Forum on Managing Side Effects of HIV Treatment: Ready to change meds

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		Ready to change meds Dec 3, 2008 Keith, First of all I would like to thank you for all your help lately your a god send and really help. I am ready to change from Combivir, Sustiva to Atripla after a recommendation from my doc as I have experienced stomach cramps and IBS since starting my meds and its really got me down and effected my standard of living... My questions are: the doc said when I change to take my combivir as normal on a morning then take atripla on a night when i would usually take my sustiva and 2nd combivir, is that ok as reading on your site it said not to take atripla with other HIV meds - also in your experience what is the chances that changing to atripla will relieve my gut and IBS symptoms? My main worry is also that by changing I get initial side effects such as nausia, diorreah, vomiting - as I am already on HIV treatment and sustiva is still in atripla is initial side effects less likely from changing? I really hope this change in meds will improve things for me so I can feel I have control of my life again!


Advertisement Response from Dr. Henry I agree with the dosing recommendation from your doctor. The gut symptoms you describe could improve with the switch to Atripla -that is hard to predict and quite variable with many factors leading to gut symptoms even in the general population. KH Want to read more questions and answers on this subject? Our experts have answered many similar questions!

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