 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
VL INCREASE before reaching UD May 6, 2012 First thank you for this site and all it's contributors. I was dx 9 mo ago HIV pos. My first lab in Nov were Vl 800,000 and Cd4 of 299. 2nd lab in Jan were VL 15,000 CD4 400. 3rd lab in April VL 17,000 CD4 433. I started Atripla in November and was surprised my VL was not UD by now and even went up since my last lab. My question is; is this a virological failure? Is this common? I am having my VL rechecked but concerned. |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Holodniy
 Assuming you are taking your medication as prescribed, then yes, there is a problem here, which could be related to virologic failure. You don't indicate whether a resistance test was performed prior to starting HIV treatment to see whether your virus was already resistant to the HIV meds in Atripla. If not, that test definitely needs to be done now to determine if viral resistance is the problem now and if so, which medications you can be switched to. | ||||||||
 Get Email Notifications When This Forum Updates or Subscribe With RSS
|
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
Q&A TERMS OF USE
This forum is designed for educational purposes only, and experts are not rendering medical, mental health, legal or other professional advice or services. If you have or suspect you may have a medical, mental health, legal or other problem that requires advice, consult your own caregiver, attorney or other qualified professional.
Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither TheBody.com nor any advertiser is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material.
Review our complete terms of use and copyright notice.
