Hiv Positive When Is It Time To Take Meds

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My daughter is HIV positive and refusing her meds.

Hi. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. My daughter, 2 years old, is HIV positive. She almost died of pneumonia at 5 months old before she was diagnosed. It is a long story how she got infected but she is on Zidovudine/Epivir/Kaletra...

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

I think this is a very serious problem. I am sure you have spoken with your daugther's HIV doctor. What does she/he recommend? The options available to you depend on which country you live in as not all HIV meds, especially those in liquid... Read more »

if one is wrongly diagnose three times and take hiv meds

Doc if one is diagnose three times and test prove false positive of HIV+ and put on HIV medications for about three to four months,are the signs like nausea and vomiting regarding to some medicines an HIV+ who is to take the medicine will experience...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Side effects from HIV meds are often worse if one is HIV+ and has a low CD4 count or already sick. Side effects from specific HIV meds generally resolve with weeks of stopping the meds. KH... Read more »

HIV Positive not on meds

I recently blew my nose and blood appeared on the tissue,should I be concerned ad see my doctor?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Seeing blood after blowing the nose is fairly common in the general population and most often does not signal a major HIV-related problem. If the problem worsens or other worrisome symptoms (high fever, bleeding elsewhere) develop would see your... Read more »

Positive People on Effective HIV Meds Arent Sexually Infectious (SWISS REPORT)

What do you think about the news (published in POZ.com yesterday, January 30, 2008): Experts Say Positive People on Effective HIV Meds Arent Sexually Infectious?This is especially significant for people like me, which happen to be in a...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,We've known and preached for some time now that having an undetectable HIV plasma viral load significantly decreases the risk of HIV transmission. That's excellent news for folks like you and me, because of our magnetic coupling... Read more »

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Employment drug test positive which HIV med is it

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I have recently changed my combination to 3TC, Abacavir and Efavirenz. I work within an industry that requires regular and random drug and alcohol testing. My urine tests are now coming back positive for canabanoids ( I dont smoke dope). I can have... Read more »

Positive 20 yrs, never on meds, many out there lik

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Just wondering if there are many others like me, positive since `86, t-cells always 500-600, load <9000. I've never taken meds, though was advised to several times, but glad I waited. Now people with my numbers are advised to wait. Also HVC+.... Read more »

Newly Positive & Waiting Before Going on Meds....?

Posted by Buzz1, 3 Replies

I was diagnosed as HIV positive just under three weeks ago. I must have been exposed within the last three months or so since I was seroconverting in mid-July to mid-August with the usual rash, fevers, fatigue, etc. In mid July I was still testing... Read more »

my partner is positive and having a very hard time

Posted by killiansdad, 12 Replies

hello everyone

My partner is positive and has been struggling for some time with depression and stress. He learned he was positive early in our relationship, and although it has been challenging at times, we love each other very much. I am not... Read more »

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