Leg An Foot Pain On Truvada

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An Overview of Truvada (Tenofovir/FTC)

em-tri-SIT-uh-bean, te-NOE-fo-veer dye soe PROX il --> Brand Name: Truvada Other Name(s): Emtricitabina/ Fumarato de disoproxilo de tenofovir Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors TRUVADA ® (tru-VAH-dah) tablets Generic name: emtricitabine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate Read the Patient Information that comes with TRUVADA before you start taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new...

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Foot and Knee pain and swelling with truvada and sustiva

Dear Doctor,Last Friday I switched drug therapies from trizivir and viramune to truvada and sustiva. I woke up Sunday with pain and swelling in my left foot. I went to the doctor on Monday and he thinks it is gout (I'm 42 yrs. old) and has...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The timing certainly is suspicious that one of the new meds may have triggered an unusual reaction but I have not observed those meds to precipitate an immediate extremitiy inflammatory reaction like you have indured. Joint or muscle pains have... Read more »

leg/foot pain

hiv for 15yrs , latley a lot of leg pain and trouble walking? what is this and waht are the systems of "norapthy" ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Pain in feet and legs can be due to a number of conditions. For HIV+ patients a major concern is peripheral neuropathy (can be due to either HIV itself or as a side effect of certain HIV medicatios such as the "D" drugs D4T, DDI, ddC). If... Read more »

Leg, Knee, Foot and Back Pain

I am currently taking Kivexia, Reyetaz boosted with Norvir for over 2 years now. I have been experiencing leg, knee, foot and back pain for quite sometime and am wondering if the meds are causing the pain.Thanks ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The rate of neuropathy, muscle, joint pain from use of ritonavir + atazanavir and abacavir/lamivudine has generally been quite low so that in the majority of cases pain in the distribution you desribe would not be due to the HIV medications but to... Read more »

hepc/foot/leg muscle pain

I was diagonosed with Hep C in 1998. Tried interferon, but side effects were too much. Recently, I have lots of pain from below the knees to the sole of the feet.(they also tingle). Also, my upper arms have muscle pain. Also, my abdomine stays...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

It sounds like you might have peripheral neuropathy with the tingling of your feet, but this will have to be diagnosed by your physician by physical examination. There are several causes for this condition which can be further explored with your... Read more »

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