Coping With Hiv

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Coping With an HIV/AIDS Diagnosis

For most people, the hardest part of adjusting to life with HIV isn't the physical issues -- it's the emotional ones. HIV treatment has changed so drastically in recent years that the medical side of HIV has become much easier to tackle in most parts of the world. Newer HIV meds have increasingly few side effects, people on HIV treatment may live just as long as their HIV-negative counterparts , and many people need only take medications once or...

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Coping with being HIV+

Dear Dr. Horwath,I am a 40 year old HIV+ gay man living in Vienna (Austria). I have been diagnosted HIV+ in Dec. 2001. My VL has been undetectable and my CD4 count is always between 1150 and 1350. I have started treatment (sustiva and...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

You have had a very good response to anti-retroviral treatment. With an undetectable viral load and CD4 count of 1150-1350, your prognosis is quite good. We don't have a reliable way to predict life expectancy.You should be able to enjoy sex... Read more »

Dont Know how To Cope with HIV & Depression!

I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED A YEAR IN AUGUST WITH HIV AND IT WAS SUCH A SHOCK TO ME! I AM THE SORT OF LAD WHO JUST GETS ON WITH LIFE WHEN THERE IS PROBLEMS BUT PUT THE BIG 1'S TO THE BACK OF MY HEAD AND THEN IT ALL COMES TO A HEAD AND I FALL APART...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

"I FEEL A BIG PART OF ME HAS DIED WITH THIS VIRUS I HAVE SHUT MYSELF OF TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD LOST FRIENDS AND WONDER WHATS THE POINT IN FIGHTING THIS HORRIBLE THING"These are symptoms of depression. They are signs of hopelessness and... Read more »

How to cope with sex with my HIV poz boyfriend

Dr. Bob,I am a 25 y.o. girl. My 29 y.o. boyfriend tested positive for HIV. Last time he got tested was on dec 07 (before we started going out) and he had unprotected sex a few times before that. Since then we have had mainly protected sex and a few...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Deb,There is no way to be "completely safe" unless you don't have sex. That is not an option for most of us. Certainly you can reduce your risk of acquiring the virus by safer sex techniques. Remember there is a certain amount... Read more »

RE HIV negative woman with positive man - how do I cope?

Dear Dr. Shernoff:I am the person who wrote that memo last week. Thank you for your kind reply - it really meant a lot to me. I have spoken to my partner about my feelings and, although I had spoken to him about this before, your words gave me the...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

I am very glad to hear that your partner was open to talking with you about this very important issue. I would urge you to talk to the leaders of the couples group in your city. Even though they are currently composed of just gay men there is no... Read more »

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Coping with HIV/AIDS: How the Perception of Stigmatization Affects Adherence to Medical Treatment and Disease Prognosis

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Looking for a course author on Coping with HIV

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Coping with HIV-Study Still Open

Posted by copeHIV, 1 Reply

Hi. I am conducting a web survey to explore how people living with HIV, as well as their loved ones, cope with various aspects of the disease. Your anonymous responses will help us develop recommendations on how to improve the quality of life of... Read more »

Trying To Cope With HIV

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Two months ago i found out i was hiv!!!!
I had been going to my doctor to have tests done on several lumps i had found on my neck.My partner had talked me into going for the tests cause of worried i had become.The last thing i expeted to be told was... Read more »

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