Can A 4 Year Old Child Take Hiv Meds

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Older People and HIV

How Many Older People Have AIDS? About 29% of all people with AIDS in the United States are age 50 or over. In 2001, this proportion was 17%. In some cities, as many as 37% of people with AIDS are older than 50. The number of older people diagnosed with AIDS is increasing. There are three types of older people with HIV: People who have been living with HIV for many years; older HIV-infected people who are just learning their HIV status; and...

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helping HIV+ 2 years old child

Here in Italy, some doctors says that antiretroviral therapy is a big failure and it's useless; some others say the opposite.I'm helping an orphan child affected by HIV. He lives in Nyumbani (Nairobi).I received your address by the program...

Response from Brooks Jackson, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine

Antiretroviral therapy can be very effective in preventing HIV disease in children if a combination of antiretroviral drugs are used, and the child takes the medicine as directed. However, monotherapy is only effective for several weeks typically... Read more »

Med vacation for 4 year old

I would absolutely love to give my 4 year old a med vacation. He has been undetectable for over two years on the same combo. Does anyone recommend this?...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

While it sounds as if your child is doing well, I would not recommend this. For an excellent discussion of the issues involved, please see "Sick of Taking Your Medicines?Hang in There, Help Is on the Way on this web site by David Scondras.... Read more »

4-year old starting meds

Shortly after my son was born he became very ill and eight months later I learned that we carried the HIV virus. He initially had a viral load of over 3 million and only 2 T-cells. We began him on a regimen of azt/3tc in 1997. After 6 months Dr.s...

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

You raise several good questions. Your first pertains to the advisability of switching antiviral medications in your 4 year old son who has been clinically well with a stable (normal for age) CD4 count but an increasing plasma viral load (now... Read more »

Response to 50 year old male wanting child

I live in UK with HIV pos man.I am negative. I have 15 month old twins born as a result of sperm washing (due to other issues we had to have ICSI where a single sperm is injected into the egg and then placed back). I was tested before treatment and...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Yes, you're correct. If there's any doubt (none in my mind), I'd have your children tested. BY... Read more »

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recently diagnosed 70 year old with depression

Posted by davidgi, 7 Replies

I was diagnosed pos. I am 70 year old with 4 children and four grandchildren. I got drunk 16 days ago and gave fellatio to a Thai lady boy. An HIV/NAT test is positive.I was negative on all tests before that. I am a chronic worrier and am... Read more »

AIDS/18 years old

Posted by kelseyelaine, 6 Replies

I am 18 years old and found out I had Full Blown AIDS at 16. I was 12 when I got raped by a man I babysat for. So I guess that means I had HIV for 4 years appromixatly. I never knew until the man who raped me died for AIDS. I was born with Lupus as... Read more »

HIV med success stories?

Posted by sunkyst, 7 Replies

Does anyone here have any success stories with HIV meds i.e. you've been on treatment for a while and it's working well for you without too many serious side effects? Read more »

i am 40 years old and have had hiv for 12 years...

Posted by Anonymous

My name is Megan Noel. I am 40 years old, and have had HIV for 12
years. I had a Dr. by the name of Kenneth J. Blair for the 1st 7
years of my care. My husband, who is negative, has been fighting
with the community to get care for me ever since. Dr.... Read more »

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