 | ||
   | ||
Email
Glossary |
|
Effects of Viraday Jan 3, 2009 I recentlty tested positive and am using Viraday for about 45 days.The impaired concentration effect is not going away and leading me to depression. Is there any alternative. My viral load is <50 and CD4 134 about 15 days back |
||||||||
 |
||||||||||
|
||||||||||
 |
| Response from Dr. Young
 Thanks for your post. The psychological and nervous system side effects of efavirenz (part of Viraday and Atripla) are well characterized (and the subject of a lot of discussion on our forum). They include the impaired concentration and mood problems that you describe. It's unusual for the side effects to persist past 3-4 weeks, and most persons have them subside entirely within a couple of weeks. Since you're having symptoms 6 weeks into treatment, I'd be concerned that your in the minority of patients who might benefit from changing the efavirenz component to another-- either nevirapine (Viramune) or a boosted protease inhibitor. I'd strongly recommend that you let your doctor know about your symptoms and discuss how to best handle your treatment. Best of health to you. BY | ||||||||
 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.
