Getting A Prescription For Truvada

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An Overview of Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC)

em-tri-SIT-uh-bean, te-NOE-fo-veer dye soe PROX il --> Brand Name: Truvada Other Name(s): Emtricitabina/ Fumarato de disoproxilo de tenofovir Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors TRUVADA ® (tru-VAH-dah) tablets Generic name: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Read the Patient Information that comes with TRUVADA before you start taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new...

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Can Truvada and Viramune XR combo cause anxiety?

Hello, I have been on meds for about five years now. I started taking Combivir and Kaletra but I couldn't handle the diarrheas which where already there to do not having a Gall Bladder and suffering from IBS. I was switch to Combivir and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Anxiety has not been a prominent feature of nevirapine-a small percentage of patients switching from standard to nevirapine XR may have more CNS side effects (usually not much of a problem with Truvada though can sometimes cause CNS side... Read more »

Getting off sustiva and truvada

I am on sustiva and truvada and would like to take a break from meds for six months. What is the best way to do it? I ask since I have heard sustiva stays in the system longer than truvada and I am not sure if I should stop taking them on the same...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Stopping HIV treatment is not recommended due to increased risk for both AIDS and non-AIDS (such as heart disease and cancer) events as demonstrated by the SMART and other studies, If Sustiva is stopped I recommend using a boosted protease... Read more »

sustiva/truvada miracle?

i sholdnt have used the word co pay in my original question, my maximum that blue cross pays a year for meds is 1500.00 which was one month supply of sustiva/truvada so since i used my insurance for the first prescription not knowing the cost it...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

This is interesting. I had not heard of people in the US getting drugs from Cipla. I am not sure if there have been through evaluations of the bioequivalence of Cipla's version of Sustiva and the actual product.In your case, it seems like you... Read more »

Kaletra + Truvada = Always Tired ??

Hello Dr. Bob, I have been on Kaletra & Truvada for 18 months, and thank goodness they are doing their magic. I'm undectable (for a year already) 309 tcells & 20 %. My concern is, that I get tired all the time. I go to sleep at 10pm,...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hey Frankie,Congratulations on your two-year anniversary and undetectable viral load! BRAVO!Fatigue in those of us who are virally enhanced can be a particularly vexing and annoying problem. There are many potential underlying causes of... Read more »

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Sustiva + Truvada combination

Posted by richwales, 6 Replies

Im a 26 y/o male living in UK whos been on sustiva and truvada for 4 months now my Cd4 and viral load are doing great (gone from 14% 245 to 19% 472, and 18,200 to undectable) just finding the side affects of sustiva really can be hard to cope with,... Read more »

Widespread Atripla/truvada+sustiva Rash

Posted by younguk, 1 Reply

I am taking Truvada and Sustiva and have been for 2 weeks. 8 days in I developed a rash which has become progressively worse. It covers most of the surface area of my inner thighs and upper back and is also present in significant amounts everywhere... Read more »

Anyone having trouble with Truvada

Posted by ScotCharles, 5 Replies

Since beginning Truvada I have been plagued by frequent, loose BMs. I was taking Emtriva and Viread separately before with little side effects; but, shortly after beginning Truvada, I started having these gastric issues. The BMs are bad enough but... Read more »

HIV+ & recently started Truvada or Atripla

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