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Truvada + Hypophospahemia

Dear Doctor,I have been on Truvada and Raltegravir for 2.5 years (positive 3.5 years). Since starting meds my VL has always been below 50 and CD4 above 600. I have no tolerance issues or obvious side effects. I do not drink or use drugs. However in...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I would need to see some more kidney function numbers before making any decisions about switching meds. At a minimum, a urinanalysis, blood creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and from these an estimated glomerular filtration rate. Your doctor... Read more »

Is mararviroc safe?

Dear Dr. My son has been HIV+ for many years and has been on almost every regimen. They all caused side effects, so we kept moving on to the newer regimens. His virus was undetectable for many years on the protease inhibitors with truvada. We...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

In general maraviroc is well tolerated with minimal chance of diarrhea. An HIV tropism test would need to be performed first to determine if he has the right kind of HIV strain that could benefit from maraviroc. I assume his viral load was... Read more »

m infected with hepatitus B

i got hbsag test positive, my sgpt tests are normal 1st time when i did it came 38 and time it come 27, my viral load is 30362 iu/ml...m suffering from long term diarea, loss of apetite, gas problem and itchy skin from recent days..what does that...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Hard to know whether those symptoms are associated with HBV infection. You should consult with a liver specialist to determine whether treatment is indicated at this time.... Read more »

what about other prescriptions with hap c?

I have a viral load of 1,900,000 which is supposedly average but chronic hep c- I was diagnosed with ADD 5 years ago and have been taking Vyvanese- is this harmful for hep c probably so please give me an answer THANK YOU SO MUCH!...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

That drug is metabolized by the liver. Hard to know or answer, as one needs to know what the extent of liver damage is. You should consult with a liver specialist.... Read more »

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