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GI issues and Complera
#266096 - 09/04/12 08:09 PM
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i switched from Aptrila to Complera about 4 weeks ago and I've experience terrible stomach issues every since - bloating, cramping, having to go at a moments notice, etc. I've been living on Imodium for 4 weeks - just wondering if anyone else has experienced the same thing and how did you make it go away. i switched off of Aptrila because the dizziness and sleeplessness were doing me in. I've always been one of thosepeople who would have caught a cold if someone sneezed in a room even before I became poz so its not surprising that my system is being so sensitive. Anyways, any advise anyone has would be great
(if you are newly poz - don't freak out reading this - my sensitivity to meds isn't the norm)
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riverprincess
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Hace you spoken to the doctors about this? When you were on the Atripla , when did you take it? Nite or morning? To have constant runs is not good. Do take to your doctor. Let me know how it goes.
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When I started Complera I had stomach issues arise along with vomiting. It seems the vomiting was attributable to a pre-existing stomach issue. I had bloating and very soft albino looking stools. I also had many sleepless nights on Complera which sleep medication did not always help. Im not currently on Complera, they took me off to deal with GI specialist. I will be restarting it tomorrow and hope the prilosec they prescribed helps me hold down the Complera pills. Eating a good meal, much more than the 400 to 500 calories recommended seemed to help lessen the bloating issue.
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i thought i would update my situation here because i'm sure if you are anything like me - if you are reading these forums, you are looking for answers.
the GI issues have completely passed. it took roughly 3 months for my system to get 100%. i started to take metamecil before bedtime each night based on my doctor's recommendation and it totally worked. the one thing i will warn anyone considering going on complera is i've been having issues mentally around taking the 500 calorie meal beforehand. i know its stupid but when you have to eat a meal to take medication - the meal becomes work. its been a real struggle for me and one that i wish i had been prepared for beforehand.
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I understand food issues very well. I'm not a 3 meals a day person , and sometimes the only meal I bother with is dinner , and may not eat all of that either, And soon I'll be starting hepc tx which , last 2 rounds, the eating of any food was really difficult. All I can say is do the best you can and inbetween the " meals" find stuff that you have usually liked to eat , even if it's just icecream sodas. Any food is better than no food. I should copy and post this reply on my bathroom mirror for me to see each morning while doing my hep tx. lol
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I've been on Complera for three months. My only side effect was it felt like I had an extra cup of coffee the first three or four days. Now I sometimes wonder if I'm on placebo (altho I did go undetect in a month).
Just throwing this out there in case someone reads the original post and feels fearful.
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Definitly talk to your doctor . The constant direaha ( sp) isn't good . You can't live on amoodium it blocks the meds, any ant acid isn't a good mix. CHECK WITH DOC 1
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Did your GI specialist recommend a sonogram to check out your Gall Bladder? The discolor of your stool is a classic sympton as well as yellowing of skin/eyes and extreme fatigue and loss of appetite. SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE.
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