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6 patient evaluations for Atripla

  • Stradog585
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
    29
    VL 217
  • Stradog585
  • by Stradog585
    Nov 16, 2008
dosage:
600mg daily
time on dosage:
about 2 months
purpose:
Treat my HIV
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsModerate
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Treat my HIV
Advice/Tips
Before I started taking this medication my VL was 44,000 and my CD4 was 3, just after a 30 day period my VL went down to 217 and my CD4 was up to 20. I'm going on my 3rd month now and will get my new numbers next year.
Specific side-effects
Vivid dreams
tiredness
Burden
I have never really had to take any medications, so having to take a pill everyday at a certain time has taken some getting used to.
Cost
less than $25 monthly
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  • jlp2004
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: mild
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
    421
    VL < 50
  • jlp2004
  • by jlp2004
    Oct 22, 2008
dosage:
600mg daily
time on dosage:
about 1 year
purpose:
Treat my HIV
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Treat my HIV
Advice/Tips
I have done so much better with this medicine than on previous ones. It has helped tremendously with my health. I do have to remember to take in on an empty stomach.
Specific side-effects
Vivid dreams
Dizziness
loss of balance
tiredness
Burden
Having to remember to take my pill.
Cost
less than $25 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_off 0 helpful marks

  • akwakne
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: mild
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    354
    VL 101
  • akwakne
  • by akwakne
    Sep 16, 2008
dosage:
600mg daily
time on dosage:
about 2 months
purpose:
Treat my HIV
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  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Treat my HIV
Specific side-effects
Vivid dreams
tiredness
Dizziness
Burden
Hate having to be on pills of any kind
Cost
less than $25 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_on 1 helpful mark

  • samantha12
    Mental Symptoms: mild
    Physical Symptoms: none
    Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: none
    401
    VL < 50
  • samantha12
  • by samantha12
    Sep 08, 2008
dosage:
600mg daily
time on dosage:
about 2 months
purpose:
Treat my HIV
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  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsMild
  • AdherenceAlways
  • BurdenSlight
  • Treat my HIV
Advice/Tips
The side effects are different for everyone. Mine happen to be very mild from the very beginning and this treatment is very effective for me.
Specific side-effects
Dizziness
tiredness
Burden
minor side effects
Cost
$100-199 monthly
  • Icon_thumb_on 1 helpful mark

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