Do You Actually Know How To Take Your HIV Medication?
Have you ever read the pamphlet on your medications?
Some medications you can just take them without food.
Other medications you have to take them with food.
for the medications that you have to take with food do you know what kind of food you have to eat to make that drug work at its maximum?
Did you know that some HIV medications work better when you eat fatty foods?
It's important to read those pamphlets that come with the medications then you know how to actually take your medications.
I take money as instructed but find
That being awake and not at home
I take asap
I have been on many years and feel sometimes is okay but generally I am on time and don't want the drug to fail an… read more
ART Medications
Is anyone concerned about ART meds? Yes, they keep a grip on our virus, but what is it doing to our overall bodies?
Of course the meds destroy every organ and bones u have..but u live longer!..so just depends on how u feel about life..is it worth more years or not! either way u suffer because it takes so long to… read more
Has Anybody Experienced Having Weak Or Really Bad Teeth Problems?
UPDATE....It was the Gabapentin. I was also taking Gabapentin but I stopped taking them when I read an article linking them to tooth decay and other problems. My body went through very painful muscle spasms (withdrawal symptom) for a few days after I stopped taking them. I will soon be getting dental implants to replace the teeth I lost
I brush my teeth at least 3X a day. 2 years ago I started taking Intelence. I've noticed that my teeth have gotten considerably weak and some teeth have… read more
There are offices that do take Medicaid & Medicare. I'm on that insurance and get regular checkups for my teeth. I had to research and look a for along time.
Genvoya Isn’t The Miracle I Expected...anyone Else Having A Time With It And Switched To Another ART?
Well unfortunately @@Genvoya is not what I expected. I have every side effect listed plus a few more. Here we go...insomnia, lack of appetite, nausea, headache, diarrhea, rash, worsening neuropathy, nightmares nightmares nightmares and this strange thing which makes my eyebrows tingle after I take the dang stuff. My ID Doc wants to switch me and of course she says she has never seen this with one of her patients...lucky me. My question is this: Anyone else have issues with @@Genvoya and have… read more
What Medicine Do You Take?
I have no idea why or how but according to my viral load test my VL went from undetectable to 93. I have never missed my biktarvy. None of it makes sense.
My doctor mentioned possibly switching from biktarvy to something else to see if another medication would “jump start” my cd4. Now she may really want to since my VL is increasing.
I’ve taken several different meds for hiv. Sometimes because of drug resistance, others because they don’t work like they should.
I’ve been on one called duranavir (I think that’s how you spell it)… read more
How Has Your Current Antiviral Medications Been Treating You?
Whether you're on the injection or pills, are you happy with your current medication?
Adherence
Taking meds daily at the right time can keep up undetectable. For some people, after awhile that/those pill/pills can get frustrating. Have you or had you, ever decided to stop taking your meds? If you stopped, are you still off them? If you stopped and restarted, what made you restart? Have you ever thought about it but never did it?
I think about stopping my meds all the time. I feel like I'm ready to be done but than I remember how horrible I felt before I went on meds. I was so sick. I don't want to feel that way again. I'm… read more
Trump Promises To End AIDS And Protect Preexisting Conditions In State Of Union Address:
Last night, February 4, Trump promised the nation that “we will eradicate the AIDS epidemic in America by the end of the decade.” Trump also promised this: “I have also made an ironclad pledge to American families: We will always protect patients with preexisting conditions—that is a guarantee. And we will always protect your Medicare and your Social Security.”
And he bragged that last year “for the first time in 51 years, the cost of prescription drugs
From POZ news.
Comments!
I say that too often perhaps
What Medication Do You Take?
So, I ask this because it lets us all know about other medications available and reviews on them. I understand everyone is different and side effects may vary, but I'm asking specifically about your experience with the medication. Thank you for sharing/responding and have a blessed day.
P.S. - Does anyone know if there any HIV medications that have weight loss as a side effect?!
1. What HIV medication do you take
2. How do you like it/ How well does it work?
3. Side Effects?
4. Would you… read more
"Biktarvy" I started 5 years ago
Having Hiv Early In Life Or Later
Having been newly infected later in life I’m in my fifties I ponder this question. Lets say that progress has stopped on better hiv treatments or cures and this is all we got till we die.is it better to be older an newly infected and have to take meds for only lets say 25 years and die from it or natural causes or to have been newly infected at an early age let’s say in your twenties and have to take hiv meds for 60 years.i bring this up for this reason . because even with the advances in… read more
JimNowlen thanks for hug here and glad you like my answer that it was helpful to you too