I saw my HIV doc and decided to try something new. I have been undetectable on Bictarvy for quite a few years but have been getting the Bictarvy Belly. The new one is Dovato. Is anyone on it yet? If so What are your thoughts???
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Been on davato now over 2 years with no side effects or complications .
The best thing about dovato is not having to ingest the pill with food .
Now as to weight loss yes I have had that but methinks it's due to the ozempic insulin I take once a week but who knows I am just happy to have my " Dad bod " :) .
I went from Fattarvy (I renamed it) to Dovato I was an HIV Peer Educator and watched newly diagnosed people's CD4's do amazing things, so I tried it. It just made me fat.
I have had no Dovato side effects. I was on Genvoya for 8ish years before Biktarvy with no side effects either.
I have been unable to lose my Fattarvy belly and I was only on it a month :(
I started Dovato about a year ago. Aside from headaches every now and then I have had no problems. Definitely no problems with with weight gain. Although they all tend to affect our belly weight unfortunately. I hope this helps.
I'm two old fashioned to switch to two med regimes. I decided to wait awhile for most of those so that they can prove they are good long-term medications. I can't imagine there's much room for error or forgetfulness on those. Definitely not something I'd take a weekend holiday on. It wouldn't be as forgiving as biktarvy.
I've been on Dovato since 2020. Undetectable. CD4: 700-800 consistently. My doctor recommended it to me (once she was confident in the studies) as a better HIV med for me due to my osteoporosis, plus it's only two drugs instead of three. No booster med prescribed with it. Prior to Dovato I was also on Biktarvy. I've had no known side effects from Dovato.