I stopped using drugs and alcohol 2 years ago after almost 40 years of abuse. In addition to Hep C I also have an elevated RA factor, extreme exhaustion and depression. Finally, I think my doctors have adjusted my meds so that I no longer sleep 10 to 11 hours per night and take a 2 hour nap every day. I have actually begun to feel normal and I am able to work, exercise and enjoy life! I have been put on Armor Thyroid 60 mg QD, Pristique 50 mg. QD, Bupioprion 300mg XL and numerous vitamins and suppliments. The suppliments and the Bupriopo=ion didn't see to do much for me (I have been on them for about 1 year) but the combination of thye Thyroid and Pristique anti-depressant have worked a miracle. My problem, however, is that I get extremely hot and sweaty -- to the point where I want to rip off my clothes and stand in a cold shower -- and at times very irritable. I have lived in Hawaii for 23 years and never had problems with the heat before I entered menopause (I am post menopausal, age 55). Now I have to sit in front of an air conditioner when the sun is shining outside and I can't exercise of go out into the sun. My skin feels prickly when I do so. I am pretty sure that these symptoms are related to the meds, but I don't want to stop taking them because I finally feel alive after two years of extreme fatigue. Oh, I forgot to add that I experience really bad underarm odor despite the fact that I show and wash several times a day. I am also taking DHEA 25 - 50 mg. and have been on this for the past 2 years. Could the DHEA have something to do with it also?