Patient's question:
After two weeks of liver-protecting and enzyme-lowering treatment, the transaminase level dropped from over 200 to 70, and the virus count is 10^7. Now, do I need antiviral treatment? Is it better to take pills or drink medicine? What kind of medicine should be used? How long should the medication period last? At what level should the virus drop to before stopping the medication?Doctor's answer:
Your condition, it is essential to receive proper treatment for there to be a possibility of self-healing or recovery. The liver is difficult to heal because the vast majority of hepatitis B patients have immune tolerance, meaning they do not produce an automatic immune response to the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This leads to hepatitis B becoming incurable, and general medications are often ineffective in treating it. Therefore, adopting the correct treatment method to compel the body's immune system to generate an automatic immune response to the hepatitis B virus is the key to rapid recovery from hepatitis B. Currently, there are no specific drugs for treating hepatitis B. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Chinese herbal medicine have many effective treatment methods based on long-term clinical practice. We should face it with a positive mindset, as only this can boost the patient's confidence in combating the condition, believing that recovery is definitely achievable.