I Have Hiv Can I Take Stavudine

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An Overview of Zerit (Stavudine, d4T)

STAV-yoo-deen Brand Name: Zerit Other Name(s): BMY-27857, Estavudina, d4T Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Stavudine, also known as Zerit or d4T, is a type of medicine called a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). Stavudine works by disrupting one of the early steps in the HIV life cycle, called reverse transcription. During normal reverse transcription, HIV's reverse transcriptase...

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Efficacy of com bination of Nevirapine + Stavudine + Lamivudine

Dear Sir,How do you evaluate the following combination generic drug available in India for initiating treatment of HIV patient in terms of efficacy ? Nevirapine + Stavudine + LamivudineIs there any better combination available to initiate...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

I think that this combination will have high efficacy. Before we were able to get tenofovir (Viread), this was the most commonly prescribed combination in our group and we still have many patients on this regimen. We tend to use Viread instead of... Read more »

Concerns about long time Stavudine use in a child

My son was diagnosed with AIDS in 1/20/04. As of 6/2004, he has been on a regimen of Stavudine, Lamuvidine and Kaletra. I am concerned about the long term effects of Stavudine. Are there better combinations? Are we going to be sorry that he stays...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

In adults there has been a unmistakable shift away from using stavudine (Zerit) towards tenofovir (Viread). One of the main reasons for this change is that Viread has a better side effect profile and can be given once daily. The changes in... Read more »

Pregnant on Stavudine, Lamivudine + Nevarapine

I am HIV+ and 19 weeks pregnant. My CD4 count is 147 and my Physician has prescribed Stavudine 40mg, Lamivudine 150mg and Nevirapine 200mg. I started taking these antiretrovirals for the first time about 16 days ago. I was 16 weeks pregnant then....

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Experience with antiretrovirals during pregnancy is growing and thus far none of the agents that you are on have been asssociated with fetal abnormalities. It sounds as if you are tolerating the antiretrovirals and as if you're experiencing... Read more »

neuropathy pain (didanosine+stavudine+efavirenz)

Dear Dr Robert J. Frascino, I'm sure many patients email you a lot of times regarding this matter. But I really really hope you won't get bored. I'd really really appreciate your help, time and patience!My question is:My father CD4...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Tom,Didanosine (ddI) plus stavudine (d4T) is no longer a recommended combination! It has been found to be less effective and substantially more toxic than many other nucleoside combinations, such as AZT/3TC or Viread/FTC, for example. The ddI... Read more »

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pregnancy and HIV

Posted by footeard, 1 Reply

Hi, I have been positive since 1987 and my husband is negative. I am 30 years old. We will be trying to concieve and have a baby in July. I am currently on D4T, Viramune and DDI. I was on AZT monotherapy from 92-94 at 300 mg a day so likely am... Read more »

only 6 weeks ago i found out i was hiv+

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Only 6 weeks ago, I found out I was HIV+. Sadly, my wife
(pregnant) also tested positive. The test was carried out in
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myself, following a few dizzy spells, lethargy (lazy my wife
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We didn't even know about HIV until the 1980's. So, we invented a HIV1 test, only to find there is a HIV2. So, we invented a HIV2 only to find out there is a HIV-O. Why are we so ignorant to think there couldn't be another strain...for which we... Read more »

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