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Taking Viramune with t cells above 400

I am taking Viramune and I am in a blind study of Truvada and epzicom. I started out on Sustiva, but felt very anxious about the second week. My cd4 cells are now up to 386 (up 130 points in a month). Should I consider switching off of Viramune...

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

Rocky Mountain CARES

Thanks for your post and participation in the clinical trial.As I understand the warning and risks of nevirapine liver toxicity, this risk is related to the CD4 at time of initiating treatment, not your current CD4 count. Hence, if you started with... Read more »

taking Viramune with HEP C

I started drug therapy in January. I started on Zerit, Epivir, and Viramune. I went from 400... Read more »

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. »

Viread/3TC/Viramune versus Truvada/Viramune

I am a HIV/HCV coinfected female, 44 years of age, undetectable HIV RNA, 30% T-cells, and stage 0/1... Read more »

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Changes in Viramune XR Tablets for Kids

The FDA approved changes to the Viramune (nevirapine) Extended-Release (XR) tablet label to include the 100-mg tablet and dosing information for children ages six to 18 years. Previously, only 200-mg immediate release (IR) tablets or 400-mg... Read more »

New Assistance Program Helps HIVers Pay for Viramune

This week, Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) announced a new payment assistance program for its HIV medication drug Viramune (nevirapine). The program is open to U.S. residents who are taking Viramune and have private health insurance, but are required to... Read more »

Viramune

Brand name: Viramune XR and Viramune Generic name: nevirapine, or NVP Class: Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (non-nucleoside, NNRTI, or non-nuke) Manufacturer: Boehringer Ingelheim, www.viramunexr.com , (800) 274-8651 AWP:... Read more »

Switch to Viramune Safe for Some Who Can't Tolerate Sustiva

A poster presented at the joint 2008 ICAAC/IDSA meeting in Washington, DC found that it was generally safe to substitute Viramune (nevirapine) for Sustiva (efavirenz) when people were experiencing unacceptable side effects. The study, while small,... Read more »

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Viramune

Posted by 2twotango, 1 Reply

I recently began taking Viramune and Truvada and I have noticed that about 10-15 minutes after taking it I feel like the lights in the room are getting brighter. My pupils are very very small. It was such a strange sensation today that I had to... Read more »

RED WINE with Truvada / Viramune

Posted by Augustus, 1 Reply

I am on about day 45 of this regimen, my first. Reached undetectable under 30 days, will see doc again on September 7, 6 days away. I have to do labs prior to going, and I gave in to temptation and had two glasses of wine the past three days.

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Started TRUVADA and VIRAMUNE last night at 6pm

Posted by Augustus, 3 Replies

This is my first experience with fighting my HIV infection that I was diagnosed with on July 1 2005. So far, everything seems normal, even a wee bit better than normal as I feel a great weight lifting. I have agonized over starting meds for 2... Read more »

viramune

Posted by Anonymous

Can anyone share their personal experiences with viramune. I'm getting ready to dose escalate and am apprehensive on what to expect.

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