Does Exercises And Losing Weight Help Neuropathy

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Exercise and HIV

Exercise Guidelines for People With HIV Don't Overdo It! A moderate exercise program will help your body turn your food into muscle. Take it easy, and work exercise into your daily activities. Work up to a schedule of at least 20 minutes, at least three times per week as long as you are feeling better. This can lead to significant improvements in your fitness level and you may feel better. As your strength and energy increase, try to aim at...

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reply to losing weight please help

Hiya i am replying to your answer to my question losign weight please help dated 20th novemeber. you ask if i can do some sort of exercise sorry i forgot what you said but i have bought a mini stepper recently do you think that may help to gain...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

I doubt that a mini stepper will do the jobHere are a bunch of good exercises for different body partshttp://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.htmlnelson... Read more »

losing weight please help

Hiya i am a 29 yr old positive female i have known about being positive for 5 yrs but i think i prob have been positive for 10 years or more. i have been on meds for 3 yrs now first set of meds was sustive & truvada & changed 8-9 months ago...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Actually, Kaletra has been shown to increase weight and prevent lipoatropht better than other drugs like Sustiva. Although 11 percent of patients on Kaletra or Sustiva plus Truvada still loss more than 20% of their fat under the skin in that... Read more »

Help - My energy level is low and I'm losing weight

Hi, I am a 25 year old male (5'10", 153lbs)who has been HIV+ for over 2 years. I'm trying to participate and finish the boston==>NY aids ride this next month but my energy level is just not what it use to be. I've been on...

Response from Alvan Fisher, M.D.

Brown University School of Medicine

first of all, congrats on your results...T4 and viral load are excellent.It sounds like you are experiencing lipodystrophy...specifically fat loss causing weight loss. You may or may not have had muscle loss also....ask your doc to get a BIA which... Read more »

Can nutrition and exercise help improve HIV-related neuropathy?

Some background about me: I was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in April of this year, a late-stage diagnosis with CD4 <50. My count is still <50 but I have recently started Atripla. In the past 2 months I have also been treated for PCP and...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

Program for Wellness Restoration

Peripheral Neuropathy (PN) can be caused by HIV or by medications like Zerit (D4T). You are not taking Zerit. PN can be confused with other issues, so it is good to see a neurologist to get it diagnosed.PN can improve as health improves and/or... Read more »

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Neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I have had neuropathy in my feet for 4 years now in varying degrees of pain, sometimes light, sometimes crippling. I had some decent results using acetyl-L-carnetine, which seemed to have helped the pain some, but now it has come back in full force.... Read more »

Seroconversion and Peripheral Neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

This is a question for anyone who is living with HIV or who has recently been diagnosed as HIV positive:

Did any of you experience the numbness/tingling in the feet, legs, hands and arms during your seroconversion?

If so . . . for what period of time... Read more »

Neuropathy. Please help!

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I tested negative at 3 months. But soon after that I started feeling severe pain on my legs and feet. No I dont feel anything, but is like one day in dont feel nothing the next 2 or 3 days i feel terrible pain. Can it be hiv related neuropathy? Why... Read more »

losing weight

Posted by theman22, 1 Reply

everyday i weigh myself. some days i weight 2 or 3 pounds less then ill weigh 4 to 5 pounds more then ill lose 3 or 4 pounds the next day. but i am def losing weight and i have not been doing anything lately. if anything i should be gaining fat... Read more »

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