Skip navigation |   There is no set symptom pattern with
hepatitis C. For some people symptoms are severe enough to
significantly affect their quality of life whilst others may
experience none at all. Sometimes they will be barely
noticeable, but for many people they will come and go and their
severity varies. People who have cleared the virus with
treatment often only realise that they were experiencing
symptoms afterwards once they begin to feel better. Symptoms
related to the chronic stage of the disease can include:
Fatigue with non-refreshing sleep • Depression • Headaches •
Short-term memory problems • Difficulty concentrating • Mood
swings • Digestive problems • Joint and muscle aches and pains •
Flu-like symptoms • Discomfort or pain in the liver area •
Abdominal pain • Itching  Click here to read an article on
symptoms written by Professor Graham Foster  Most research has
tended to focus on looking at liver damage rather than at
symptoms or associated extra-hepatic illnesses (illnesses
outside of th