Feet Pain Side Effects Truvada

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Side Effects

What Are Side Effects? Side effects are what a drug does to you that you don't want it to do. Medications are prescribed for a specific purpose, such as to control HIV. Anything else the drug does is a side effect. Some side effects are mild, like a slight headache. Others, like liver damage, can be severe and, in rare cases, fatal. Some go on for just a few days or weeks, but others might continue as long as you take a medication, or even...

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Fatigue, Sore feet and generic Truvada

Hi Robert, I started treatment 7 months ago, on Truvada and efevirans. 3 months in treatment was already undetectable after being on 240 CD and 90000 VL. For this month I have taken the Truvada generic (emtricitabine)with efevirans. I am 24, male...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Your symptoms are not signs of treatment resistance. Your HIV specialist will take a more detailed history, perform a physical examination and obtain the appropriate laboratory studies to determine what's going on. You may be experiencing... Read more »

Truvada & Stockrin side effects after 8 weeks

I am a 37 year old male - 5 years HIV+ and Hep B, 8 weeks on truvada/stockrin -CD 4 up to 205 from 111 and viral load 7000 from 300 000,liver function tests still high and under strain from chronic Heb B infection, but doing much better, so all is...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

You may be having persistent problems related to the Stocrine (efavirenz). I would discuss with your HIV specialist a possible switch to an alternative drug such as nevirapine or a boosted PI (what ever is available to you) on a trial basis (should... Read more »

Painful feet (PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY, 2011)

Hi My name is Patricia from South Africa. I have been HIV posetive for 14 year and i am 30 years old, married with two beautiful HIV neg kids and husband who is also neg. I have started experiencing an unexplainable pain on my feet. If feels like i...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Patricia,You may be experiencing peripheral neuropathy (distal painful peripheral neuropathy). It may be exacerbated by certain HIV medicaments. I'll reprint below some information from the archives that I hope will be helpful.Good... Read more »

TRUVADA SIDE EFFECTS

Hello Dr., i have been on Truvada plus Efavirenz for three months. Everything seemed to be ok , specially with Truvada, becos i had very little side effects. But all of a sudden my right hand wrist got very painful and swollen, it felt almost as if...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.Yours is not a typical side effect of HIV medications. Indeed, I have to wonder if you had some sort of injury that was unrelated to your medication and whose improvement simply coincided with the discontinuation of... Read more »

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Started taking Truvada for PEP...any tips?

Posted by glam89, 1 Reply

Im starting Truvada for 30 days and i know there are going to be side effects but do anyone have any tips for me to make it a bit easier. What pain reliever fever reducer medications can i take without it damaging my liver even more? Is Ibuprofen... Read more »

Day 38 of Truvada / Viramune

Posted by Augustus, 2 Replies

Reached undetectable in 30 days. I was ecstatic to hear that. Only minor side effects, like a moderate fever for four days after starting the HAART regimen... and twice vomited for no reason. Never do that normally. Had to be the body adjusting... Read more »

Are you a long term Sustiva/Truvada user

Posted by soimnotalone, 2 Replies

I am curious about the long term effects of these medicines from actual users. I read the pamphlets and what doctors "claim" but I wanted some feedback from actual users
Thanks for responding ;) Read more »

Rash!!!!! on my feet???!!!

Posted by stupidgirl, 3 Replies

this morning i woke up to a itchy foot. Just one foot. My left foot, applied lotion and went about my day. I get out of class take off my shoes and socks. Now i have a rash on both feet. Just on the top, and it spreads if i itch it. this is very up... Read more »

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