Long Term Side Effects Of Ziagen

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An Overview of Ziagen (Abacavir)

a-BAK-a-veer Brand Name: Ziagen Other Name(s): ABC, ABC sulfate, Abacavir sulfate Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ZIAGEN ® (ZY-uh-jen) Tablets ZIAGEN ® Oral Solution Generic name: abacavir sulfate tablets and oral solution Read the Medication Guide that comes with ZIAGEN before you start taking it and each time you get a refill because there may be new information. This information does not take...

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Long term "salvage" therapy side effects

I am a person who has been hiv+ since the 80's and was one of the first people to get the hiv antiblody test after its release. I started meds soon after there was something available besides AZT, due to a random CD4 count of 30. I then began...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Great question for which there is no good answer other than--watch closely since patients like yourself are the real laboratory for what happens over the long term. As I tell patients - no lab rat has taken those meds for as long as some of our... Read more »

Viread/Ziagen/Epivir

was suggested as a three drug combo. It seems like a tolerable combo. I am concerned about long term side effects.Is it a possibility that if someone starts on a regimen early (with 6 mos-1 year of infecttion) the goal would be to eventually be...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your question.This combination has not yet been studied (to my knowledge); though the component medications are definately all approved by the FDA.This regimen would be a novel triple nucleoside RT inhibitor regimen-- like Trizivir, for... Read more »

stopped kaletra,ziagen,D4t -still experiencing side effects

I have been feeling very ill - my whole body is shaky,weak and(vibrating), I've had a headache for 4 days (even Imitrex) would not alleviate symtoms and extreme fatigue. I was worried that these were side effects from Kaletra,or Ziagen portion...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

You don't mention what your recent HIV levels or CD4 counts are or what your lowest CD4 count and highest HIV level or whether you have ever had an AIDS defining condition (all key aspects of any case to best answer a tough question like... Read more »

How long off Ziagen

A friend of mine, honestly a friend, told me he'd not been able to get his Ziagen refilled due to paperwork problems in KS (big surprise!) He'd gone without Ziagen for seven doses (3 1/2 days). I told him to call his doc immediately and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If a person stops taking Ziagen because their supply runs out when they were tolerating it well (no side effects) then it is generally safe to restart it again. The issue of the hypersensitivity reaction is more complex if the drug is stopped when... Read more »

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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 »

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 »

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
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