Husband infected with hiv/hepc 1992, diagnosis 2003 with cd4 count around 50 and high viral load, azt to Haart for 15 years. 2003 peg inteferon etc failed, may 2008 taken off hiv meds due to very high liver enzymes. Liver cirhossis revealed. Start natural remedies (essiac, milk thistle, oleander, clamath algae, september liver improve and stabalise but still high, cd4s down from 350 to 190. Doc wants him back on meds for hiv, want to keep on with natural remedies and wait. scared of more toxicity to liver. Any advice welcome. Thanks

It appears that your husband may certainly need to be back on HIV medications with a rapid change in his CD4 T cell count.

I cannot advise on medications without knowing his resistance profile. However, I can say that there are certain medications that are usually well-tolerated by the liver - including Truvada (tenofovir and emtricitabine) and Fosamprenavir (when given in doses appropriate for cirrhosis).

I agree with your physician that is may be time to try treatment with HIV medications again. He will need very careful monitoring. He should also have testing for his synthetic function of his liver and should have formal evaluation by a liver disease specialist to determine if he needs other therapies, such as nadolol for portal hypertension (a complication of cirrhosis).