Thank you very much. The side effects are almost always transient and go away when you stop therapy. Sometimes thyroid problems become permanent but are treatable.
Ribavirin is terribly teratogenic, that is it causes birth defects.
So no one should become pregnant or get someone else pregnant for at least 6 months after stopping ribavirin. The symptoms of flu-like syndrome go away in a day or two after stopping. Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither The Body nor any sponsor is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material. Questions and messages posted to this forum are not statements of advice,opinion, or information of The Body, Body Health Resources Corporation or any sponsor of this forum.