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anyone taking Isentress and Invirase combination?

Posted by nevereasy

Isentress is a relatively new therapy. My Dr just added it to my mono therapy of Invirase (boosted with Norvir). I have been undetectable for two years on the Invirase but my Tcells never get over 300. He added Isentress. I have had bad reflux ( not... Read more »

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... Read more »

isentress and truvada

Posted by anfan4, 2 Replies

im been on isentress and truvada for month and half and notice increased in blood pressure and any else had this problem. Will isentress cause this problem. Read more »

Isentress & Side Effects

Posted by design36, 3 Replies

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? ... Read more »

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Truvada+Isentress: Taking Truvada too soon after one dose.

I am currently on Truvada+Isentress. I make it my habit to take 1 Isentress @ 7AM, and then 1 Isentress + 1 Truvada @ 7PM. Yesterday evening at around 7PM, I took my typical Truvada/Isentress combo. However, the following morning at 7AM I make the...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.Not to worry. I'd skip the next evening dose of your Truvada (othewise you'd have 3 doses in a 24 hour period), and just resume the evening dose the next day as you previously had been doing.This could be a good... Read more »

Isentress and high histamine levels

I was recently tested for my neurotransmitter levels and my histamine level was double the high end of high. Ever since I started taking Isentress in December 2007 I've been anxious, depressed, and obsessive. I've read a few comments on...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

There has been a small number of reports of increased depression in patients taking raltegravir (Isentress). I have not seen anything offering a clear possible mechanism. The overall rate of depression linked to raltegravir has been low and... Read more »

Isentress & Truvada Resistance

I just started taking meds for the very first time a few days ago. I'm currently taking Isentress & Truvada however my doctor didn't tell me exactly how to take them so my wife has been giving me the Isentress at 1am and then again at...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.There's no strict rule for when to take your particular regimen, though you could make your life a bit easier by taking the Truvada dose at the same time as one of your Isentresses.It's good to strive not to miss... Read more »

how to switch from daily dose of Isentress to twice daily

I've been taking Truvada and Isentress for the past 18 months with great results....undetectable and cd 4 count of 500 with no side effects....I was taking Isentress 2 pills once a day instead of the recommended dosage of one pill twice...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Hi and thanks for posting.Yes indeed, the QDMRK study (recently published in <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21933752" target=_new>Lancet Infectious Diseases</a> ) showed that once-daily raltegravir (ISENTRESS)... Read more »

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Switching Isentress to Once a Day Is Less Effective

Although the integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir) is recommended for people going on treatment for the first time, it's the only first line drug that's taken twice, not once, a day. In an effort to simplify the dosing, a study compared taking... Read more »

Isentress Gets Another Good Grade

Data were presented August 4 at the International AIDS Conference on a head-to-head study comparing the integrase inhibitor Isentress (raltegravir) to Sustiva (efavirenz) in people taking HIV drugs for the first time. The study found that Isentress... Read more »

Study Supports Use of Isentress for First-Line Treatment

A 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 »

Project Inform Reacts to Approval, Pricing of Isentress

San Francisco, CA -- Project Inform, one of the nation's best known HIV treatment and health care information and advocacy organizations, today expressed mixed reaction to the price announced for Isentress (raltegravir), a new anti-HIV drug from... Read more »

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