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If I Stop Taking The Treatment And Have Just Restarted It, Approximately How Long Will It Take For Me To Be Undetectable Again?

Si Deje De Tomar El Tratamiento Y Recién Lo He Retomado, En Cuanto Tiempo Aproximadamente Volveré A Estar Indetectable?

A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Louisville, KY

PS: I suppose that in 1 month without taking medicine I have stopped being undetectable. :(

Pd: supongo que en 1 mes sin tomar medicina he dejado de ser indetectable. :(

July 9
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A myHIVteam Member

Talk with your doctor and give him the details, he or she should be able to give you the best information.

July 12
A myHIVteam Member

Thanks friend, I stopped taking it due to problems with my health insurance and I was barely able to resolve it, since my diagnosis this has never happened to me and I have been very nervous. Greetings

Gracias amigo, lo dejé de tomar por problemas con mi seguro médico y apenas lo pude resolver, desde mi diagnóstico nunca me había pasado esto y he estado muy nervioso. Saludos

July 11
A myHIVteam Member

You need to find out if you have developed resistance to the medicines you stopped.
If there is no resistance the time varies from patient to patient as to how long it takes to become undetectable. In my case I developed total drug resistance in 2003 due to cross resistance with previously used medicines. However in 2004 brand new agents became available to me that had only been tested on Rats. My Doctor got these new drugs for me on an emergency access scheme. I started the new treatment in March 2004 with a viral load of 990,000.
Within 10 days I was at 10,000 copies, and eventually in June 2004 undetectable for the first time ever. I have remained undetectable up to this day.

July 12
A myHIVteam Member

@A myHIVteam Member It would be foolish for you to stop your HIV meds, even briefly. Stopping and restarting the same meds may not work to bring you back to undetectable status, it might actually make you sick withdrawing and then restarting.
I did just that, I stopped for a few months because It was inconvenient for me at the time, then I restarted and ended up in the emergency room and hospitalized as a result. I had a bad allergic reaction stopping and restarting the meds. I was fortunate to have survived. Don't do it.

July 11
A myHIVteam Member

Hopefully, your doctor ran your blood work before you restarted treatment.

July 9

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