34 YRS OLD,HIV+ FOR 2 YEARS...I HAD BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA A FEW MONTHS BACK BEFORE I DECIDED TO START ON MY ART, HAD A CD4 COUNT OF 32, 4TH WEEK ON ATRIPLA NOW AND FEELING ALRIGHT, OTHER THAN ATRIPLA DAILY I TAKE SULFAMETH, ACYCLOVIR, DAILY, 2 AZYTHROMICYN 1'S A WEEK AND FLUCONOZOLE 100,A FEW WEEKS ON THESE MEDS I NOTICED A NAGGING DULL PAIN ON MY UPPER LEFT ARM THATS PRETTY CONSISTENT LATELY, MY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED NAPROXEN, TRIED IT AND FELT REALLY SICK, STOPPED THE NAPROXEN BECAUSE I READ THAT IT COULD HAVE A POSSIBLE INTERACTION WITH ATRIPLA, UPCOMING DOCTOR VISIT BUT SORT OF EMBARRASSED TO ASKED IF SHE KNEW A POSSIBILITY OF NEGATIVE INTERACTION, COULD THE DIFF MEDS CAUSING MY ARM PAIN?

Hello and thanks for posting.

While one should be careful about drug-drug interactions or (as is the case of Atripla's tenofovir and naproxen) the potential for additive toxicity, assuming that you have normal kidney function, taking these medications together for a short while should be fine.

Don't feel embarrassed to ask your doctor questions; it's probably just a matter of how you ask.

Hope that helps. Write back anytime. BY