Personal Accounts of Staying Adherent to HIV/AIDS Medications
 A Day in the Life Video Series: George Burgess on Addiction Recovery and Taking HIV Meds (March 19, 2013)
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 Breaking the Silence on My Struggle With HIV Meds: A Blog Entry by Jermaine Wright (March 5, 2013)
"How can I tell anyone to take meds and to take care of themselves when I have been struggling with it myself? Who am I to tell someone to be med compliant when I have built a resistance against Atripla because of my own foolishness?"
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 A Day in the Life Video Series: Robert Breining on Getting Support Online and Off (December 13, 2012)
Cyber-activist Robert is used to connecting with community online. After having a rare allergic reaction to his first regimen, Robert was hesitant to start HIV meds again -- so he took to TheBody.com and POZ I AM, the social network he created, for information and support. Robert speaks on life, love, disclosure and finding a regimen that's nearly side effect-free.
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 A Day in the Life: Nelson Vergel on Wellness, Worry and Multidrug-Resistant HIV (Video) (October 16, 2012)
"I never had an undetectable viral load until three years ago," says longtime treatment activist Nelson Vergel. Between HIV meds and supplements, Nelson takes about 45 pills a day -- and he's on the last available HIV drug combination he can try. Nelson shares how he stays fit, relaxed and on top of his complicated regimen -- and how he keeps perspective, and manages his fears.
From TheBody.com
 What? Adherence? What About It? A Blog Entry by Ria Denise (October 8, 2012)
"Sometimes I wonder when is enough, enough. Maybe I am just stubborn and tired of following the same routine. I am used to change and I love it."
From TheBody.com
 Mondo Guerra on Adherence: How to Fashion Your HIV Treatment Plan (September 8, 2012)
An interview with fashion star and Project I Design spokesman Mondo Guerra.
From TheBody.com
 A Day in the Life Video Series: Fortunata Kasege on Taking Meds Through All Life's Challenges (August 23, 2012)
From TheBody.com
 My Tips for HIV Drug Adherence (August 10, 2012)
"Compliance and adherence is a must. That's what's going to get you to an undetectable viral load and a healthy CD4 level. ... The things the doctors tell you aren't merely suggestions; they're proven."
From TheBody.com
 Access to Treatment: A Blog Entry by Maria T. Mejia (August 7, 2012)
"Why aren't we being adherent and why of the 1.1 million Americans living with HIV, are only 25 percent virally suppressed? I guess I have to start with myself ..."
From The Well Project
 Living Just a Little, Laughing Just a Little (Ain't Easy): A Blog Entry by Reggie Smith (June 19, 2012)
"I know that is not the politically correct position to take, but if you have been taking meds for a long period of time, as I have, you might just get tired of taking medications every day too!!"
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