Atripla And High Blood Pressure

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Atripla and high blood pressure

Diagnosed in 2001, started Atripla in April of this year. My blood pressure had always been very good (well withing the good range). For the past 3 months though my home monitoring has shown an increase on most days up to about 147/95 though not...

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

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Thank you for your post and your very kind comments.The medications in Atripla (tenofovir,FTC and efavirenz) are not thought to directly cause high blood pressure. It would be relevant to know if your kidney function is normal, since tenofovir is... Read more »

Blood work for Atripla, Diabetes, and High Blood Pressure

I am currently taking ATRIPLA, and I have diabetes and high blood pressure. What tests should I... Read more »

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Is it ATRIPLA-related blood pressure or something else?

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Posted by JimNC, 1 Reply

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starting treatment - Atripla ?

Posted by neneroc, 7 Replies

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