Ways To Treat Lactic Acidosis

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Lactic Acidosis and HIV/AIDS

Table of Contents Understanding Lactic Acidosis What Causes Lactic Acidosis? Symptoms of Lactic Acidosis Treatment Risk Factors Taking Care of Yourself Understanding Lactic Acidosis Mitochondria are small organs inside your cells. They help convert energy inthe food you eat into energy your body uses to function. Like solar cells thatconvert sunlight into electricity, mitochondria are intracellular power plantsthat convert...

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atripla and lactic acidosis

Does Atripla increases the chances of me developing lactic acidosis? This is the first HIV treatment I received since I was tested poz a month ago and I am really beginning to get use to it. Is this something that i should immediately treat? what...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Lactic acidosis is very rarely seen in patients taking Atripla-not generally a concern. KH... Read more »

Lactic Acidosis=Death?

Hello - I'm a 32-year old man who's been poz for 14 years (yes, since I was 17 or 18). Though I've managed to hang on more or less through the years, the last few have brought serious problems with various organs, most notably...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

You raise a number of very serious and important issues, and every aspect of your care needs to be considered separately.With respect to your kidney failure, it will be important to maintain good hydration, as dehydration could worsen the function... Read more »

Lactic Acidosis

Hi Dr. Bob.My girlfriend has recently started an ARV regime and has been put on Stocrin & Truvada. Her CD4 count was very low and her viral load high. Other than her blood results she is in very good health. She is concerned about lactic...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello Marco,I'm curious: Of all the much more common potential problems that could arise from having a "very low" CD4 count and the array of potential drug side effects and toxicities associated with Stocrin and Truvada, why is your... Read more »

lactic acidosis

how do you treat lactic acidosis?...

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

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Lactic acidosis can be caused by a variety of medical conditions including infections, cancers, medications, just to name a few. If it is related to HIV medications and a person has symptoms, usually this will go away when you stop the meds.... Read more »

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Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Has anyone else out there had lactic acidosis? Would like to hear, share experiences.

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