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Do Kaletra And Truvada Work Well Together

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Kaletra/Truvada side effects

I am on a phase IV clinical trial of truvada/kaletra. It is my first regimine. It has worked well. I began with a VL of 107,000 and CD4 of 197. I am now undetectable and over 400. CD4% is now 34%. All this seems like great news, but the side...
Keith Henry, M.D.

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine
That is a common side effect of that regimen. Increasing fiber content (ie oat bran) helps some. Calcium supplements (such as an Os-cal/day) seem to help some patients as well. Steady or as needed use of immodium or lomotil also can be useful for... Read more »

Truvada and Kaletra

First of all I would like to thank all of you angels for the wonderful job that you do . Not... Read more »

RE: Truvada+Kaletra

Just a quick reaction to the Truvada + Kaletra question from a patient's point of view. I... Read more »
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First Regimen = Sustiva + Combivir + Kaletra?

Posted by placation, 4 Replies
Hey guys (and gals). I am sure this has been addressed in some other post through some other thread in the past, but it would take forever to try to find those messages. So, here's my question and my issues...

My doc subscribed Sustiva + Combivir +... Read more »

Anyone having trouble with Truvada

Posted by ScotCharles, 5 Replies
Since beginning Truvada I have been plagued by frequent, loose BMs. I was taking Emtriva and Viread separately before with little side effects; but, shortly after beginning Truvada, I started having these gastric issues. The BMs are bad enough but... Read more »

Sustiva and Truvada

Posted by Anonymous, 8 Replies
When I first started using Sustiva and Truvada the pills seem to be beating the virus. My doctor is concerned that my numbers (VL#'s) keep going up and down. One 3 month period they will be as low as 245 the next 945 the next 485 and then 644. My... Read more »

Truvada, Reyaz and Norvir Combo

Posted by leahbeth, 4 Replies
Hello to all!!
Just wanted to be open about my experience on this combo, in case anyone's looking. Like I was a few months ago when the doc started me on this. Well, so far so good.

Started back in Feb 2011 and my viral load was over 17000, my cd4... Read more »

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