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Ask the Expert Hot Topics
August 15, 2001

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Ask the Experts about General Treatment Strategies I am considering my first drug holiday. What can I expect? What is the life expectancy of HIV-positive people over 50? Ask the Experts about Wasting, Diet, Nutrition and Exercise Advertisement Should nutritional supplements be initiated at the time of positive diagnosis, or should this be delayed until there are physical signs of wasting? Which vitamins are best for someone recently diagnosed with HIV? Ask the Experts about Managing Side Effects of HIV Treatment Can you recommend a drug combination which is likely to maintain my undetectable viral load AND allow me to recover from neuropathy? My Sustiva-based regimen has been very successful, but I can't deal with the ongoing side effects. Should I switch? Ask the Experts about Resistance What are the most common causes of drug resistance? I won't be able to pay for one of my meds this month. Will dropping one of my drugs from my triple regimen put me at risk for drug resistance? Ask the Experts about Simplifying Treatment Schedules My partner is not careful about taking nelfinavir with his meals. Would it be better for him to just switch to non-nuke, such as Sustiva or Viramune? I am worn out by the pill burden of taking Fortovase. Can you suggest an alternate regimen to simplify my regimen?		Ask the Experts about Fatigue and Anemia Are certain demographic groups more likely to develop anemia than others? My nurse practitioner tells me that my anemia does not affect my quality of life enough to have it treated. I am exhausted -- should I do something about it? Ask the Experts about Pregnancy, Children and HIV I've heard that in order to get pregnant I should stop all medications -- is this true? My wife's viral load is undetectable and I am HIV negative. What are our options for having a baby? Ask the Experts about Safe Sex I am an HIV-positive female with a negative boyfriend. We haven't been that good about practicing safe sex - can you give me an idea of the risks involved? My friend and I are both married. We've been playing around and want to have sex. How safe do we both have to be? We are both married men. Ask the Experts about Insurance, Benefits and Paying for Health Care I am HIV positive but this is not on record in the U.S. (I now live in Asia). Does this mean that I don't have an official pre-existing condition and I can get insurance from an employer? My doctor has prescribed Oxandrin to help mitigate HIV-related wasting. But my prescription plan won't cover it. How can I pay for this drug?
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