• Effectiveness

  Major (for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV))
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 400 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: I had difficulty with side effects from Atripla (the Susteva part) but tolerated them for a year since the treatment worked. I am so much happier on Intelence and Truvada. No horrible dreams, no foggyness, no anxiety. The only side effect has been mild heartburn and gas depending on what food I take the meds with. I love going to sleep, sleeping deep, waking refreshed and not having anxiety. And my CD4's continue to rise while my VL has stayed at 0

Cost: < $25 monthly