Will PIs Help Me

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OFF PIs

Doc,I have been on antiretrovirals since 1999, and now after some genotype test it shows am resistant to ALL protease inhibitors, so my doc suggests i start regimen without PIs. what are the effects of exclusion of PIs from the regimen? somehow i...

Response from Judith A. Aberg, M.D.

Washington University, St. Louis School of Medicine

Let me answer your questions about protease inhibitors (PIs) in 2 sections. First, I will address resistance and second, I will discuss lipodystrophy (fat accumulation, fat loss).You mention you have resistance to all the protease inhibitors but you... Read more »

Sedatives and P.I.'s

Is ativan safe with Viracept+Zerit+Epivir? Is Halcion contraindicated?Thanks for your help. ... Read more »

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D. »

Lypo and PIs

Is there any data on PIs which are the least likely to cause or contribute to lypo? My doctor has... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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HIV 101: Antiretroviral Agents Dosing and Administration Recommendations: PIs

Adapted from Bartlett J.G. and Gallant J.E. 2001-2002 Medical Management of HIV Infection . Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. 2001. This table is a replacement for the table that was printed with a copy error on page 8 of the November 2001... Read more »

Helping Your Antiretrovirals Help You

Overwhelmed! That is the first word that comes to my mind when I think about an HIV patient who is about to begin antiretroviral therapy for the first time. I think of all the information being sent the way of someone starting therapy -- by... Read more »

Self Help and Empowerment: What Is It?

Norwegian Self-help Forum (NSF) Morellsvei 9, 0487 Oslo, Norway E-mail: selvhjelp@selvhjelp.no Last updated June 16, 1999 Self-help (Self'-help"), n: The act of aiding one's self, without depending on the aid of others. The Norwegian Way After... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

India: HIV Positive Patients Start a Support Group

Several HIV-positive patients in Nashik, India, have formed a support group called Network of People and Children Living with HIIV (NPCLH) and registered it as a charity organization. The organization, composed of two men and five women, aims to not... Read more »

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Is the triple cocktail helping to spread AIDS?

Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies

I've written what is currently the only computer application solely dedicated to the mathematical analysis of HIV. It's called HIV pathogenesis modeler, and can be downloaded at:
http://www.agmh.org/softw.htm

While using the SI model in the program, I... Read more »

A GP ON ICQ - HELP HELP HELP!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

GUYS!!!!! I have just chatted to a guy on ICQ.
He says he is a GP and knows about infectious diseases.
He says that according to his ideas, cunnilingus is highly risky, oral sex is highly risky, fingering and deep kissing are highly risky because... Read more »

help help help

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

i had ars at 3 weeks hiv hep exposure at 5 month nerve pain going down
jaw broke out with herpes on palate and three huge cold sores 6 month tested neg have severe drymouth ang itchy
skin, sore musles numbness prinkling like pains in hand and feet
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HELP PLS HELP!!!! PLS!!!

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

i had sex with a gay guy i met in the net 2 months ago MARCH 2005. he said he got tested on the last week of FEB 2005 and the result was negative. but then again i wasnt sure if he took an HIV related blood test since it was only part of his schools... Read more »

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