Talk to your PCP or Pharmacist
My specialist changed my antiviral from Stribild to Genvoya. Have you noticed any side effects? Or has it been better?
I was never on it , my weight gain was way U was eating and just sitting around .Happy new year to you
HIV has come a long way from the 80s and 90s. And yes I know many will live a normal lifespan albeit challenging. However do you really believe the science or the scientific community will ,which includes our drug companies that are keeping us alive really find a cure.i read a lot and im extremely hopeful but hiv is such an insidious virus that is exceptionally good invading and hiding in our bodies. Is anyone hopeful that in our lifetime we will be cured and by that I mean no more medication… read more
I have a bridge to sell you also lol
Finish my lawsuit, pay off all my debt & then spend 2 weeks in Ireland & get married there with the hubby.
Anyone have swelling of the fingers and/or problems with their tendons in fingers and/or toes? Not neuropathy in this case. Since switching meds from Genvoya to Biktarvy 3 years ago, I've developed multiple trigger fingers that may eventually require surgery. The swelling of the tendons/joints of the fingers doesn't help matters. This goes into the category 'not sure if it's HIV, meds, diet, nutritional deficiency, salt, water retention balance or just plain old life/aging'. My doc is not an… read more
I have neurotharpy in my feet, very bad, I took a Mri, never got the result, when I asked the dr. About the result, I was told to go somewhere else for medical treatment, I've been going there… read more
My doctor looked at my teeth and asked me if I have a dentist. She pretty much stays on her job, and that keeps me on my job HIV is such a bad virus, yet, I know I have to live. I want to live… read more
Dovato was first approved by the FDA in April 2019 as a complete regimen for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2018 due to the TDF component in Atripla. So switched to Biktarvy even though it still had TAF which which also could contribute to osteoporosis but at a 90% reduction compared to TDF. Dovato a two-drug combination that replaces the typical three-drug cocktail doesn't have anything resembling TDF or TAF according to my HIV specialist, who… read more
just looking to connect with others
NolaRex,
Looks good I'm getting to that point also needing help 😊 have a Blessed Day 😇
I hear about first line treatment second line treatment and third line treatment. What does that mean? I’m on biktarvy is that first line treatment?
Just to be clear , the two drugs that are keeping me undetectable, do so, as they were completely new agents, when I first started them. So even though I had more or less total drug resistant HIV in… read more
this is tmi but whatever I need to know! No delicate way of putting it, but I am a sq*irter. I now feel like this is a complete curse like I’m leaking poison from my vagina. .. is this at all true? Like what do I do about that? I truly feel like I can’t ever cum with a partner ever again and I feel like i’ll infect everything around me with my juices.😠(sorry tmi kind of why I am too embarrassed to ask my doctor this) not meaning to offend anyone this is just how I feel about myself personally… read more
Ok thank you! Sorry my mind is just racing