Will My HIV Drugs Stop Working

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How HIV Drugs Get Approved

Why Does It Take So Long to Approve New Drugs? Developing a new drug can take 10 years or more. First, drug companies must find substances that are active against HIV. Most HIV drugs are identified by testing existing drugs for anti-HIV activity ( screening ). A newer method is rational drug design . In this process, scientists "build" drug molecules to fight HIV in specific ways. When a promising drug is identified, it goes through ...

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Should I have stopped meds that were working for me?

I developed side effects of high cholesterol, high triglycerides, high glucose for the second time in my treatment for HIV. This time my doctor tried to regulate the high chlorestrol with lipitor which didn't help much and when my sugar...

Response from Susan Little, M.D.

University of California San Diego

Although your resistance test does sound a bit confusing, there is clearly data to show that people who remain on therapy (despite the lack of complete viral suppression) have a reduced risk of disease progression compared to those who stop therapy... Read more »

Stopped Drug Regiment

I have been battling severe depression for more than a year now and was dianosed with HIV in Sept 04, I initially have a cd4 count of only 3 and my viral load was greater than 750,000. In December after 3 months on meds my cd4 have increased to 65...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

There should be no long term consequences. But you need to go back on meds ASAP given your advanced HIV status.... Read more »

Stopping Drug Therapy-- Started during acute infection

Hello, I have been HIV + for two years (March 4, 2000). My Viral Load is undetectable, my T-Cell count is 1550. I caught my virus in the early stages and have been able to keep it under control. I am on Viracept and Combivir. My doctors has...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.You've raised some very interesting and important points about starting and stopping therapy during acute infection. The benefits of starting therapy during this period are largely immunological, with probable... Read more »

Fatugue and Drug stop

I have done a complete drug change.I am on T-20,tiponivier(sp)norvir,videx and truvada. I hAVE NO ENERGY and want to know if i stop one of the drugs at a time, will I get to feeling better. My viral load went to udecectable and my t-cells went from...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,The real question here is what exactly is causing your fatigue. Could it be one or more of your new medications? Yes, it's possible, but I wouldn't jump to that conclusion without a thorough evaluation to determine precisely as... Read more »

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Rutgers researchers may have stopped HIV

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Rutgers researchers may have stopped HIV

Associated Press - December 12, 2004

Piscataway, N.J. - Researchers at Rutgers University have developed a trio of drugs they believe can destroy HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a published... Read more »

stopping hiv meds

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

My doctor yesterday threw me for a loop when he asked me about stopping my meds. I have been HIV+ since 1989 with a viral load of 200 or under and a T cell count of over 1100. These numbers have remained relatively consistent for years. Does anyone... Read more »

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Small group of patients were able to stop taking Aids drugs without any resurgence of the virus

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This is why testing soon after you had a risk is SO important:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/jul/26/french-study-scientists-hiv

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