Average Cd4 Gained In A Month

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CD4 and CD4% plateau?

I started taking Atripla 2 years ago after my doctor told me that it is already time for meds since my CD4 was 193, with VL of 113K and 10%. After 2 months, I responded robustly and moved to undetectable, CD4 473 and 19%. Over the last 2 years, my...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

You are doing fabulous. Keep up the good work. I am not concerned about your numbers at all.... Read more »

Historical CD4 count after 6 months of Atripla

How are my chances of attaining >200 CD4 after 6 months of Atripla with an initial CD4 of 71 and... Read more »

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Average annual CD4 decline

Hello.. I was recently diagnosed positive and my CD4 is 974, CD4+% = 40%, and viral load <400.... Read more »

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Older Age When Starting Antiretrovirals Lowers Chance of Good CD4 Gain

Starting antiretroviral therapy at an older age loweredchances of gaining at least 100 CD4 cells in thefirst 2 years of treatment, according to results of a largeUS-Canadian study. 1 The impact of age on CD4 gainsheld true regardless of whether... Read more »

Antiretroviral Treatment Breaks Limit CD4 Count Gains and Raise Death Risk

An 8-year study of almost 2500 people in a Swiss HIVgroup found that people who interrupted antiretroviraltherapy gained fewer CD4 cells and ran a higherrisk of new AIDS diseases and death than people whotook their antiretrovirals regularly. 1 ... Read more »

Overweight People With HIV See Lower CD4 Gain While on HIV Medications, Study Suggests

Until the mid-1990s in the U.S., packing on a few extra pounds seemed like a good thing: It helped protect a person against the dangers of wasting and HIV's destructive effects on the immune system. But today, for people on potent HIV treatment,... Read more »

Ongoing HIV Infection Could Explain Low CD4 Counts Despite Undetectable Viral Loads, Study Suggests

Ongoing HIV infection of CD4+ cells may be the reason why some individuals with undetectable viral loads exhibit poor CD4+ cell count responses, according to study results presented at ICAAC 2012. Researchers in Montpellier, France, used a qPCR... Read more »

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CD4 count at 8--gained weight

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Oh my I just got cd4 count at 8--down from a whopping 35 last year--freaked out my ID Doc who didn't even look at cd8 or resistance or any of that because if you're at 8 it isn't too great!

He decided to Difllucan me again on a permanent basis. He... Read more »

CD4 depletion

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

Dear all - I really need some advice - I'm freaking out about HIV. I've been suffering from symptons now for 8 months after a seemingly low risk exposure - continue to have swollen glands, white tongue, floaters and mild sore throat. Have tested -ve... Read more »

HELP !! CD4 170 AIDS DIAGNOSIS-- IS THIS THE END?

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

I have been positive and healthy on no meds for the last 8 years. Now my cd4 count which was about 600 is down to 170 and my once undetectable viral load is now detectable. What's the average timeframe a person survives after an AIDS diagnosis ? I... Read more »

Just Diagnosed With a CD4 Count of 5

Posted by thespoonybard, 1 Reply

In October '09, I became sick. I was stubborn and didn't start seeing a doctor until December. The doctor at the Student Health Center tried treating the multiple infections he found. I was also severely anemic. Since I am a veteran, he... Read more »

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