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Eating with Atripla

Greetings:How long should I wait to eat before and after taking Atripla?...
David Wohl, M.D.

Response from David Wohl, M.D.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
You do not really have to wait. The thing is that food increases the absorbsion of the efavirenz in Atripla. This could lead to more side effects from the efavirenz, namely wacko dreams and woozy feelings the next day. If you can eat and not... Read more »

eating with atripla

I have started taking atripla a couple of weeks ago and so far don't feel too bad. Had some... Read more »
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Atripla and headache question

Posted by jdsv, 2 Replies
I've been taking Atripla for 1 month now and seem to have kept a medium to sometimes severe headache almost the entire time. I also had two root canals right after starting the regime. Operating on the assumption that the infection from the teeth... Read more »

Atripla and weight gain

Posted by mimilove, 2 Replies
I have been reading a lot of posts about Atripla and weight gain and the same info keeps coming back that Atripla does not cause weight gain. Well, I feel this is false information because a lot of hivers claim the same condition of weight gain... Read more »

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Posted by MIT, 3 Replies
hi everyone. going to begin treatment for the first time. have maintained really healthy numbers for 5 years now - 360 tcell and viral load has never risen above 16000 but %'s are are falling a bit and platelets are low and as a result i'm having to... Read more »

Houston, I'm experiencing some Atripla issues...

Posted by still_here, 2 Replies
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