Does Truvada Makes You Gain Weight

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kaletra truvada make me gain weight.

how can i loose weight from kaletra and truvada ,if i make liosculpture will reduce fat what solution ,there is to loose from legs and belly and arms?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The degree of fat gain from Kaletra + Truvada is generally modest for most patients compared to many other regimens. You should discuss with your HIV doc whether liposuction would be of any benefit to you. Much of the excess fat is intra-abdominal... Read more »

Truvada Intellence weight gain

I am a 50yo male who was switched from Atripla due to resistance to Truvada - Intellence and AZT... Read more »

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Weight gain on Truvada

Hi, I have been on Truvada & Stocrin for a year now. I was diagnosed in 2001 and have been on... Read more »

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Atripla & Weight Gain

Posted by Choosing2Liv, 4 Replies

I've searched the forums and found posts dealing with the wild dreams, excessive nausea and irritating itching brought on by Atripla. However, I have not been able to find any posts on what folks have done to combat the additional weight gain... Read more »

CD4 count at 8--gained weight

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Oh my I just got cd4 count at 8--down from a whopping 35 last year--freaked out my ID Doc who didn't even look at cd8 or resistance or any of that because if you're at 8 it isn't too great!

He decided to Difllucan me again on a permanent basis. He... Read more »

how can i gain weight being positive

Posted by tracey, 1 Reply

help is there any thing that i can take to gain weight and keep it on? has anyone ever taken a supplement called juven? DOES IT HELP YOU GAIN WEIGHT Read more »

is there anything i can do to gain weight with hiv

Posted by tracey, 2 Replies

has anyone ever heard of juven, does it help people like us with hiv gain weight thanks Read more »

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