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I’ve been on Atripla almost 20yrs. Side effects are mild to none. My Dr suggested to consider Biktarvy, which has 2 common components yet I am still concerned about switching to this new drug.
I am aware we all react to side effects differently, yet I want to hear experiences or thoughts that might help me make a decision.
Thank you for reading or expressing your advise.

My triglycerides have shot up to 244 and I'm wondering if I need to switch meds before something serious happens.

The problem is my insurance paid over 5000 for my biktarvy during change so i have 1 full sealed bottle left of it . I called to see if pharmacy wanted back they said no throw away really . Is there a place to donate it sealed what a expensive waste . Any thoughts or advice . Thanks Louis

Hi just wondering if anyone on Genvoya is having these side effects.. I started taking genvoya in October of 2016..I n the past for months I have noticed tingling in my feet.
At first it was on occasion.. now it is daily..
has anyone experienced this?

I was on Sustiva for about 7 years which is generally known to cause night terrors, or not being able to determine what is real or not. Things got better after three weeks or so, but the nightmares continued. Eventually I learned through therapy how to deal with them. Sustiva was a good medicine for my HIV and helped keep me undetectable so I stuck with it.

Then for several years after the nightmares were absent or less intense. Of course stopping Sustiva really helped, but I have been on… read more

Do you suffer from anxiety, depression fear, anger …etc.? Has HIV prompted this or made it worse?
Do you think our primary care physicians and HIV facilities should look into short and long term effects on mental health with HIV infection?
Do you think it should be treated as a serious problem?

I had more or less, complete drug resistance to all known classes of HIV drugs back in 2004. However I was eligable for brand new experimental HIV drugs which had never been used before and only tested on Rats. These brand new agents finally made me undetectable after 3 months of taking them. The only problem is, I have to spread the doses throughout the day and night , due to an drug/drug and drug/food interaction,which effectively means its a 4 times daily regime. My Doctor has now offered… read more

anyone get into fits of rage anger ect over atripla ??? mood swings

When you first got diagnosed with HIV, was you given Isoniazid? Did you have side effects to it?