Lactic Acidosis Hiv Enzyme

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Lactic Acidosis and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Understanding Lactic Acidosis What Causes Lactic Acidosis? Symptoms of Lactic Acidosis Treatment Risk Factors Taking Care of Yourself Understanding Lactic Acidosis Mitochondria are small organs inside your cells. They help convert energy inthe food you eat into energy your body uses to function. Like solar cells thatconvert sunlight into electricity, mitochondria are intracellular power plantsthat convert...

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LACTIC ACIDOSIS

Hi, I had my first resolt for lactic acid in my blood: 30 while maximum tolarated is 18. All opther tests are fine. I have been on nukes for 13 years. Am I in big danger of becoming ill and developing lactic acidosis? Thanking you, Luc/belgium...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If you are having no symptoms and no other blood test abnormalities (such as liver enzyme elevations) you most likely just need to be monitored and watch carefully for symptoms. The lactic acidosis test is a tricky one and can be influenced by just... Read more »

Lactic acidosis + fitness training

Hello, Sweden calling! I'm a 28 year old HIV+ Swedish guy, and Im the tall and slim type, 190 cm. and 73 kilos (sorry if this sounds like a contact add...!). I would like to put on a few pounds by starting to do fitness training 1.5 hours 3...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Training such as you are considering would not increase the risk for liver or lactic acidosis related problems. Such training might make it harder to evaluate for those problems since heavy muscle activity can temporarily increase lactic acid... Read more »

Lactic Acidosis

What are the most common treatments for Lactic Acidosis? Do you simply stop the HIV meds and wait? or are there any other proactive things that can be done? Thanks....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Lactic acidosis is a still relatively uncommon but very serious condition. The prevailing view is that lactic acidosis represents a form of mitochondrial toxicity possibly due to the class of drugs known as the nucleoside reverse transcriptase... Read more »

lactic acidosis

I've been diagnosed with lactic acidosis. (28.2mg/dL) This was about 2 months ago. I went off meds, first time in 10 years against MD advice. My t-cells went into the toilet 400 to 180, and my viral load went from undetectable to 135,000. The...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

You don't mention much about you current or past HIV therapy which is a key part of how to best approach your situation. It is striking that the lactic acidosis didn't improve. I don't know what the normal range for lactic acid is... Read more »

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Has anyone else out there had lactic acidosis? Would like to hear, share experiences.

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