Re: Re: My Stunning Hypothesis

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Dealing with liver disease, I can tell you that once your liver is

functioning better, you will be absolutely amazed at the changes.

Thankfully, the treatment for my liver disease, autoimmune hepatitis,

(prednisone and imuran) does not tend to make you as sick as the treatment

for hepatitis C. However, while prednisone is a miraculous and life saving

drug, it is a horrible drug, too! It messes with your mind - MAJOR mood

swings. It made me incredibly nauseated instead of making me hungry like it

does most people. It also caused this horrible metallic like taste in the

back of my throat for the first month. I could go on and on, but you get

the idea. However, the 10 year survival rate for people with AIH who do not

get treatment is only 10%. so, not taking the medication was NOT an option!

I honestly don't know if starting or stopping the prednisone was worse.

Neither was fun, but despite the side effects, overall I felt better after

only about 2-3 weeks of starting the medication.

For me, adding protonix to my meds helped a lot with the nausea the

prednisone caused. I also have a good supply of both phenergan and zofran.

However, I do try to limit zofran to only my worst days because people with

liver disease should really not take more than 8 mg of zofran in a 24 hour

period as it is hard on the liver.

I wish you well. By the way, I just got a new version of Dr.

Palmer's Hepatitis and Liver Disease book. It has been updated in 2004 to

have the latest and greatest info on all types of hepatitis as well as the

treatments and just general info on the liver. It was under $15 and well

worth the cost.

W