Feb 8, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: AZT was not as bad as I thought it was be. I would go back on it if I had to. I am stopping because my arms starting really thinning out (veins showing), and AZT may be the culprit.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue), lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue)

May 1, 2009 (Started Jul 01, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV))
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 600 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Use a weekly or monthly pill box to make it easier to remember to take your pills and also makes it easier to grab all the pills you need rather than one bottle at a time.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue), lipodystrophy (lipoatrophy or loss of fatty tissue)
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