Yes, I get it, I’ve never had such a bad reaction but when they opened me up in spine surgery and my C5 certainly rate fell apart in their hands we all were shocked. I fell backwards last week. The edge of a stone step went right into that C5 area of my neck. I would have broken my neck if that protective rod wasn’t placed there. It saved my life. Of course, I wouldn’t have fallen that way if I wasn’t limited in my mobility to look down. Of course I would t have needed the rod if my neck bones were STRONG. I know 6 women who fell in their 60s to early 70s this year. ALL of them fractured their bones. I’m staying on this. My dr. Offered me to go on something else. I said no, this is the best. I have long had experiences with god awful medication which has saved my life. Like the tv commercials also say “your doctor thinks the benefits outweigh the side effects.” Since I’ve been on other meds which painfully ramp of my body to attack itself I am thinking I will do this and be done in a few years for the rest of my life. My experience with the regulated ribaviran interferon was that when it killed the virus in my joints the “wishing I was dead because it would be such a relief rather than enduring this” feeling subsided. So I’ll stay. You may want to look at at other medications. Your mother was certainly right! 🙏🏼💐💗 good luck!