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When Is The Right Time To Start HIV Medication
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Ask the Experts
When is the right time to start medicationsGood morning,I am 29 years old and contracted the HIV virus 127 days ago. I have been trying to maintain a continuous part of my medical care. I have started to take many different Vitamins, Minerals and Trace Elements to help my immune system...
Response from Gerald Pierone, M.D.
AIDS Research and Treatment Center of the Treasure Coast
Recent studies have suggested that initiation of therapy within 2 weeks of seroconversion may translate into long-term benefit for HIV infection. For persons starting within 3 months (arbitrary cut off, I know) the data are mixed some studies say...
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The right time to start medicationDear DrMy partner is HIV positive and he is not keen on taking medication. When we first found out... Read more »Right time to start meds and right combination?Hi I been pos for 2 years and my last four counts are cd4/vl 256/3300,208/4470,257/3400 and... Read more »
Articles
Veterans Medical Affairs Researchers to Request NIH Funding for Study Examining Best Time to Start Antiretroviral TreatmentResearchers at the Washington Veterans Affairs Medical Center this month plan to submit a funding proposal to NIH for a study aimed at determining the best time to start antiretroviral therapy, the Washington Post reports. According to the ... Read more »
Universal PrecautionsInfection control is an important and ongoing concern in Head Start programs. Children's health is promoted by limiting the potential spread of infection among children and staff. The infection control procedures necessary when HIV-infected children... Read more »
Time to Start?The decision to start treatment is a joint one made by you and your doctor. You likely look to your doctor for expert medical advice. Doctors, in turn, rely on their training and experience and on HIV treatment guidelines. Here, four medical doctors... Read more »
Timing and T-Cells: The Evolution of When to Start Treatment Through One Doctor's EyesEver since the first antiretrovirals were approved, one of the most vexing questions for patients and doctors has been when to start therapy. In the past two years, a host of new data has been released that is bringing us closer to a time when... Read more »
Connect With Others
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...
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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?TY Read more » Starting Medication 5-18-09
Posted by wonderboy21, 4 Replies
Got My Results i made an error Cd4 291 VL - 6,500 i accidently put 650,000 on my last post.. not resistant to anything im still new about this so i dont know how to write about it..but joined a study with the hospital clinic im at. My doctor shes a...
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Should i Start medication???
Posted by coconyc, 3 Replies
Hi im Coco from nyc I though the benefit or getting tested its to find out the virus in a early time so u can get a good treatment that prolong ur life in a better condition, i got my first results a month ago and i got CD4:276 and VL: 3616, so my...
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