How Long Does Wasting Last

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Wasting Syndrome

Hormone levels can affect the metabolism. HIV seems to change some hormone levels including testosterone and thyroid. Also, cytokines play a role in wasting. Cytokines are proteins that produce inflammation to help the body fight infections. People with HIV have very high levels of cytokines. This makes the body produce more fats and sugars, but less protein. Unfortunately, these factors can work together to create a "downward spiral." For...

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How long after treatment would facial wasting start?

how long after starting treatment does facial wasting start? is there any typical time frame and what makes one more susceptible?...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

If facial lipoatrophy occurs, it generally develops in a gradual manner over the course of months to years. There are genetic factors that make some individuals more susceptible to both lipoatrophy and lipohypertrophy. The choice of the... Read more »

How Long Have I Been Positive- Feel Like I am Wasting Away

I have been married for almost two years and over the past month my sweet wife and I both have been extremely tired. Looking back on it she has been getting minor headaches for almost a year and my skin has been tingling for quite some time.She is...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Before worrying about lifespan and HIV/AIDS staging, don't you think it would be an excellent idea to find out if you're even HIV infected? I certainly do. So get tested. If you're HIV positive, I'll address the other issues.... Read more »

is the use of steroids to treat wasting and weight loss really safe in the long run?

I am posting this question again since whent the first time I submitted it when I hit send my comp went blooey! I have been hiv pos for about 9 or 10 years with one bout of pcp about 7 or 8 years ago. Recently I have been diagnosed with lymphoma...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I would be OK with the Androgel for testosterone replacement-the oxandrin is more problematic as you highlight. During the chemotherapy I would advise against use of oxandrin. If the lymphoma is put into a remission the issue could be again. I am... Read more »

is the use of steroids to treat wasting and weight loss really safe in the long run?

I am posting this question again since whent the first time I submitted it when I hit send my computer went blooey! I have been hiv positive for about 9 or 10 years with one bout of PCP about 7 or 8 years ago. Recently I have been diagnosed with...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

I'm very sorry to hear about your lymphoma, and I hope the chemotherapy goes as well as possible.The oxandrin did NOT cause your lymphoma, so banish this thought from your mind. As to whether you can still use the oxandrin, this is a question... Read more »

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THE ANSWER TO WASTING,SERIOUSLY

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

A FEW MONTHS BACK I WAS WASTING AWAY,I AM6'3 AND I WAS AT 110 POUNDS,I COULDNT FIGGUE OUT WHAT TO DO,UNTIL I STARTED SMOKING WEED AGAIN,NO ONLY DID IT RELAX ME,BUT I AM AT 150 POUNDS IN4 MONTHS,ANOTHER THING IS I MAKE SURE TO EAT BEFOR I GO TO... Read more »

Wasting Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous

Here it goes, I read on one of the sites sent from this one that one of the first things you notice about HIV+ folks is the loss of fat from the cheek bones, arms, and legs. The video didn't say whether this happens quickly or only after HIV+ folks... Read more »

aids and wasting

Posted by Anonymous, 9 Replies

Does anyone have some uplifting insights as to how to gain weight after losing so much. Hy husband suddenly crossed into AIDS [after 10 years no symtoms, no meds} he has begun hiv treatment, combivir, sustiva, bactrim, zithromax, and is doing much... Read more »

6 Month Window, Shernoff, Wasting Life Post?

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I saw a recent post dated May 15, 2001 on Michael Shernoff's mental health column. The post was entitled "Wasting Life" and in it, a man was talking about how depressed he was that he had had unsafe sex (I believe with another man) once and gotten... Read more »

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