When Is It Time To Take Hiv Meds

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How timely do HIV meds need to be taken

Hi, I'm newly diagnosed,and I've not yet started on any meds. I travel a lot with work. Often spending months at a time in different countries and time zones. Do I have to take my meds at the same time always, ie midnight in NY, but 5 am...

Response from Nelson Vergel, B.S.Ch.E., M.B.A.

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Good question. If you are taking Atripla, a pill that has three medicines that have a long half life,or a boosted protease, you may have a little lead way when you travel. When I travel across oceans, I may take one dose of pills earlier than I... Read more »

if one is wrongly diagnose three times and take hiv meds

Doc if one is diagnose three times and test prove false positive of HIV+ and put on HIV medications... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

best first time hiv med treatment

Hi Keith, recently tested positive to hiv and have told no one, infected in jan 08 and tested... Read more »

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Thinning Bones a Growing Problem Among People With HIV; HIV and HIV Meds Appear to Be Culprits

Bone problems have quietly emerged as a major health issue for people with HIV, and HIV meds may be at least partly to blame, according to recent research. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggest HIV health care providers and the... Read more »

You and Your Meds: The Dance of a Lifetime

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Expert Panel Revises U.S. HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines; Recommends Starting HIV Meds Earlier

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Experience sought with med starting times...

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

Have you started meds early in infection or later after an OI, low CD4? Can you share experience? Trying to figure best time to begin and what are advantages and disadvantages of starter sooner or later?

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Starting meds for the first time.

Posted by glowstixboyoh, 15 Replies

Hi everyone. I am a little angry right now. I was diagnosed poz on march first of this year. I just got my lab results back and people think I should start meds. Its seems to them the virus is newly aquired, but it also looks like my immune... Read more »

Travelling with HIV Meds

Posted by jon_yvr, 6 Replies

I am on 6 meds and I'm going the U.K., France, Germany, and Italy for a month. I'll be carrying alot of bottles. Has anyone had any experience taking medications through customs in these countries? Any suggestions for what I should do: try to... Read more »

Employment drug test positive which HIV med is it

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

I have recently changed my combination to 3TC, Abacavir and Efavirenz. I work within an industry that requires regular and random drug and alcohol testing. My urine tests are now coming back positive for canabanoids ( I dont smoke dope). I can have... Read more »

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