What Are The Dangers Of Raltegravir

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Raltegravir (Isentress)

What Is Raltegravir? Who Should Take It? What About Drug Resistance? How Is Raltegravir Taken? What Are the Side Effects? How Does it React With Other Drugs? The Bottom Line What Is Raltegravir? Raltegravir (Isentress) is a drug used for antiviral therapy against HIV. It was formerly known as MK-0518. It is manufactured by Merck. Raltegravir is the first "integrase inhibitor" drug. When HIV infects a cell, it combines its...

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Valtrex and Raltegravir/Truvada

I sometimes have outbreaks of herpes on my face . I am in the beginning stages of an outbreak now and I wonder if it is OK to take Valtrex for 3 days like I normally do. I currently am on Raltegravir and Truvada. I have only been on medication...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

It is usually safe to take Valtrex with raltegravir/Truvada-risk for interactions is low. KH... Read more »

Raltegravir and Tenofovir + should I be aware that this can mean "Rhabdomyolisis + Kidney Damage"?

Dear Keith Henry, I've been diagnosed with HIV since 2009. In 2010, I decided to begin my treatment against HIV. The drugs selected as initial therapy were Tenofovir + Lamivudine + Efavirenz (Our free AIDS Program in Brazil don`t offer...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

If you are having ongoing central nervous system side effects from efavirenz and have an undetectable HIV level with no history of drug resistance --then switching the efavirenz to raltegravir is usually a good option. Risk for additive muscle,... Read more »

Raltegravir- weight gain

I have been taking Raltegravir,etravirine,norvir and darunavir,for a few years now and am constantly battling my weight,I have had other combinations with Raltegravir and I think it is the common denominator.My weight before raltegravir hovered...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Excess weight gain is seen widely in the general population (often genetics can play role as well as exercise/diet ratio) and may be somewhat more common in HIV+ persons on meds (wide individual variations seen). Raltegravir has not yet been linked... Read more »

anything new on Raltegravir?

Over the past 1 year my cd4% has been declining, althouhg my cd4 count has remained fairly high. Because I have been having more frequent allergy and skin problems my hiv specialist here in Columbus, Ohio recently told me that if my next labs in...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hello and thank you for your post.You're correct in that Atripla is one of the most commonly used first-line medication regimens for HIV. The medication is terrific for many, but not for all. For such patients, we are fortunate to have many... Read more »

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Take Raltegravir? Have Herpes?

Posted by peterorgers

I don't have hiv, however I do have genital herpes. Those with just genital herpes do not have access to any drugs currently that are strong enough to completely repress the disease. Many in the genital herpes community are getting exciting that... Read more »

Those taking, Raltegravir, Truvada & Atazanavir

Posted by sweetvanilla27, 1 Reply

I am wanting to hear from anyone who have experienced taking Raltegravir, Truvada & Atazanavir and how you have got on with the meds?

I first started taking meds in May this year I was put on Truvda and Sustiva first, and was taken off them due... Read more »

raltegravir questions please help me out here

Posted by themushroom, 2 Replies

I am currently infected with a virus in the HIV family It is called Xenotropic murine leukemia virus related virus (XMRV) and is responsible for my HIV like illness and symptoms (chronic oral thrush shingles ect) It is a retro virus that... Read more »

DENIALISTS - A DANGEROUS GAME

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