Can The Drug Truvada Cause Night Sweats

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An Overview of Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC)

em-tri-SIT-uh-bean, te-NOE-fo-veer dye soe PROX il --> Brand Name: Truvada Other Name(s): FTC/TDF Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to Reduce the Risk of Sexually Acquired HIV Infection WARNING: Truvada can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include lactic acidosis (buildup of acid in the blood) and liver...

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Night sweats during PEP

I am curretly taking a pep regimine of kaletra and truvada. I am in my third week of the treatment. The last two nights i have experianced night sweats. I am curious if this could be caused by the drug combo that for the last two nights i ahve...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Odd pertubations/fluctuations in temperature can rarely be seen while initiating or taking HIV meds even in the absence of HIV infection. Generally patients report mild changes that resolve with longer time or when the medications are stopped. KH... Read more »

Night sweats during PEP

I am curretly taking a pep regimin of kaletra and truvada. I am in my third week of the treatment. The last two nights i have experianced night sweats. I am curious if this could be caused by the drug combo that for the last two nights i have taken...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.First off, it's important to define night sweats-- we're not talking about feeling sweaty or warm at night, but rather drenching sweats (the kind that make you want to get up to change your night clothes or even... Read more »

Night sweats on meds

I have been on my isentress/ truvada treatment since Jan with good numbers und-vl, 500+ cd4. The problem I have is that I have consistent night sweats that have me up and soaking my clothes a couple.times a night. Is this normal? I am also on...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Night sweats have not been clearly linked to use of Isentress (raltegravir) so those symptoms are not normal. Lexapro can cause sweating but would be unusual to start well after initiating Lexapro and drug interactions with your new HIV meds seem... Read more »

Epzicom and night sweats

I recently changed to epzicom from truvada about 2 weeks ago and for the past week have been getting fever (only at night) and bad night sweats. During the day I feel well, and have no other side effects (ie rash, SOB,muscle pain. Could this be the...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The concern is whether you might be developing the abacavir hypersensitivity reaction often developing in the 10-14 day time period after starting the drug (occurs in 3-8% of patients). If abacavir is causing the symptoms they usually get worse with... Read more »

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