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I never really had any symptoms until I started taking my meds.
No. You can still get a headache, muscle spasms, rashes, an STI, to name a few. The goal of achieving an undetectable status is to keep your hiv virus from replicating. When undetectable you cannot… read more
I gain significant weight since I started Biktarby. Most of it is on my abdomen and have a hard belly . I become very depressed and insecure because I never been this heavy I am 5'9 and am 250lbs. Before I started Biktarby I weight 146lbs. I been 135-146lbs since I was 18 till two years ago. No one in my family is over weight. I started to gain weight rapidly since I started medication . I gone on diets and exercise and lost at most 15lbs but then I gain them right back. I had to throw away… read more
I was on that med and it was not good weight gain,upset stomach,over all felt sick and miserable for 8 month could not do so, I asked to switch new med that is very common in Europe thats all in one… read more
Have a prescription- need a compound pharmacy that carries it— otherwise around 1G to special order!!!! Any thoughts, please? Suffering, May need I V treatment in hospital if not. Thank you.
I feel for you, it does cause a question of integrity for there to be that much difference. Wishing you happy turkey day !
Looking back during this time, 🚫 NOT 🚫 what you think today, but looking back to the time, did you think Ryan was treated fairly? Was people justified to be scared back then?
You can be honest, nobody is going to attack you. Things have changed and so has most people.
So, what was your thoughts on Ryan's treatment BACK THEN. AGAIN, 🚫 NOT 🚫 what you think 💬 🤔 today, but what you thought back then.
Undetectable sounds great on paper however we are still like those who don’t have this disease.we can get non hiv health issues that everyone on the planet gets.anyone dealing with medical issues unrelated to hiv that affects them.and does having hiv make it harder to control your other conditions?
@A myHIVteam Member. Yep.
I take Gabapentin for my neuropathy it been helping with my ankle surgery pain
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A dear friend started taking HIV meds in 1998 but died in 2022, aged 70. In those 24 years he never missed a dose and he received the best possible medical care at all times. He ate healthily, took plenty of exercise, and was always positive-thinking and cheerful.
But from the start of 2021 he began to suffer from
- chronic all-over itching
- severe weakness and fatigue
- inflammations around his eye sockets
- unexplained constant swelling of his penis (when flaccid)
- chronic kidney… read more
Seem to be having some of the same problems
HIV-induced peripheral neuropathy causes damage to nerves within the peripheral nervous system. Symptoms include pain or abnormal sensations, typically in… read more
Just got routine labs: HIV undetectable. CD4 606. Cocci positive. New since Fall 2023. No symptoms that I remember.
@A myHIVteam Member. We are natural guinea pigs, so willing to experiment on ourselves with drugs and supplements that don't have the oversight of medicine.
Act Up fought for the early release of… read more
HIV+, undetectable
anal warts ***COULD*** lead to anal cancer. Talk to your HIV doctor about the warts, and they will get you scheduled with a doctor who will remove them. Depending how bad they are, they can freeze… read more
It’s allergy season and my eyes are watering,sneezing,fatigue etc. anyone know if HIV makes seasonal allergies worse? And do they affect viral load or cd counts? I’m taking an antihistamine but still feel uggg😵💫
My numbers 'tank's really bad when allergy season starts and I haven't been taking my antihistamines. It used to worry my ID doc until I told him to wait for my next lad results, of which everything… read more
