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Re: Should I ask doctor to change treatment plan? Aug 21, 2011 Original Question: I am a 29 yr old man who has been positive for a little over 2 years. My doctor has me on 3 medications: Reyataz, Isentress, and Prezista. My viral load/cd 4 have both been up and down. Currently, my cd4 is 241 and my viral load is 190,000. Should I talk with my doctor about possibly changing my treatment? I am not taking a Norvir currently. What is that exactly? I will definitely ask doctor to order a resistance test. Are there any treatments you recommend that I could run by my doctor?? |
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 You must get your treatment regimen changed ASAP. Norvir is another HIV protease inhibitor that is used in small doses to boost the levels of reyataz or prezista; which for prezista, must be given with norvir, and for reyataz, it is highly recommended. A new treatment regimen cannot be recommended yet until the results of the resistance test are known. Once you get that, I am happy to help interpret the results and offer some guidance. | ||||||||
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