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The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums
FAQs About When to Start Medication
- I'm moving to Canada and won't qualify for their health care immediately. Is it risky to wait until I qualify to start meds?
- I tested positive a few months ago; my CD4 count is 850, and my viral load is 3,500. Should I start HIV meds now or wait?
- I'm HIV positive, pregnant and not on meds yet. When's the right time to start HIV treatment to prevent passing it to my baby?
- After a course of treatment for syphilis, my HIV viral load was very high so my doctors immediately started me on HIV meds. Were they right to do so?
- My viral load is 740,000 and my CD4 count is 742, but my CD4 percentage is 14. Should I start treatment?
- I have heard why I should begin treatment since my CD4 count is below 350. Are there any reasons I should wait?
- My husband has a CD4 count of 560. I know that the higher his viral load, the more at risk I am if a condom was to fail. When should he start meds?
- I've read that starting meds early can lead to drug resistance. Was I right to start a month after I was diagnosed?
- Why is medical treatment delayed until the CD4 count drops below a certain number?
- I've been positive for over a year, but I'm not on meds. Is this usual?
- My viral load was in the millions when I was diagnosed, but has dropped to 88,000 without meds. Should I still consider starting treatment?
- Recently I was diagnosed with Kaposi's sarcoma. Is it time to begin treatment?
- I'm on a doctor-approved treatment interruption, but I want to get pregnant. What's the best time for me to restart meds?
- My CD4 count and viral load never stabilized after I was diagnosed, so I started meds with a viral load of 67,000 and a CD4 count at 370. Did I do the right thing?
- I was recently diagnosed, and my doctor recommends starting meds now and then stopping them in a year or so. What do you think?
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