Side Effects Of Isentress Vs Sustiva

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CNS problems Sustiva verses Isentress

I tried Atripla and had to stop because the CNS problems with the Sustiva was too much for me to handle. I felt like I was jacked up on cocaine, had hot flashes, was dizzy and could not sleep. Are you aware of any of these CNS problems with the...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.In the very large and double-blinded STARTMRK clinical trials that compared Truvada + Sustiva to Truvada+Isentress, the later was found to have fewer central nervous system (CNS) side effects. The only CNS side... Read more »

Isentress/Truvada combo switch from Epzicom/Sustiva

Long term (28yr) survivor currently on 400mg Sustiva and Epzicom. I have800-1,000 avg t cells and... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Unusual side effects with Isentress

Hello Doc.Thanks for answering my questionCurrent regime: Isentress (twice a day) and... Read more »

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Isentress Equal to Sustiva in First Line Therapy

In a poster presentation at CROI 2009 in Montreal, Canada, the STARTMRK study results show that the first-in-class integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir) works at least as well as Sustiva (efavirenz) at suppressing HIV levels. It also showed... Read more »

Study Supports Use of Isentress for First-Line Treatment

A study presented at the joint 2008 ICAAC / IDSA in Washington, DC found that Isentress (raltegravir) was equally potent and better tolerated than Sustiva (efavirenz) when used as part of a person's first HIV regimen. While it's unlikely to greatly... Read more »

Isentress Gets Another Good Grade

Data were presented August 4 at the International AIDS Conference on a head-to-head study comparing the integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir) to Sustiva (efavirenz) in people taking HIV drugs for the first time. The study found that Isentress... Read more »

FAQs About Isentress (Raltegravir)

Starting Treatment | Switching Treatment | Side Effects | Adherence | Insurance Starting Treatment Which HIV meds should I take along with Isentress? Would Isentress be effective in combination with a boosted protease inhibitor? Is... Read more »

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Atripla vs Isentess & Truvada?

Posted by rank, 3 Replies

Just a saw a new provider at my ID clinic. We discussed 'quality of life,' and my perceived lack thereof. He asked me if that had worsened over the more than 2 years I have been on Atripla; I said I was unsure. He told me to think about it, and... Read more »

First Lab results - to med or not to med?

Posted by vbd1966, 2 Replies

I'm newly diagnosed (does 2 months still count as new?) and I just got my first set of lab results back. CD4 of 558 and VL of 130K. Doctor's not inclined to start me on meds since CD4 is high, but at the same time a VL of 130K still means I carry... Read more »

Horrible Allergic Reaction to Atripla

Posted by MikeInPhilly2, 1 Reply

Hello All,

I was diagnosed HIV + on July 5th, 2011.

My doctor and I decided to move immediately and aggressively against the virus and she prescribed Atripla.

I did OK for the first week or so. Then I broke out in a rash that while not very sightly,... Read more »

26 years AIDS survior

Posted by AaronK, 3 Replies

I had AIDS for many years now and was the lucky one's to surive... the clinical studies.... long term side effects... and the worst isolation. I'm 26 years old and i was dianosed in 1988 when i was five years old. My parents didn't know why i had a... Read more »

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