Taking DdI With Hiv Meds

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Didanosine (Videx, ddI)

What Is Didanosine? ddI (Videx) is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is manufactured by Bristol-Myers Squibb and by Barr Laboratories. Didanosine is also known as ddI or dideoxyinosine. Generic versions have been tentatively approved under PEPFAR (see Fact Sheet 475 ). Didanosine is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, or nuke. These drugs block the reverse transcriptase enzyme. This enzyme changes HIV's...

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ddI once a day

hi doc... Let me first say i am very grateful for this forum it has helped me greatly! I have been hiv+ since 93. Currently viral load is undetectable and CD4 750. I have been on Crix 2x a day, zerit 40mg 2x and epivir 150mg 2x a...

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

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

MC:ddI EC has now been approved and should be available in pharmacies shortly. It is one capsule, once a day on an empty stomach. The GI side effects of ddI are markedly decreased with this formulation, since most were due to the buffer, which has... 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 Taking only 2 meds of 3 med...

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 »

Platelets, dry mouth and ddI?

Hi,I've been positive for 16 years, started meds in January (ddI and Hydroxyurea) and my last two results have seen my doctors very happy -- T cells up to 440, VL undetectable and 19%. All was going well -- more energy, not being sick and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Low platelets and fry mouth can be seen with hydroxyurea. I also see dry mouth just with HIV sometimes due to a cystic condition of the parotid (salivary) glands). The low platelet count can be seen with HIV alone as well. Usually a low platelet... Read more »

DDI and PN - to late to switch?

I would like to replace my DDI with another med. My PN seems to have doubled in severity of late. For many years I considered it mild enough that I was never really sure it just wasn't soreness from exercise etc. Guess I put up with it and...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Using tenofovir and ddI together can be tricky since there is an intracellular interaction which can impact the rate of side effects, efficacy, and the CD4 count in different ways in different patients. If a switch option is available to you then... Read more »

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An Overview of Videx (Didanosine, ddI)

dye-DAN-oh-seen Brand Name: Videx EC, Videx Other Name(s): BMY 40900, BRN 3619529, CCRIS 805, Didanosina, Dideoxyinosine, HSDB 6548, ddI Drug Class: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Didanosine, also known... Read more »

Taking Your HIV Meds Every Day: A Step-by-Step Video Guide

"The way you handle this next stage of your HIV is going to determine how well you live the rest of your life," says Joe Ohmer in this step-by-step video guide. He should know: Joe is living with HIV himself and as an HIV treatment adherence peer... Read more »

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A Day in the Life Video Series: Robert Darrow on Taking His Meds and Living His Dreams

Keeping up with HIV meds often means having to weave daily doses into a busy life. How do other HIVers do it? In each episode of this video series, we'll take a peek into the day-to-day routine of a person who's living with HIV, taking HIV meds, and... 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 »

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 »

I just started taking meds...

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

and would love some feedback from people. I was poz for 3 yrs before needing to begin and since I am moving to Costa Rica in the fall I thought 'no time like the present' to get myself trhough all the possible side effects.
Well- they have begun. ... Read more »

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 »

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