why I feel so bad.

Ditto, good luck to everyone for 100% cure rate. I hate the truly evil devil hiding in my body and making my blood a poison. It makes me very upset at the thought of ever accidentally infecting somebody else. I am so wanting to be free of it. That will be the best day of my life, not including the birth of our children. It's a crying shame my wife deserted me with zero warning four months ago after 45 years together.

[Calthegal]

Like you I have been praying that the fibro symptoms which are disabling, will go after I tx soon with Viera Pak. I am on Lyrica 325mg a day and find the need to increase the dose more frequently. It helps with pain and energy but I can't stay on it forever. I shall pop back in ince I am on tx and let you know if fibro is helped. I had fibro 20 yrs ago and it went after getting pregnant and came back after unsuccessful ifn attempt to tx. That was 4 years ago. It has been so bad I have been on morphine at times. Good luck everyone.

[Evan_the_elder1]

SS, Your response is what I am looking for. I have had Hep C 1b since immunoglobulin injection by Army in 1969 and general pain since middle 70's. I was diagnosed with Fibro in 2005 and Hep C in 2010. For reasons unknown I have no apparent liver damage but the fibro has been bad enough that I am disabled. I am now 65 and just last March Harvoni has been approved here. It is the first treatment I can take because I have low platelets for reason other than the HCV. I have been wondering a lot if the Hep treatment can help the Fibro. According to some studies the Fibro comes up with Hep 1b 57% of the time. The cure rate for me should be 100% with Harvoni so I will be getting it as soon as my doctor approves. I just hope it doesn't make the Fibro worse. I can handle it now but it is no fun at all. I sure don't want it worse. Better would be a nice present.

[Sandeshells]

I had Hep C for probably thirty years, and fibro about the same ...  I did the Harvoni treatment and finished about a month ago. I can't say I feel any better at all.  I sure wish I did.  

[otterwatcher]

yes same as you but pain fatigue balance etc problems came on overnight 3months post treatment just as I was starting to feel a tiny bit better. After 5 years of fighting for a diagnosis,I was finally diagnosed with Post Interferon Syndrome by my liver consultant.
6  years post treatment nothing's changed for the better.
cognitive issues not resolved either,.

[Lilbits48]

I was having stomach issues in 2000, ( gallbladder), found out I had hep c. Hadnt had anything going on ecept the gallbaldder thing. I found out during the course of bloodwork that I had it. Went thru those wonderful treatments! Since then I have had so much pain! Joints, mainly knees, shoulders, has become much worse. Is in my hands, feet, back, hips, etc. Feels like there is a hot poker inside them, they ache so bad, some days its a chore to walk!! Was checked for RA, came back positive, but they are sure thats from the hep. So they tell me I have osteo, and fibro, and my viral load is back up! More or less its a combo of all, and sorry bout cha deal with it!! So frustrating! They have had me on so much crap, I finally said to h*&* with it! I do take the hydrocodones, but they arent even touching it anymore. Dont want to go up on those, the addiction thing ya know. Just ticks me off that they dont tell you all the crap b4 hand! I had no aches n pains prior to treatment! My mom gets around better than me some days! I'm only 48, I have a physical job, raising my cousins 2 yr old, and some days I feel like I'm 80!!!! Sorry I guess I jus need to vent to some people that might understand where I'm coming from! Thanks for listening........Linda