Can A Person With HIV Take Anadrol

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Anadrol-50 patients, look here

Posted by PharmD

Hi,

I am doing research on the use of Anadrol-50 (oxymetholone) in patients with HIV wasting and wanted to receive some feedback from actual patients. Please send me an email at vootkur@medscape.com if you are interested in answering a few questions... Read more »

Anadrol-50 patients, look here

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Gay Personals for HIV+'s

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I am 38 years old black male HIV/Aids diagnosis since 1-26-99. I am very lonely. Looking for some personal ads or chat lines on the net that are HIV pos friendly where I could possible meet someone with my status for a serious... Read more »

injection of hiv from hiv positive person

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I was at a party injecting drugs. I shared the needle with 2 other people. Later i found out that the guy i shared the needle with was hiv positive. I know i have to get tested. Is it 100% chance that i am infected since his hiv blood went... Read more »

HELP! Sleeping on HIV+ person's bed

Posted by Harty1, 3 Replies

For about 2 months I slept on the bed of a person that I found rout to be HIV+. On top of that, i was told after that an enemy who is HIV+ had access to my room and was doing more things to my bed. This is important because now when i sweat pheople... Read more »

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Effectiveness of Anadrol-50 for facial wasting

I am 41, HIV+ for 5 years, in excellent health. CD4 count runs 700 to 900 (although latest was 1141). Viral load usually undetectable, although sometimes it goes up as high as 500. Have been on combination treatment that includes a protease...

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D.

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Peripheral wasting may be exacerbated by androgens such as anadrol, so I'm not sure that it is responsible for your improvement. Facial wasting is the #1 body shape change complaint in my practice. It is unclear which agents cause it (although... Read more »

Anadrol/Oxandrin - AF

What is the difference between Anadrol-50 and Oxandrin??- Pic...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

Start with approved indications: Anadrol for anemia only, Oxandrin for weight gain after wasting.O: several good published studies of its use in HIV-weight loss with and without exercise. Lots of clinical experience over the last 5-6 years in... Read more »

is procrit like anadrol?

Is one safer than the other?Thanks!...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,These are two very different medications used for very different medical indications and with two very different side effect profiles. I'll post a question and response from the archives that addresses these differences. Write back if you... Read more »

Urgent! Anadrol/Lipo/Gynecomastia Problem

Dearest Experts:First - thanks for all the sound advice you regularly provide - it provides a great research tool and "Starting Point" in determining appropriate treatments, etc.I started taking Anadrol-50 about a year ago (100mg/day), and...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

whew, lots of questions. Here goes with my answers.I don't think anadrol or any androgenic anabolic steroid is too likely to cause gynecomastia (after all they are androgenic not estrogenic). Gyno can be caused by HIV itself or more commonly... Read more »

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