What Are The Side Effects Of HIV

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Side Effects of HIV Drugs

Table of Contents Side Effects and HIV Drugs Being Informed About Side Effects Helps Women and Side Effects Milder Side Effects More Serious Side Effects Other Possible Side Effects Side Effects or Toxicities During Pregnancy Taking Care of Yourself Side Effects and HIV Drugs Over the years, many HIV drugs have been developed that help people livelonger, healthier lives. Like all drugs approved by the Food and...

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HIV/AIDS Side Effects..

Hey are there any side effects when you have HIV?Like Hair loss.....Sickness.....Weight Gain....Anything??I think my best friend is affected because he always gets scared whenever we talk about AIDS..He is always like "I need to get myself...

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

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

Most people who have HIV have no "side effects" until their disease is quite advanced. Therefore, if you have had a high-risk encounter for HIV, you should be tested and not wait for "side effects" to occur. BB... Read more »

Sudden bleeding of tongue. Is it side effect from hiv meds?

I've experienced sudden un-explainable bleeding on the side of the tongue while laying down. Is it some kind of side effects from hiv meds?...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

That would be very unusual to be due to HIV meds. Low platelet counts (known as ITP) can cause easy bleeding, bruising and can be a complication of HIV infection itself. An oral examination and evaluation of bone marrow, clotting parameters is... Read more »

HIV SIDE EFFECTS

HI THERE..I HOPE YOU CAN ANSWER MY QUESTION I AM HIV POS.I AM ON ATRIPLA,DOES HIV CAUSE MUSCLE AND JOINT SEVERE PAINS???PLEASE RESPOND ASAPTHANX,TAMMY...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

HIV infection can cause non-specific symptoms such as fatigue or bone/muscle pain but more often those are due to non-HIV conditions (those symptoms are fairly common in the general population and often tough to diagnose a specific cause). KH... Read more »

Do certain excipients in HIV medications cause side effects?

I was wondering whether certain excipients in HIV medications cause certain side effects in HIV positive patients? Such as propylene glycol or ethanol commonly used in HIV medications?...

Response from Brian Conway, M.D.

University of British Columbia

This is certainly the potential for this to happen. The risks include allergies or gastrointestinal intolerance, to name a few. Some of the diarrhea associated with ritonavir, for instance, related not to the drug but to the non-drug contents of... Read more »

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Cool video on HIV treatment side effects

Posted by ScotCharles, 1 Reply

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HIV side effects? (heart attacks & seizures)

Posted by Carrie, 1 Reply

I'm starting to post more here, and hope I'm not bothering anyone by it. I'm just looking to get further educated.

Anyways, my 33 year old boyfriend is pos and I who am 27 are neg. We've been talking about having a baby (in another post) but another... Read more »

kaletra side effects

Posted by brendaelisa, 4 Replies

Does anybody knows if kaletra's side effect is excesive diharrea.

My cousin has hiv-type 1 and we are giving him Kaletra but it is giving him a masive diharrea and he got a cut on his rectum.

He has diabetes is 44 yeras old. and all this is new for us... Read more »

Side effects

Posted by Jenni, 1 Reply

My bf is HIV+ and is worried about the side effects of meds. Can anyone tell me what their experiences have been and with what meds? Read more »

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