Cognitive Side Effects Of Atripla

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memory lapse as side effects of atripla

i have been on atripla for over year. i have horrible dreams as one of the side effects of the meds. i also notice that my memory has got down. i can't seem to remember names, city where my cousins live, i will forget words that i just used...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There seem to to be a small subset of patients on Atripla who have persistent central nervous system side effects from the efavirenz. Dream, sleep abnormalities, and sometimes memory problems been reported by patients. If no other obvious... Read more »

Atripla/ SSRI / CNS Side Effects

I've had major sensitivity to a variety of SSRI drugs (I've been through a few Serotonin... Read more »

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Cognitive impairment or senior moments?

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Skin Rash

Posted by DJones, 8 Replies

I have been on Atripla since January. I am also on Fluconazole and Acyclovir. In the last month I have developed a skin rash where the sun seems to hit my skin on my back of my neck where my hair line ends and lower arms. I thought it was... Read more »

Medical plan discrimination.

Posted by Peteskier, 3 Replies

I just got a letter from my cigna medical plan stating that they will not pay for Atripla Tablet at the pharmacy after 07/01/12 and if I want the drug I have to use their mail order pharmacy program.
For a medical plan to change a drug mid year to... Read more »

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Posted by southerncharm, 6 Replies

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Posted by kuanRC, 6 Replies

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