Diagnosed With Wasting

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Wasting Syndrome

Hormone levels can affect the metabolism. HIV seems to change some hormone levels including testosterone and thyroid. Also, cytokines play a role in wasting. Cytokines are proteins that produce inflammation to help the body fight infections. People with HIV have very high levels of cytokines. This makes the body produce more fats and sugars, but less protein. Unfortunately, these factors can work together to create a "downward spiral." For...

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Appropriate Testing or Wasting Money

Dr. Wohl,I have read on your site extensively about the possible advantages of early detection/treatment and the positive impact that could have on the long term progression of this disease. My question is that, how aggressive should one be in...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

You are done with your testing. I'd put the money to use buying some really expensive (and colorful) condoms. DW... Read more »

Wasting, potbelly and back pain

I was diagnosed 2000, have been on Viramune and Combivir, now I am on Truvada and Sustiva. I loosing fat on my fore arms,legs and butt and my veins are protruding. My belly has also increased alot. Last week I started having alot of pain in my lower...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello and thanks for posting. It sounds like you have a mixed type of lipodystrophy with both lipoatrophy of the face and extremities and excessive fat deposition of you abdomen. Back pain is an extremely common condition and one would be... Read more »

NEW MEDICATION FOR WASTING SYNDROME

I WAS DIAGNOSED HIV+ SEVEN YRS AGO. MY DOCTOR HAS DIAGNOSED ME WITH WASTING SYNDROME AND HE SAID IT IS BECAUSE OF THE MEDICATION (CRIXIVAN, ZERIT, AND EPIVIR). A FRIEND OF MINE HEARD ABOUT A NEW MEDICATION TO TREAT THIS CONDITION, PUBLISHED IN POZ...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

I read POZ regularly. I am not aware of a new medication to treat wasting. We do have several approved medications for wasting including anabolic steroids such as oxandrolone as well as appetite stimulants and growth hormone. If you find out... Read more »

HIV Wasting and Diabetes

Greetings. My question is purely one of curiosity. Four years ago I was diagnosed with wasting. Initially, I was prescribed to self-inject testosterone and, for the past 3 years, have been on a regime of AndroGel salve,...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

I am glad that your HIV is under control, and with a relatively easy regimen. Many people like you often think about stopping their medications. Your weight and height do not suggest that you are not now suffering from wasting. In fact, a... Read more »

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Wasting Management - PAID ONLINE Research available

Posted by Haley1

PAID CONFIDENTIAL ON-LINE STUDY

If you have been diagnosed with HIV and have experienced HIV associated wasting, you may be eligible to participate in a paid research study being conducted to learn about treatment and your experiences.

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Wasting

Posted by trnyack, 4 Replies

I was first diagnosed in May of 2001 when My Vl was 750,000 and my cd4 was 42m, since then I have been taking a cocktail of Viracept, Epivir, Zerit, and Bactrim, My weight has dropped from around 160 lbs to just over 120, I am nioticing veins... Read more »

wasting

Posted by trnyack, 2 Replies

I was first diagnosed in May of 2001 when My Vl was 750,000 and my cd4 was 42, since then I have been taking a cocktail of Viracept, Epivir, Zerit, and Bactrim, My weight has dropped from around 160 lbs to just over 120, I am nioticing veins bulging... Read more »

wasting

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I CAN RELATE TO "WASTING." MY VIRAL LOAD WAS 170,000 CD4 COUNT OF 85 AND WEIGHED 140LBS IN 1996 WHEN I WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED. I WEIGH 175 TODAY. I WALK TWO MILES EVERY OTHER DAY. LIFT LIGHT WEIGHTS (5LB 10LB) AND EAT BETTER AND MORE HEALTHY THAN... Read more »

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