Do People Take Viramune With Truvada

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Switching from Sustiva + Truvada to Viramune + Truvada

Hello and thank you so much for contributing your time, knowledge and experience to so many people.I have been taking Sustiva and Truvada for about a year now and have always had difficulty staying asleep with this regimen. In addition, I feel like...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The barrier to resistance for Viramune is fairly similar to that for Sustiva so I would not worry alot about the particular aspect of the switch. Viramune has less central nervous system (including sleep) disturbance related side effects than... Read more »

kaletra/truvada or viramune/truvada

After 7 years of being diagnosed with HIV now my CD4 97, VL 23,000, resistance test came back... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

truvada/sustiva-viramune/truvada

I am what I guess is referred to as "treatment naive". I have been HIV+ since 2001.... Read more »

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La Guía Annual de Medicamentos para el VIH: Viramune (Nevirapine, NVP)

Nombre de Marca: Viramune Nombre Común: nevirapine (NVP) Clase: análogo no-nucleósido (también llamado inhibidor de la transcriptasa reversa del no-nucleósido, NNRTI, siglas en inglés) Dosis estándar: Una... Read more »

Switching to Viramune Is Possible at Higher CD4s

Current U.S. Guidelines state that Viramune (nevirapine) should not be started in women with CD4s above 250 and in men with CD4s above 400. This is due to potentially severe allergic reactions found mostly at higher CD4 counts. However, there's no... Read more »

Viramune

Brand name: Viramune XR and Viramune Generic name: nevirapine, or NVP Class: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (non-nucleoside, NNRTI, or non-nuke) Manufacturer: Boehringer Ingelheim, www.viramunexr.com , (800) 274-8651 AWP:... Read more »

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Started TRUVADA and VIRAMUNE last night at 6pm

Posted by Augustus, 3 Replies

This is my first experience with fighting my HIV infection that I was diagnosed with on July 1 2005. So far, everything seems normal, even a wee bit better than normal as I feel a great weight lifting. I have agonized over starting meds for 2... Read more »

Day 38 of Truvada / Viramune

Posted by Augustus, 2 Replies

Reached undetectable in 30 days. I was ecstatic to hear that. Only minor side effects, like a moderate fever for four days after starting the HAART regimen... and twice vomited for no reason. Never do that normally. Had to be the body adjusting... Read more »

RED WINE with Truvada / Viramune

Posted by Augustus, 1 Reply

I am on about day 45 of this regimen, my first. Reached undetectable under 30 days, will see doc again on September 7, 6 days away. I have to do labs prior to going, and I gave in to temptation and had two glasses of wine the past three days.

The... Read more »

Truvada / Viramune; My first year on HAART

Posted by AugustusII, 1 Reply

I started this combo July 13, 2007 and had an immediate reaction in the form of a fever that lasted about a week. My next labs showed an undetectable VL and 689 CD4 count. Pretty good from the 16,000 copies VL and 350 ish CD4 leading into the... Read more »

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