Taking Simvastatin When You're Hiv Positive

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Special Situations People You May Have Exposed to HIV: It can be very difficult to disclose your status to sexual partners or people you shared needles with. However, it is very important that they know so they can decide to get tested and, if they test positive, get the health care they need. The Department of Health can tell people you might have exposed, without using your name. Employers: You may want to tell your employer if your HIV...

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Atripla ok with simvastatin?

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day! I will soon be starting hiv medications for the first time and my doctor mentioned that it will probably be Atripla. I currently take 20mg. of simvastatin per day for high cholesterol. Are these 2 drugs ok to...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

Happy Valentine's Day to you too! Simvastatin levels in the body can be reduced by the efavirenz component of Atripla. For this reason, efavirenz may reduce the anti-cholesterol effect of the simvastatin that you are taking. Your doctor... Read more »

Interaction SIMVASTATIN + PIs

Dear Dr YoungI am HIV+ since 2006 ( nadir 104) , CD4 around 650, VL UD,late fifties, and feeling healthy. Current regime Darunavir 800mg+Ritonavir 100mg+Lamivudine300mg once daily ( got rid of Abacavir few months ago ). Despite a sparse and largely...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello Ernest and thanks for posting.Firstly, I'd agree that you should be taking a lipid-lowering medication- if your fasting labs really reveal a LDL of 172, this is a strong indication for the use of a statin medication. Furthermore, if... Read more »

can i continue taking alcohol when am hiv positive

alcohol and HIV,and i continue...

Response from Jacques Chambers, C.L.U.

HelpWithBenefits.com

This is really a medical issue that I'm not qualified to answer. You should ask this of a doctor. Clearly, you don't want to abuse alcohol, or use it to the degree that it impairs your ability to protect yourself and others. Jacques... Read more »

HIV POSITIVE WITHOUT EVER TAKING MEDS

I was diagnoised 12 years ago with HIV,and to this day I have never been on any medications. I've never been sick from this disease. I would like to know if there is a possibility that my results might be a false positve....

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post.Your story is uncommon, but not unheard of.If there's any doubt about your diagnosis, a simple follow up ELISA test with a vira load test should confirm things. BY... Read more »

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