What Treatments Can You Do For Lactic Acidosis

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Lactic Acidosis Recovery/Treatments

I was recently taken off my meds regimen of (DDI, Invarase, Norvir, Ziagen) for a condition that recently developed which resembled Lactic Acidosis. My lactic acid level was at (25) and all the basic symptoms were present (fatigue, nuasea/dizziness,...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There are a few published reports from the US and Europe describing the use of a cocktail like you describe in the setting of life-threatening lactic acidosis. Usually stopping the offending agents, good fluid support, and time will result in... Read more »

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