Quitting Hiv Meds

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To Quit or Not to Quit (meds)

Hi Doctors,Thanks for a truly invaluable forum! I was diagnosed over two years ago in May. I was caught right in the middle of seroconverting and became part of a seroconversion study group. My VL load at that time was extraordinarily high, but I...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Good question. Unfortunately, we lack the long-term data that would help us make the most useful recommendations with any confidence. Switching to a simpler regimen like AZT + 3TC + abacavir (2 pills two times a day) often will result in improved... Read more »

quit my meds for two years. feel so much better.

I have been positive for 15 years with HIV two years after I started taking crixivan then after i... Read more »

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A. »

Cobra ran out...can I quit my meds for a month?

Hi,I have been HIV+ since 12/06 and started immediatly on atripla. I have taken atripla... Read more »

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

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Articles

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Delaware: Senator Won't Quit on Needle Exchange

Delaware has the nation's fifth-highest HIV infection rate, and about 43 percent of the state's AIDS cases are attributed to IV drug use, compared with just 25 percent nationally. Delaware law requires a prescription to buy or possess a hypodermic... Read more »

BBC Quits HIV-Prevention Campaign Over USAID Policy Requiring Pledge Against Commercial Sex Work

The BBC World Service Trust decided to suspend an HIV-prevention campaign rather than comply with a U.S. policy requiring that recipients of U.S. HIV/AIDS service grants pledge to oppose commercial sex work, London's Guardian reports. The... Read more »

HIV-Positive Smokers Considering Quitting: Differences by Race/Ethnicity

The authors' objective in the current study was "to better characterize smoking in HIV-positive individuals and to identify critical components of a targeted smoking cessation intervention for multi-ethnic HIV-positive smokers." In 444 HIV-positive... Read more »

Thinning Bones a Growing Problem Among People With HIV; HIV and HIV Meds Appear to Be Culprits

Bone problems have quietly emerged as a major health issue for people with HIV, and HIV meds may be at least partly to blame, according to recent research. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggest HIV health care providers and the... Read more »

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What to expect - want to quit my job - should I?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Hello, I am the wife of a hiv+ husband. We are both the breadwinners in the family of four kids. He was diagnosed three years ago and is not on meds, his cd4 is around 320 and viral load around 50k to 80k. We are planning on buying a bigger... Read more »

quit moaning and start living

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I tested positive in August of 1988. It is my guess that I was exposed in 1982 by a
wonderful man who died in 1984. However, there is no way to ever truly know because
I was a rampaging sexual predator... Read more »

Im ready to quit...

Posted by southernpride34, 4 Replies

Ok where do i begin, its been 13yrs and im tired and ready to quit these meds. I feel like this my body, mind, and spirit is already gone so what else do I have to live for. Each and everyday my body is getting worse ajd i as myself what am i doing?... Read more »

Possible HIV, School, Meds, Advice???

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hello. I am currently in college and about to ente rmy last semester. I am going to go get tested soon, but I am afraid. Apart for the obvious reasons to worry, I am also worrying about treatment is I test +. THe treatments I know are very... Read more »

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