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Does Selenium Interact With HIV Meds
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SeleniumGreetings!Doc BY,I am already on ARV I would like to ask if SELENIUM (I take selenium daily) wont interact with my meds?Thank you...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
Rocky Mountain CARES
Hello and thanks for your post.There's no obvious drug-drug interactions between selenium supplements and HIV medications. While one study suggests some benefit for selenium in treatment naive persons, I don't think that this small...
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Zinc and selenium ok?I'm on Didanosine 250mg, Retrovir 100mg, Invirase 500mg, Valtrex 1gm, and Viread 300mg.... Read more »What about adding Selenium?I just read about the study presented in Toronto regarding Selenium 200mcg daily in addition to HIV... Read more »
Articles
Dietary Supplement Selenium Reduces HIV Viral Load, Increases CD4+ T Cell Count, Study SaysThe dietary supplement selenium can reduce HIV viral loads and increase CD4+ T cell counts in HIV-positive people, according to a study published in the Jan. 22 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine , the Los Angeles Times reports (Chong, ... Read more »
À la Carte -- 5. Managing the Effects of HIV and Meds on the BodyFood-Drug Interactions Following the food guidelines for your meds will reduce the chance of resistant virus. Check with your doctor or pharmacist about food requirements. The interactions between you, HIV, medications and nutrition are... Read more »
Victrelis "Not Recommended" With Some HIV MedsThe new hepatitis C drug Victrelis (boceprevir) is "not recommended" to be taken with some HIV medications, according to a "Dear Doctor" letter issued in February by Merck & Co. Merck reported drug interaction data showing that Victrelis and... Read more »
Practically Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the MedsYou may have seen a handy little graphic on what to use when starting HIV therapy. It appears in every issue of Positively Aware's Annual HIV Drug Guide , among other places. That graphic is taken from U.S. HIV treatment guidelines, but there is... Read more »
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Living with HIV and meds
Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies
I have been HIV + since 97 and am now on meds, since 2001.I am constantly tired and wonder how I will continue rebuilding my life up, going back to work etc. Not working is extremely depressing but the thought sometimes of getting back out there... Read more » HIV meds and Depression meds?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Hello. I have known of my positive status for two years now. I was put on Epivir, Viread, and Sustiva in February of 2004. My labs are good, and I feel great, as my viral load is almost undetectable. This summer I have had some problems with...
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Not HIV??BUt Something
Posted by Anonymous
I took My 6 month test today and will get my results back in 2 weeks.After seing my Dr. 9 or 10 times and also others he is finally taking me more serious and running other test for autoimmune diseases like lupus and ruematoid artritis and such...
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Pre-med vitamins and nutritional supplements
Posted by DC23, 5 Replies
Hello,I'm newly positive, and I don't yet require any meds. (My viral load is low, and my T-cells are high.) I was wondering if anyone had any advice on preventative measures to take now that I'm early in my HIV infection. Does anyone recommend... Read more » Advertisement
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