Increase Of Facial Fat On Truvada And Kaletra

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Being switched from Kaletra and Truvada combo to Atripla

I was placed on a combo of Kaletra and Truvada ( I don't know the chemical names or what part they play)within the first year after being diagnosed (my cd4 count dropped 700 to 400) 6 yrs ago. My doctor is now switching me from the Kaletra/...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, and thanks for posting. Atripla is a combination of Truvada and Sustiva, so the new regimen is essentially a substitution of Sustiva for Kaletra. Since Kaletra tends to have more side effects than Sustiva, in a general sense, the switch is... Read more »

Truvada,abacavir & Kaletra

Dear Dr. Henry, Thank you very much for your time. I copied and paste my ques. and your answer back... Read more »

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facial wasting on Kaletra Truvada

I am taking kaletra and truvada I am having facial wasting what can i take or do to decrease this... Read more »

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Nucleomaxx?? Has it really increase facial fat??

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kaletra side effects

Posted by brendaelisa, 4 Replies

Does anybody knows if kaletra's side effect is excesive diharrea.

My cousin has hiv-type 1 and we are giving him Kaletra but it is giving him a masive diharrea and he got a cut on his rectum.

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First Regimen = Sustiva + Combivir + Kaletra?

Posted by placation, 4 Replies

Hey guys (and gals). I am sure this has been addressed in some other post through some other thread in the past, but it would take forever to try to find those messages. So, here's my question and my issues...

My doc subscribed Sustiva + Combivir +... Read more »

facial wasting and newfill

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I am considering a procedure using New-fill for severe facial wasting. Anyone familiar with this? Please give me any first or second hand information about this.
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