Alt And Hiv

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very high alt and hiv meds

my liver enzymes are very high, I was wondering if my hiv meds might be contributing tothis issue. I am takingsustiva and combivir. I get well, don't drink or drug. was thinking about a drug holiday since me HIV numbers are up.....

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

I would get hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing to be certain that you didn't acquire these viruses sexually. Sustiva can occasionally cause hepatitis. However, I would simply follow the numbers before doing anything. The height of the numbers... Read more »

Increased ALT and HIV

Hi Doc,Bit of a background.Around 7 months back, I had an unsafe exposure with a female. We had... Read more »

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Elevated sat and alt levels

Recent HIV diagnosis in the last 10 days with symptoms of the acute stage of infection just... Read more »

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Calling ALT, Jackie...is the island still open???

Posted by JTAnon, 2 Replies

Been a while...how do I get there???

Private email if you would like or post on the board.

Thanks

JTAnon

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Prayers are always with you all. Alt you read also

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I haven't posted here in about 1 year. I used to be here all the time and was probably one of the biggest worriers on the board.Yes, a negative result after way too many tests I won't even get into it. This isn't my original name since I have put... Read more »

does hiv affect your liver

Posted by uhohblita, 1 Reply

my ALT is up to 160 and the other one SPT i think is 51 which are both high. i have been having pain in that area for months but the docs wouldnt listen. does hiv affect my liver? i am really trying to get over my hiv OCD but my bodys going... Read more »

Commercial projects to fund HIV research?

Posted by Ivan88

Hi all out there

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From my childhood I was wondering about how mankind could boost science/research processes. I was thinking about developing commercial projects/products for direct funding of specific science/research fields.

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