Symptoms That Viral Load Is Dropping

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No treatment cd4 dropping but viral load dropping as well

I have been seeing my Dr. since December 2008 (When I was dianosed). I have been trying to stay healthy and have not had any symptoms. My cd4/cd8 showed 420 with 40% cd8, while my viral load is now 1200, 10% of what it was at it's highest of...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

I would agree with your doctor. Given your CD4 count and percent with that viral load, I would recommend waiting.... Read more »

Undetectable Viral Load Infection and Superinfection (FINDINGS SUGGEST HIV CAN BE TRANSMITTED FROM MSM WITH UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD 2009) (SUPERINFECTION, 2009)

Thanks for your comments and information about the possibility that people with undetectable viral might be able to infect HIV negative people and contribute to HIV superinfection, but is there any research revealing the actual numbers of such...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,No, we do not have reliable information as to how often this phenomenon occurs. As you can probably imagine it is quite challenging to conclusively prove that a particular strain of HIV was transmitted to an already infected individual. This... Read more »

Viral Load is undetectable, but my CD4 counts are dropping

Recently, my doctor and I have noticed that while my viral load remains undetectable, my CD4 levels have dropped steadily from around 500 to around 295. Is this common? Should I switch to other meds? I am currently taking Reyataz, Epivir and Videx....

Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.

AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast

Hello, and thanks for posting. One of the important indicators of immune function is the CD4+ lymphocyte count percentage. Before drawing any conclusions about a CD4+ lymphocyte count trend it is critical to look at the percentage to see if the... Read more »

Viral load drop with Combivir/Sustiva

One week ago, I began treatment for the first time using the Combivir/Sustiva regimen. My last viral load was 22,300, and my t-cell count was 179. In general, assuming treatment is effective, how quickly will the viral load drop? Should I expect...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thank you for your question.The combination that you're taking has been used with considerable success for the past several years and has been shown to be very potent and tolerable.Assuming that your virus was wild type (drug susceptible) when... Read more »

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cd4 or viral load

Posted by Lilly, 2 Replies

When starting to think about treatment, does either counts (cd4s or viral load) play a bigger role? My viral load has recently dropped, but so has my cd4's. My counts are all still at a comfortable level for me with no meds, but at the clinic... Read more »

The Failure of Viral Load Tests

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

The Failure of Viral Load Tests
JAMA Study Shakes AIDS Science, Angers HIV Advocates

A nationwide team of orthodox AIDS researchers led by doctors Benigno Rodriguez and Michael Lederman of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland are disputing the... Read more »

Ups and downs of viral load

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

The flu-like symptoms I had a few weeks ago still worry me. The woman looked unhealthy, so I should have trusted my instincts. But I guess that's in the past. I had a viral load test done and it came back undetectable (this was about 2 weeks... Read more »

viral load

Posted by kaliboo, 2 Replies

I've been trying to find out what your viral load is (approximately, of course) shortly after being infected... and have had no luck...

So I guess I'm just wondering... what was your viral load when it was first tested? Read more »

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