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Which Has Fewer Side Effects Isentress Or Sustiva
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CNS problems Sustiva verses IsentressI tried Atripla and had to stop because the CNS problems with the Sustiva was too much for me to handle. I felt like I was jacked up on cocaine, had hot flashes, was dizzy and could not sleep. Are you aware of any of these CNS problems with the...
Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.
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Hello and thank you for your post.In the very large and double-blinded STARTMRK clinical trials that compared Truvada + Sustiva to Truvada+Isentress, the later was found to have fewer central nervous system (CNS) side effects. The only CNS side...
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Isentress/Truvada combo switch from Epzicom/SustivaLong term (28yr) survivor currently on 400mg Sustiva and Epzicom. I have800-1,000 avg t cells and... Read more »Isentress Side EffectsI was on Atripla for 4 years and had problems sleeping with the Sustiva. My doctor and I had a long... Read more »
Articles
Isentress Equal to Sustiva in First Line TherapyIn a poster presentation at CROI 2009 in Montreal, Canada, the STARTMRK study results show that the first-in-class integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir) works at least as well as Sustiva (efavirenz) at suppressing HIV levels. It also showed... Read more »
Gilead Quad HIV Drug Causes Fewer Side EffectsGilead Sciences Inc.'s experimental pill combining four HIV drugs has fewer side effects than the firm's current three-drug Atripla pill, according to data presented Wednesday in Seattle at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic... Read more »
IsentressBrand name: Isentress Generic name: raltegravir, or RAL Class: Integrase inhibitor (integrase strand transfer inhibitor, or INSTI) Manufacturer: Merck and Co., www.isentress.com , (800) 622-4477 AWP: $1,171.31/month Standard Dose: ... Read more »
Study Supports Use of Isentress for First-Line TreatmentA study presented at the joint 2008 ICAAC / IDSA in Washington, DC found that Isentress (raltegravir) was equally potent and better tolerated than Sustiva (efavirenz) when used as part of a person's first HIV regimen. While it's unlikely to greatly... Read more »
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Isentress & Side Effects
Posted by design36, 3 Replies
I have been taking Isentress for about a month...Adnormal dreams, Insomnia, Excessive fatique have been side effects and seem to be ones for a lot of people. Does anyone have experience with this drug? Did the side effects get better? How long...
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Isentress Drug - Side Effects?? HELP
Posted by design36, 1 Reply
I have been taking Isentress for about a month...Adnormal dreams, Insomnia, Excessive fatique have been side effects and seem to be ones for a lot of people. Does anyone have experience with this drug? Did the side effects get better? How long...
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Isentress and Intelence side effects
Posted by nevereasy, 2 Replies
Anyone taking these two drugs together? One or the other?. I seem to be extremely fatigued and weak. Additionally I am off balance also have a marked increase in my need to take a lorazapam ( anti anxiety) . Anybody else have any of these problems? ...
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sustiva side effects
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
are you on sustiva? if so how long does the high feeling last...i've been on the drug for 4 weeks and still wake up daily feeling high, i have had to take a leave of abscence from work due to the side effedts, i want to try to hang in there, but...
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