Long Term Side Effects Of Nelfinavir

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Nelfinavir (Viracept)

What Is Nelfinavir? Nelfinavir, also called Viracept, is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is manufactured by ViiV Healthcare. Nelfinavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissor. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors "gum up" these scissors. Nelfinavir also fights some types of...

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Long-term diarrhea...weaning off Nelfinavir

I have been on Nelfinavir for 5 years. It has worked well for me, but I've suffered from constant diarrhea (3-6 time/day) for all of those 5 years. Now I'm trying to move to Viramune, and suddently I cannot have a bowel movement at all. My...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I have heard of other cases when patients switched meds and then developed constipation after years on a protease inhibitor. Exercise, water, increased fruit and vegetables may work better than some of the meds you have been trying. If you had to... Read more »

RE: Long-term diarrhea...weaning off Nelfinavir

DR. KEITH HENRY SAID:> "I have heard of other cases when patients switched meds and then developed constipation after years on a protease inhibitor. Exercise, water, increased fruit and vegetables may work better than some of the meds you...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

You might benefit from a GI motility study done either through radiology or after seeing a gastroenterologist. Again, I have seen numerous patients whose gut took a long time to recover after years of PI related loose stools. I am not sure the... Read more »

Long term side effects of Epzicom

Please help me with any knowledge you have so far on the long term side effects of Epzicom. I was on Combivir and Viramune from the beginning of year 2003 to 2006. I tolerated the drugs well, except for that I had constantly a light anemia, which...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

The symptoms of depression and the pain in your legs that you are describing is not something I have observed with Epzicom in my clinical practice and is not something that has been mentioned as a consistent issue in people who have taken Epzicom.... Read more »

Long Term Side Effects

Has there been any findings on the long term side effects from HIV & other combined meds now that HIV+ people are living longer? ...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There is an increasingly growing experience with long-term use of effective antiretroviral therapy which has been available now for 10+ years. Many newer regimens appear to have lower rates of side effects but interpretation is hampered by less... Read more »

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long term side effects(lack of)

Posted by Anonymous

For women who have been on antivirals continuously for a while (more than four to five years)and have not had any side effects or minimal ones,could you please share your experiences. What you are taking, what you experienced(if it resolved while on... Read more »

long term side effects

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

It would be interesting to hear from anyone that has been on antivirals for a long time(more than 4 years continously)that have minimal or NO side effects. Physical(appearence wise as well as internal) IF anyone out there falls into this catagory... Read more »

psychological effects with long-term survivor

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I guess I am needing to know if there are any people out there who have really been in some sort of denial for years until first symptoms hit. I feel like a fool, but I've been positive since 84 and really have been in denial until getting so so... Read more »

Are you a long term Sustiva/Truvada user

Posted by soimnotalone, 2 Replies

I am curious about the long term effects of these medicines from actual users. I read the pamphlets and what doctors "claim" but I wanted some feedback from actual users
Thanks for responding ;) Read more »

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