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      • January 9, 2011 at 6:25 pm
      jmaher
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        I started on the Roche phase II study back in Feb of 2010 at 960mg twice a day.  The joint pain and swelling got really bad and I ended up hospitalized with pnenomia.  They restated me at 720 and while the side effects can be bad, for me they seem to be cyclic and tolerable.  I had the rash but it disappeared with the lower dose.  As far as fatigue, it happens and Red Bull is my friend.  I stay active and exercise which seems to help.  It is hard sometimes, but I make myself do something.  For the joint pain I have tried a number of things; lidocane patchs, MS cotin, tremadol, vicodin, motrin, etc.  All have had varying degrees of success but I have settled on vicodin and motrin.

        Joe

        • January 9, 2011 at 6:25 pm
        jmaher
        Participant

          I started on the Roche phase II study back in Feb of 2010 at 960mg twice a day.  The joint pain and swelling got really bad and I ended up hospitalized with pnenomia.  They restated me at 720 and while the side effects can be bad, for me they seem to be cyclic and tolerable.  I had the rash but it disappeared with the lower dose.  As far as fatigue, it happens and Red Bull is my friend.  I stay active and exercise which seems to help.  It is hard sometimes, but I make myself do something.  For the joint pain I have tried a number of things; lidocane patchs, MS cotin, tremadol, vicodin, motrin, etc.  All have had varying degrees of success but I have settled on vicodin and motrin.

          Joe

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