Day 661: Start HIV Meds and Stay Alive! (Video)

March 28, 2013

By Aaron Laxton
From TheBody.com

Posted: April 2013

This video blog is part of the series "My HIV Journey: Videos of My First Months on HIV Meds, and Where I Am Now." Check out a full list of entries in the series.

If you listen to nothing else I say, please hear this: Start your HIV medications. Stop making excuses about side effects. Starting HIV medications will keep you healthy, improve how you feel and reduce the risk of transmission to others. Please do yourself a huge favor and start medications.

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