What Are The Dangers Of NRTIs

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Off label use of NRTIs for obesity

Hi there doctor,Thanks for this fantastic web site and the work you do.Out of curosity, with the focus on NRTIs, esp. the D-drugs and azt on fat loss, has there been any discussion of using this category of drugs off-label to treat obese or...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

NRTIs are generally expensive with a wide range of potential mild or serious side effects. The effect on fat resulting in fat loss is believed to be due partly to fat cell death possibly linked to mitochondrial toxicity which has potentially serious... Read more »

Resitant to all PIs & almost all NRTIs

Hello,I have been HIV+ for 25 years and have done pretty well on my HIV therapies which I began... Read more »

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Sustiva causing resistance to other nNRTIs

Sustiva (efavirenz)-Induced Mutation in Subtype C HIV May Confer Multi-NNRTI ResistanceA mutation... Read more »

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I feel this is a stupid question, but a healthcare worker at a local hiv clinic scared me. I have a friend who is hiv+ and recently he spit in my face (accidentily) and it got into my eyes. He's not on any meds. The healthcare worker said that I... Read more »

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