Sofosbuvir and Headaches: What Users Say

• bro...
• August 31, 2014

For Hepatitis C "I had Hep C genotype 2, and I am on week 9 of the 12-week treatment, and my labs came back last week, and the hepatitis virus was not detected. The treatment is working! I tested negative for Hep C! Wahoooooo! I repeat, the virus was not detected in my blood work. I'm taking Sovaldi and ribavirin, and the side effects for me were manageable... headaches, fatigue, and that vague, flu-like ache in the joints, but I am able to work 40 hours a week, and I gladly suffer the mild to medium side effects because I'm cured. I'm cured. The worst part about all this is my insurance only covers 80% of my extensive blood work/labs, so I'm on the hook for around $1000 so far, but I only pay $15 for doctors per visit, and $15 a month for meds."

• Can...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 5, 2016

For Hepatitis C "I have had hep C for at least 25 years, would not take the old treatment. Now I'm taking Sovaldi/Daklinza. My genotype is 2A and 2C - my viral load was 28 million when I started meds. After 4 weeks, viral load was undetected. Just finished my 6th week today. I'm going through the County Hospital in Dallas, TX. Had no problems getting my meds as Medicare just approved them. So keep trying to find help. I have had very few side effects: mild headache for ten minutes, not even enough to take a Tylenol the first few days. I did itch at the start, took allergy med a few days, and every so often. I feel better taking the hep C meds, my brain fog is better, and I sleep like a baby! I take my meds at 7 pm on time every night and have to go to bed by 9 pm."

• Bru...
• July 20, 2016

For Hepatitis C "I have HCV genotype 3a. The first 50 days were fine. Mild headaches to begin with, which dissipated after two weeks. The usual joint pain I had been experiencing has gone, which is great. However, from day 50 onwards, I have had constipation, which has been getting progressively worse. At first, I was eating about 150g of prunes, that helped, but I have never had constipation like this before. I switched to Movicol, and at first, it helped somewhat, but then nothing. I guess I am going to have to get suppositories next. Has anyone else experienced this during the treatment? Also, I feel nauseous."

• tri...
• December 14, 2015

For Hepatitis C "I started my hepatitis treatments on Nov 15th of this year. I have had some bad side effects: diarrhea, nauseous a lot, muscle aches, and headaches. I just found out that the insurance company only paid for the first month of treatments. I don't know what's going to happen now because I no longer have insurance. But I would rather go through the side effects than get no treatments at all."