Taking Stavudine With Hiv Meds

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An Overview of Zerit (Stavudine, d4T)

STAV-yoo-deen Brand Name: Zerit Other Name: d4T Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Approved Use: Treatment of HIV Infection WARNING: Stavudine can cause serious, life-threatening side effects. These include lactic acidosis (build up of acid in the blood), liver problems, and pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas). Contact your health care provider right away if you have any of the...

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Stavudine (Zerit) once a day?

HiI am in the UK, I started on meds nearly a year ago - sustiva once a day, epivir twice a day and stavudine (zerit) twice a day. My VL is down from over 100,000 to undetectable and cd4 count up from 245 to just under 500.I am keen to get onto...

Response from Sharon Lee, M.D.

University of Kansas Medical Center

The BristolMeyerSquibb company representatives have told me there is currently no specific release date set for the once daily capsules. The company has been working on this for some time, and I am relatively certain it will be available sometime in... Read more »

Stavudine side effect..

I will like to thank you in advance for giving us your advice. I started my med 2010 with the cd4 count of 226 using the combination of tenofovir, lamivadine and efavirenz and after 6month i went for cd4 test came back as 592 which i thought the...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Tenofovir has fewer serious long term side effects than stavudine so if possible it is usually recommended to use tenofovir rather than stavudine. Many patients tolerate stavudine well but the concern is over the long term for risk for fat/metabolic... Read more »

Pregnant on Stavudine, Lamivudine + Nevarapine

I am HIV+ and 19 weeks pregnant. My CD4 count is 147 and my Physician has prescribed Stavudine 40mg, Lamivudine 150mg and Nevirapine 200mg. I started taking these antiretrovirals for the first time about 16 days ago. I was 16 weeks pregnant then....

Response from Katherine Luzuriaga, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Experience with antiretrovirals during pregnancy is growing and thus far none of the agents that you are on have been asssociated with fetal abnormalities. It sounds as if you are tolerating the antiretrovirals and as if you're experiencing... Read more »

Taking only 2 meds of 3 med cocktail

Hi-I am on DDI, D4T, and Viracept. I have found the DDI gives me upset stomachs and headaches so I haven't been taking it lately. I have not stopped other meds. What risks am I taking? Thanks...

Response from Cal Cohen, M.D., M.S.

Harvard Medical School

Well - you are risking the whole kahuna...Here is the issue. These meds work as a team to control HIV. The reason we go with three meds is that after years of trying one, and then two meds, we found that HIV most often learned how to ignore the... Read more »

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taking hiv meds to Russia and Eastern Europe

Posted by Anonymous

I'm traveling to Russia and Eastern Europe this summer. I'm concerned that I might have a problem going through customs in these countries if my HIV meds are spotted. Has anyone taken their HIV meds to these countries? What happened? Any advice?... Read more »

22 poz..stopped taking meds/not disclosing status

Posted by Anonymous, 16 Replies

i was diagnosed hiv+ december 2003. i had an insane viral load of over a million. my initial cd4 was 280. i began taking medication and within 2 months i gained back the 50 pounds of weight i lost and became healthier than ive ever been before. i... Read more »

Just found out, husband stopped taking meds ...

Posted by Zaverolis, 2 Replies

almost 9 months ago. He has been in the best condition health wise since I've known him. 2 years ago, he was diagnosed with non hodgekins lymphoma. Prior to this, he was told he had AIDS and was taking aids meds since 2000.

Now, I am thinking... Read more »

When does a person start taking ARV meds?

Posted by Carrie, 5 Replies

My boyfriends CD4 count is over 1100 and his Viral count is under 400. From my own researching, this appears to still be ok (considering the circumstances of course). He said though that today at the dr they want to start him on antiretroviral... Read more »

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