Side Effects Of Sustiva And Truvada

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Truvada

Brand name: Truvada Generic name: emtricitabine/tenofovir, or FTC/TDF Class: Nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor (nucleoside/nucleotide, NRTI, or nuke) -- fixed dose combination Manufacturer: Gilead Sciences, Inc., www.gilead.com , (800) GILEAD-5 (445-3235) AWP: $1,427.09/month Standard Dose: For adults and pediatric patients 12 years or older and weighing more than 77 pounds, one tablet (200 mg...

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Switching from Sustiva + Truvada to Viramune + Truvada

Hello and thank you so much for contributing your time, knowledge and experience to so many people.I have been taking Sustiva and Truvada for about a year now and have always had difficulty staying asleep with this regimen. In addition, I feel like...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The barrier to resistance for Viramune is fairly similar to that for Sustiva so I would not worry alot about the particular aspect of the switch. Viramune has less central nervous system (including sleep) disturbance related side effects than... Read more »

Truvada/Sustiva or Truvada/Reyataz

Hello Keith.Typically, which of the above combinations could I expect the least side effects from (And what are they normally?), and which would disturb my metabolism the least?Regards,Tom....

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Truvada/Reyataz would likely have fewer side effects but is not recommended at present because of a negative effect of the tenofovir on the levels of Reyataz. For that reason it is recommended to boost the Reyataz with 100 mg ritonavir. That... Read more »

truvada/sustiva-viramune/truvada

I am what I guess is referred to as "treatment naive". I have been HIV+ since 2001. Mymost recent lab was a CD4-37 and a VL around 500,000 (I am not completely certain ofthe VL numbers). I have never been on treatment and am very wary of...

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

It really is a judgment call whether to go with Sustiva or Viramune. Either approach is acceptable. If you re-challenge with Sustiva you will be able to see if the cognitive changes you experienced were due to the medication. On the other hand,... Read more »

sustiva/truvada side effects

i was on atripla once a day and the pharmacy ran out so they gave me sustiva and truvada one pill each a day the first week on it my eyes got red/ blood shot looking and my body temp. was always hot . which one of these pills do u think is...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

The vast majority of patients can interchange Atripla and Sustiva/Truvada without significant problems. I would generally suspect some other condition such as conjunctivitis to be causing your red eyes that is unrelated to your HIV meds. I would... Read more »

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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
Thanks for responding ;) Read more »

Sustiva + Truvada combination

Posted by richwales, 6 Replies

Im a 26 y/o male living in UK whos been on sustiva and truvada for 4 months now my Cd4 and viral load are doing great (gone from 14% 245 to 19% 472, and 18,200 to undectable) just finding the side affects of sustiva really can be hard to cope with,... Read more »

Sustiva and Truvada

Posted by Anonymous, 8 Replies

When I first started using Sustiva and Truvada the pills seem to be beating the virus. My doctor is concerned that my numbers (VL#'s) keep going up and down. One 3 month period they will be as low as 245 the next 945 the next 485 and then 644. My... Read more »

New combined Truvada/Sustiva combination

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Hi.
Just wondered if anybody knew as to when the above co-formulated combo will be available? I s it this year?
I am starting with Truvada + Sustiva, but as I not keen on taking tablets anyway, I would rather take just 1 tablet instead of 2.
Thank you Read more »

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