Co infection can increase the risk for advanced liver disease cirrhosis end stage liver disease and liver cancer.
Hep c harvoni side effects.
From my experience the most unsettling and unpleasant side effect of harvoni treatment is severe depression.
Severe side effects from generic harvoni treatment.
In november 2015 the fda approved harvoni to be used in patients co infected with hiv.
However some patients report experiencing few to no side effects.
Side effects not requiring immediate medical attention cough diarrhea headache irritability lack or loss of strength muscle pain nausea trouble sleeping.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the fda.
There are some drug interactions that can occur in people taking harvoni.
The most common adverse reactions at least 10 were fatigue and headache in subjects treated with 8 12 or 24 weeks of harvoni.
While treating hep c with today s direct acting antivirals some side effects are still possible.
Other side effects include nausea and vomiting diarrhea and trouble sleeping.
Life after harvoni i was diagnosed with hep c in 1993.
It showed that i had polyneuropathy and was a side effect of the harvoni.
Some common side effects include headache fatigue nausea diarrhea and insomnia.
For example you shouldn t take an antacid.
The proportion of subjects who permanently discontinued treatment due to adverse events was 0 less than 1 and 1 for subjects receiving harvoni for 8 12 and 24 weeks respectively.
For more information ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist.
Learn more about the long term effects of the hepatitis c virus on the whole body the long term side effects of treatment and extrahepatic manifestations.
Side effects can include.
I know exactly how i got it.
If i would have known that was one of the side effects i would have waited until a better medication came out.
It seems that about one in about 1 000 or so people treating their hepatitis c with harvoni experience the side effect of either depression or anxiety.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or does not go away.
These are not all the possible side effects of harvoni.
If ribavirin is used in combination with hepatitis c treatment increased side effects can occur.
