How To Treat High Cholesterol And Hiv

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Hyperlipidemia and HIV/AIDS: High Cholesterol and Triglycerides

Table of Contents Introduction Hyperlipidemia and HIV How to Know if you Have Hyperlipidemia Foods That Affect Cholesterol and Triglyceride Levels Exercise and Hyperlipidemia Drugs for Hyperlipidemia HIV Drugs and Hyperlipidemia Other Risks for Heart Disease Taking Care of Yourself Introduction Lipids are fats and fat-like substances in the blood. Cholesterol andtriglycerides are lipids. Your body uses cholesterol...

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High Cholesterol Levels

Since I've become HIV+, my Cholesterol levels went from 178 2.5 years ago to 290 where it is now. I'm beginning to worry. I've changed my eating habits drastically since becoming positive. I drink tons of water, my BIA analysis...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well -- a few comments... first -- it is great to see that Dan Quayle had a durable impact on society including its approach to spelling common snack food items...As for your cholesterol. In someone who is a nonsmoker, with a normal blood... Read more »

High cholesterol

Hello, I am 33 and on Atripla with a CD4 over 700 and viral load <20. I have had consistently high cholesterol while on this medication hovering around 250 total cholesterol and about 300 triglycerides. I work out six times a week (run and gym)...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thanks for your post.As people living with HIV live longer, we naturally have a growing awareness of things like cardiovascular health (or disease). Changes in lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) are one of many cardiovascular risk... Read more »

Atkins diet, high cholesterol, and viramune

I have been POZ about 4 years now and on meds for about 3. All is going well undetectable VL with a high T cell count around 900. My only problem has been a conflict with my antidepressant caused by the viramune which I understand changes how my...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello and thanks for posting. Weight gain and associated high cholesterol and triglycerides often occur in the context of HIV infection. Of course, these medical issues are common and become increasingly prevalent as one ages. Low carbohydrate diets... Read more »

HIV Drugs, Cholesterol, Diabetes

I've been positive for almost 20 years, was successfully being treated by PIs until last year, when my lipase level jumped to 600, yet with no pancreatitis symptoms. At the same time, my regimen of PIs and D4t/DDI stopped working. Since then,...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Your HIV therapy options are highly dependent on which (if any) drugs your HIV virus is sensitive to and you can tolerate OK. Trying to use atazanvir instead of indinavir might help the lipids some. Careful attention to diet/exercise over time can... Read more »

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High VL/High CD4: what to do?

Posted by Anonymous, 7 Replies

Hi from Italy.
I'm HIV+ since Feb 00 and I discovered my status in June.
Since then I have regularly checked my situation having always high VL (from 60K to 240K) and high CD4 (from 750 to 1000).
My last analysis are VL: 200K and CD4: 907.
My doctor is... Read more »

Results and Cholesterol

Posted by movingon, 6 Replies

Hi All

I started meds about 9 weeks ago when my CD4 was 282, and V/L was 306,000. I just got latest results and CD4 is 407, V/L is 2,800. I am reasonably happy with these results.

However - my cholesterol has risen. I go to the gym almost every day... Read more »

treating hiv holistic healthwise

Posted by taian, 2 Replies

anyone involved treating hiv with herbology,using colloidal silver regime or other w/good results Read more »

My doctor is refusing to treat my HIV until I sign

Posted by Garth, 2 Replies

Hello world,
As a newly diagnosed HIV gay man, living in Edmonton Alberta, ( diagnosed 1 year now) I am facing what I beleive to be discrimination and bullying by my doctor. My counts when first diagnosed were CD4 500 and viral load 16,000. Over... Read more »

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