Reaction To DdI

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DDI vs D4T

I have excellent results on D4T/3tc/Nevirapine (1200 CD4/ 40/<50 copies sustained for some time).I have been on treatment for 2 years. Tried swapping D4T for AZT but had a bad reaction.The other day my doc suggested I could simplify my regime if...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

Once daily nevirapine and 3TC is not FDA-approved in the United States. I personally do not know and cannot guarantee one would remain undetectable on such a combination, but it seems like a reasonable option. I do not know what side effects you had... Read more »

DDI questions

Why would my doctor perscribe the chewable twice daily tablet rather than the capsule? Is there any... Read more »

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D. »

Respiratory Hypersensitivity reaction to Abacavar

Hi. Thank you for this wonderful service.I started 3TC and D4T 5 years ago when my viral load was... Read more »

Response from Brian Boyle, M.D., J.D. »

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La Guía Annual de Medicamentos para el VIH: Videx and Videx EC (Didanosine, ddI)

Nombre de Marca: Videx & Videx EC Nombre Común: didanosine, ddI Clase: análogo nucleósido (también llamado inhibidor de la transcriptasa reversa del nucleósido, NRTI, siglas en inglés) Dosis estándar: ... Read more »

Didanosine (Videx, ddI)

Table of Contents What Is Didanosine? Who Should Take Didanosine? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Didanosine Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does Didanosine React With Other Drugs? What Is Didanosine? ddI (Videx) is a drug... Read more »

Nuevas Preguntas Sobre una Antigua Combinación: ddI + d4T

Durante los últimos años, la combinación de ddI (didanosina, Videx) y d4T (estavudina, Zerit) como piedra angular de la terapia con tres medicamentos ha gozado de popularidad tanto en tratamientos como en investigaciones. Conjuntamente, los dos... Read more »

ddI Resistance in South African Children Failing an Abacavir- or d4T-Based First-Line Regimen

In 2010 the preferred first-line regimen for South African children changed from d4T/3TC to abacavir (ABC)/3TC-based regimens. The second-line regimen is based on AZT/ddI. Kim Steegen and colleagues from Johannesburg showed data at CROI 2013 from... Read more »

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taking ddi

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Taking ddi (Videx)? Do you drink alcohol? My Dr. says I should
have no alcohol as it increases the risk of getting pancreatitis.
I continue to have one beer or one gin and tonic after work and
figure I... Read more »

My partner was put on DDI

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, My partner is HIV+ and has recently been put onto DDI and
AZT. I think, as a consequence, has become one of the most
unfriendly, annoying people in the world. Is this common, have
other people gone through this and come out the other side? I
need... Read more »

Sustiva or DDI/hydroxurea

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am a female recovering addict and have been clean for over ten years. I am getting real weird side effects from Sustiva and even though I started taking it at night, I feel somewhat foggy during the day. Will this end and I feel somewhat normal... Read more »

my strange reaction

Posted by midwestguy143, 2 Replies

I tested positive on March 24, 2009. The thing that surprised me, and my friends was my reaction -- none really. Just something else in my life. I had lost my job many months ago, and with the job market being so tough, I've gotten used to the... Read more »

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