Do Women With Hiv Have Abdominal Cramps And Lower Back Pain

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Management of Norvir Side effects: Abdominal/Back pain

Are there any tip or tricks to managing abdominal/lower back pain related to taking Norvir?I take this drug I gelcap 2 times a day and am after one week experiencing relatively intense abdominal cramping and lower back pain which is about 8 on a...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Often no easy answer to managing ritonavir side effect. Checking to see if is possible to reduce the dose (some protease inhibistors only require 1 100 mg ritonavir dose/day) of ritoanvir can be helpful. Anti-gas, calcium supplements, fiber... Read more »

Abdominal and Back pain from Atripla

I've just started taking Atripla a few weeks ago and am suffering from lower back pain and... Read more »

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Worse menstrual cramps for women

Since I was diagnosed as HIV positive I've had the worst menstrual cramps. Is there any... Read more »

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HELP - Abdominal pain question

Posted by solost, 1 Reply

Hey everyone, the past 3 weeks has been hell on earth for me and I understand the next couple of months will be the same. I've done quite enough research on hiv but I just wanted to hear from the perspective of others. I am 23 years old and a... Read more »

Spirited spiritual women living with HIV

Posted by Valerie257, 4 Replies

I know you're out there.
Lets find each other for a weekly support group in Manhattan/downtown Brooklyn.
Rather than a group leader, a weekly designated driver chosen/volunteering from among group members.
Time and place TBD, suggestions welcome.

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Poz.com on Women with HIV

Posted by Anonymous

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Girls' Night Out

As a woman with HIV in the 90s, I was a fringe statistic. Now, finally, the scientists and docs are catching up

by Regan Hofmann

In the mid-90s, when I first had HIV, I was... Read more »

Spleen pain

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I had a medium risk exposure with a Woman in Thailand (maybe a prostitute but not sure as no money was exchanged) as follows: She performed oral sex twice on me (penis in mouth without a condom) I am now 2 1/2 months out from the exposure and have... Read more »

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