Double Dose Of HIV Medication Taken

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Double Dose'n

I've been on HAART for the last 9 months after being diagnosed HIV+ in January 2005 by the military. I was placed on Sustiva and Truvada which has worked wonders for me. My CD4 count has shot up from near AIDS to 650 and I've been...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

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In the short term, double dosing shouldn't cause any toxicty (though short-term side effects might increase), nor pose problems with the antiviral action of the drugs. BY... Read more »

double dosing

I sometimes forget (AIDS brain) that I have taken my bedtime dose of Sustiva, Epivir and Ziagen and... Read more »

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PEP treatment - wrong dose taken

A condom was left inside me after my hiv partner came. He retrieved it quite easily. After 8... Read more »

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Double Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine Protects HIV-Infected Adult Patients

In the current study, investigators evaluated a double dose of hepatitis B vaccine for HIV patients in a double-blinded, randomized, controlled study with numbers for statistical validity. M.O. Fonseca and colleagues at the University Medical School... Read more »

Taken Preventively Daily HIV Meds Could Reduce HIV Risk Among Gay, Bisexual Men

--> Years ago, when scientists predicted that some day you would be able to take a pill once a day to keep from contracting HIV, that idea sounded more Orwellian than real. But the future is now. The results of a large, international clinical... Read more »

HIV 101: Antiretroviral Agents Dosing and Administration Recommendations: PIs

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I am confused taken meds

Posted by michellej, 1 Reply

I was told that I have AIDS not HIV my mom asked the doctor!First starting me on 4 different types of antiviral meds. ended up in hospitail! I am and have been useing meth since I was 15 and I am biplor/mood disorder ! I am so scarec if I stop... Read more »

Low-Dose Naltrexone

Posted by renevatio, 1 Reply

Hello all-

I am newly diagnosed, and just getting into the process of researching all about HIV and potential alternative treatments. I am a voracious reader and spend a good bit of time each day reading papers and digging up info on my new internal... Read more »

long time without hiv medication but ignored in sw

Posted by thriller, 2 Replies

I have been pos for some 20 odd years and am still without meds, I feel ignored by the hospitals in sweden where I live. My levels of cd4 and virus have been steadey for a long time and since -99 -00 they went down after an operation for overweight... Read more »

symptoms of hiv+ve and precautions to be taken

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I want to know the sypmotms of a hiv + woman,My girl freind was tested hiv + but i doubt bcause she looks healtly and had a fever 12 months back there is no change in weight infact it has increased a little .wat are the tests to be done .I love hera... Read more »

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