Hepatitis C Drug Can Cause Depression
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Hepatitis C Drug Can Cause Depression
posted at 2/5/2012 12:21 PM BST
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Re: Hepatitis C Drug Can Cause Depression
posted at 2/5/2012 5:56 PM BST
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So the logical conclusion to resolve the condition is to start the patient on SSRI's? Due to their good safety profile and as mentioned interferons do interfere with serotonin levels.Isn't it better to make them a part of standard regimen or get depression index from different scales upon each visit and start the drug when the patient goes in moderate to severe depression? |
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Re: Hepatitis C Drug Can Cause Depression
posted at 2/5/2012 10:24 PM BST
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Many thanks for a good discussion topic again! It has been a known fact that the standard drug treatment for hepatitis C 'Interferon', can cause depression. Depression is a relatively frequent and potentially serious complication of interferon therapy for hepatitis C virus infection. |
