Obese With Hiv

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About Two-Thirds of HIV-Positive People in U.S. Overweight, Obese, Study Says

About two-thirds of HIV-positive people in the U.S. might be overweight or obese, "mirroring" the total U.S. population, according to a study released Thursday at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America in San Diego,... Read more »

Growth Hormone Treatment for HIV-Related Abdominal Obesity Improves Abdominal Fat and Other Cardiovascular Measures, but May be Limited by Effects on Glucose

MEXICO CITY -- For human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with treatment-related abdominal obesity and growth hormone deficiency, receiving low-dose growth hormone resulted in improvement in fat and blood pressure measurements but... Read more »

Existing Anti-Obesity Drugs May Be Effective Against Flu, Hepatitis and HIV

Flu Virus with Envelope Viruses dramatically increase cellular metabolism, and existing anti-obesity drugs may represent a new way to block these metabolic changes and inhibit viral infection, according to a study published today in the journal ... Read more »

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Obesity, HIV concerns

Hi Dr. Bob,You are the best doctor! I think its so great you have such a charming and caring style here. You are truly ahead of your time. I haven't met many Doctors with such a great personality.Well my concern is this. I haven't had...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi Bill,Despite the success of "Kill Bill, Volume 1" and "Kill Bill, Volume 2," your fancy finger work will not qualify for a Kill Bill, Volume 3. In other words, your playing around is just playing around. Finger play and nipple... Read more »

HIV AND OBESE

I tested Positive two years ago and since that time have gained almost fifty pounds since being placed on Meds, Kaletra, Videx, and Epivir. My blood pressure has gone high for the first time in my life. I am so swollen and retain so much water...

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center

There are many reasons for retaining water. Most are not directly related to HIV or to the meds. I do not understand how the meds "caused" such a weight gain. It is clear that the weight gain can cause BP elevations, etc. If your doc is... Read more »

HIV AND OBESE

I am a woman who tested Positive two years ago and since that time have gained almost fifty pounds since being placed on Meds, Kaletra, Videx, and Epivir. My blood pressure has gone high for the first time in my life. I am so swollen and retain so...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I would get a thorough cardiac and renal evaluation for starters as well as get checked for diabetes. Your CD4 count seems OK for now so staying off meds until things get resolved may be OK unless you have a history of a low CD4 count (< 200) or... Read more »

Off label use of NRTIs for obesity

Hi there doctor,Thanks for this fantastic web site and the work you do.Out of curosity, with the focus on NRTIs, esp. the D-drugs and azt on fat loss, has there been any discussion of using this category of drugs off-label to treat obese or...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

NRTIs are generally expensive with a wide range of potential mild or serious side effects. The effect on fat resulting in fat loss is believed to be due partly to fat cell death possibly linked to mitochondrial toxicity which has potentially serious... Read more »

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HIV and Obesity

Posted by Donna, 1 Reply

Hello Again, a little more about me, I am new to this site, and have been + for 11 years, I am 30 years old and was diagnosed as part of a routine prenatal visit, I was 25 weeks pregnant when they told me. I have been dealing with it pretty well, my... Read more »

Yeast infection/HIV within 4 months?

Posted by OnAQuest, 2 Replies

I may have possibly been exposed to HIV numerous times within a four month period. I began seeing someone in January. We were together until April 25th. In Feb I got a yeast infection. It cleared up with treatment just fine. April 8th I got another... Read more »

Should You Get HIV Care Only If You "Deserve" It?

Posted by TheBody, 12 Replies

We're reposting this recent exchange between an anonymous person and Dr. Bob Frascino, one of the doctors at The Body's "Ask the Experts" Forums. It raises some interesting -- and disturbing -- questions about the persistence of HIV and stigma in... Read more »

HIV & obssesion

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi there everybody,

I thought I would share some of my thoughts with you.
I have lurked on this forum for quite a while and the site in general for nigh on 2 years now so I think I understand to some degree the issues surrounding HIV and the hopes and... Read more »

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