How To Move Timing Of HIV Meds

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Doc Suggests Switching Meds But I'm Moving to Another State

hello, i've been on sustiva + combivir for 3 yrs with excellent results. however, i decided to take a drug holiday a few months ago and now my genotype test is inconclusive about whether sustiva is still helping me. my viral load has gone from...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Not an easy decision. If you were to switch (which is recommended to increase the chance to re-suppress your HIV levels and avoid further development of resistance) then the sooner the better so that any problems (side effects)you have can be... Read more »

moving to diabetes after 10 years of meds thanks

Hello Docs, well its been a great 10 years on medication, now for the bad news, with the help of... Read more »

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moving med taking time up-down 2 hours

Hello,I have been on Prezista, Norvir and Truvada for little over a month and was wondering how... Read more »

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P. »

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Underground Market for HIV Meds: The New "War on Drugs?"

Could the underground sales of HIV medications could become a new extension of the "War on Drugs?" This week, three different news stories ran in NYC press about the underground market of HIV drugs being sold, mostly to reach shores outside of the... Read more »

Growing Up With Meds

In 1996, combination HIV therapy gave us the ability to suppress HIV and allow the immune system to rebuild itself. After years of struggling with treatments that were only partially effective, we finally had the technology to dramatically alter the... Read more »

The New Black Market: Selling HIV Meds for Cash

There's a new drug trade in town: selling HIV medications. In Washington Heights, a Manhattan neighborhood, officials are seeing a growing number of HIV-positive individuals selling their meds. This growing trend of trading health for much-needed... Read more »

Moscow Times Examines How Drug Shortages in Russia Are Leading Doctors to Prescribe Replacement HIV/AIDS Meds to Patients

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HIV med success stories?

Posted by sunkyst, 7 Replies

Does anyone here have any success stories with HIV meds i.e. you've been on treatment for a while and it's working well for you without too many serious side effects? Read more »

can you live a normal life without meds if ur HIV+

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

can you live a normal life without medicines if your HIV+??? How long can live without these medicines? Read more »

Time to move on ?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I have been checked for two years and two months with six negative elisas. I didnt take any other tests because my doctor thought that two years was time enough to move on. The girl I slept with was seropositive, although she never told me about... Read more »

Thanks for your support..but it's time to move on

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I never thought that I would see the day that I would have to come to a place like this for support. But by not thinking and making some stupid decisions, I ended up putting myself at risk for HIV infection. Just to review my exposure(s):
1. ... Read more »

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