Nausea after tenofovir

Living With Hep B Treatment and Monitoring
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Hi guys!
I’m new hear.I’m 37-years women and I know about my hepatitis b sinece my early-twenties.Everything was ok till this year-my fibrosca went from F0/F1 to F2/F3 and my vireal load to 8700 IU/ml
I’ve started my anti-viral treatment 3 days ago with Tenofovir.I feel intensive nausea.What can I do to reduce this side effect?

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Hi @Lola87, I’ve been on Tenofovir for a couple of months now. I also experienced slight nausea at first (which tbh at the time I put it down to my anxiety around starting treatment). I found fizzy drinks (health-ish options…), lemon or very cold water helped me through the first days, and after a week or so it did go away completely :slight_smile: I hope it resolves for you too!

Best,
Cris

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Hi Lola87,
I never had nausea from Tenofovir. My side effect was itching.
So many dietary changes, could there be another reason for the nausea? Anxiety, perhaps? We all know there’s no shortage of this, especially in the first year…
Hope you get to the bottom of it and find a way to settle your tummy.
Welcome to the site…hope you find comfort in knowing we’re all going through this together. Lots of emotional support and valuable info from medical and scientific people on here
Denny

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Are you eating before you take the medication? I take my Vemlidy with food and I haven’t had any nausea or stomach issues. I take it right after breakfast.

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Hi @Lola87,

Sorry to hear about this, I had experienced some of this too and essentially solved with according to @MartaParnall’s practice of experimenting around when I take them around food. I also take it right after breakfast now and have had little issue since. It does get a little messed up when I travel overseas for work, but it works out in the end.

Thomas

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Thank all of us for support and answers! Today i feel much better and nausea has dissapear. I didin’t change my diet.I think that it was a short-therm side effect of tenofovir.
I take it with my breakfast.I feel better that i’m not alone with my disease.I wish all of you much health!

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Hi everyone. I started tenofovir treatment about a month ago. But I keep getting pain under my ribs. Every day is either one side or the other or both. And my urine is very clear throughout the day, only becoming a pale straw like colour when I am heavily limiting my water intake. Should I be concerned about it? I emailed my dr but I had no answer yet. I hope it’s not damaging my kidneys. Could this be a result of too much stress, or is it my body just adjusting to this treatment? Have you guys had any issues like this?
Thank you very much for your time and answers.
Have a great day.

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Hi Lola,

I started taking Entecavir back in 2009 and switched to Tenofovir in 2013. I remember having similar side effects at the beginning, nausea and itchiness. With Entecavir, I took it before bed, so I didn’t really notice much. But with Tenofovir, I took it first thing in the morning, and the side effects hit harder.

What helped me the most was going for a morning run. Sweating it out made a big difference, not just in easing the side effects, but also in keeping me active. Over time, I felt healthier and stronger.

I hope this helps.

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Hi @Autumn,

Sorry to hear about that. I have had some irritation in my stomach (possibly from the filler, i.e. the inactive ingredients they put in the pill to bulk it out), so I’ve gotten into the habit of taking it just after food in the mornings. I don’t feel anything any more.

Re: kidney issues, this can only really be confirmed with blood tests, which you should maybe raise with your doctor if you are concerned.

Cheers,
Thomas

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