Hiv Treatment Regimen For Teenagers

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HIV Treatment 101

Forget what you've heard about treatment for HIV. HIV treatment in 2009 is a world away from what it was even two years ago. Important new medications and older, proven medications can now be taken less frequently with reduced side effects. Nonetheless, choosing HIV medications and determining when to begin treatment are big decisions. Fortunately, newly infected people not on treatment typically can go 10 years without a single symptom. This...

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Treatment Regimens for New HIV Dx.

Which sort of therapy regimen would newly diagnosed patients benefit from? The trend seems to be placing patients on three nucleosides and sparing the PI class and NNRTI class altogether....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There is no one good starting regimen. A recent large analysis looking at > 20 studies of newly treated patients found overall that success rates were similar for three drug regimens whether one used a protease inhibitor, a non-nuke, or 3 nukes.... Read more »

I need a new HIV treatment regimen

Hi Dr Henry, I'm at a point where I need to change my treatment regimen. I'm resistant to only viracept at this point but I've taken crixivan back in the day and had to stop due to side effects. I broke out in a head to toe rash from...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

You need to get a resistance profile including a Trofile (CCR5) assay. A regimen including some combination of a different boosted PI (such as darunavir), an alternative NNRI (such as etravirine), and integrase inhibitor (such as raltegravbir),... Read more »

Treatment-naive patient needs initial regimen to fight KS

I am a white male, 43, positive for 6 years and never been on HIV meds. My viral load recently shot up to 185,000 (it had been around 20-40,000 for a couple of years), although my CD4s remain stable around 425 (unchanged for a couple of years). A...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.You're correct in that treatment for HIV is indicated with your diagnosis of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). There are some data that suggest that using a protease inhibitor-based regimen might be more effective against... Read more »

Patients Taking "Orphaned" Treatment Regimens

I am HIV positive, and have been so since March of 1996. My current labs are a viral load <50, and a CD4 of 1108. I am taking Videx 200mg 2x a day, Epivir 150mg 2x day and Fortovase 1600mg 2x day. This is the initial drug regimen I was placed...

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center

I agree with you. There are a lot of folks who have trouble adhering to a regimen such as you are on (number of pills, dosing frequency and dietary restrictions). That is why the doctors have wanted to switch your regimen. There probably are simpler... Read more »

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First Regimen = Sustiva + Combivir + Kaletra?

Posted by placation, 4 Replies

Hey guys (and gals). I am sure this has been addressed in some other post through some other thread in the past, but it would take forever to try to find those messages. So, here's my question and my issues...

My doc subscribed Sustiva + Combivir +... Read more »

The correct med regimen

Posted by Jim327040, 2 Replies

I was diagnosed in December of 08. Viral load 10,000, CD4 93. I had no idea I had the virus and was not sick. A public health center started me on Atripla. After 2 months, my creatinine levels were moving up (not good). The doctor recommended... Read more »

atripla first medication regimen

Posted by JavierNYC, 6 Replies

hello everyone my doctor is going to start me on atripla the one a day pill this will be my first regimen and im glade because its only one pill a day, has anyone taken this medication? i hear that some people have nightmares is that true, im... Read more »

Telling my teenager

Posted by pecanqtee, 4 Replies

I have been living with HIV for almost 3 years. The only people who know my status are my mother, her husband, my aunt, my best friend, and my partner. I am the mother of a wonderful 15 year old son and sister to a fantastic younger brother. I... Read more »

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