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Offline shadowfluid

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Why do the names of...
« on: February 17, 2008, 03:01:04 pm »
...all HIV medications and antidepressants sound like spaceships?


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Offline MOONLIGHT1114

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2008, 03:17:56 pm »
Truvada   ;D

Space Shuttle Sustiva   :D

LOL
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Offline shadowfluid

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2008, 03:21:34 pm »
Lexiva,....Celexa...haha
Jan 08       321/23%  VL 92,000 (very mild shingles)
Feb 1 08    Start Truvada+Viramune
March 08    470/33%  VL 320
mid-May     Start Reyataz/Norvir/Truvada
June 08      571/ 40%     VL   80
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Nov  Lab error!!!!!!!!wah.
Jan 09        535      Undetectable
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Offline BT65

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2008, 03:22:10 pm »
That's an interesting question.  I'll have to go ponder this now.  Zo"loft"ing into the unknown.
I've never killed anyone, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices.-Clarence Darrow

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Offline northernguy

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2008, 03:32:12 pm »
I always though Prezista sounds like a fun little sports car: Get behind the wheel of the 2008 Prezista
Apr 28/06 cd4 600 vl 10,600 cd% 25
Nov 8/09 cd4 510 vl 49,5000 cd% 16
Jan 16/10 cd4 660 vl 54,309 cd% 16
Feb 17/10 Started Atripla
Mar 7/10 cd4 710 vl 1,076 cd% 21
Apr 18/10 cd4 920 vl 268 cd% 28
Jun 19/10 cd4 450 vl 60 cd% 25
Aug 15/10 cd4 680 vl 205 cd% 27
Apr 3/11 cd4 780 vl <40 cd% 30
Jul 17/11 cd4 960 vl <40 cd%33
April 15/12 cd4 1,010 vl <40 cd% 39
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Offline MOONLIGHT1114

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2008, 03:39:17 pm »
...or you could take off in a "Formula One Fuzeon."  LOL

"The new Buick Isentress, luxury and style in a economic sedan....."

ok, I'll stop now.
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Offline Queen Tokelove

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2008, 04:44:49 pm »
Atripla sounds like what? Maybe a hit of acid? I dunno, I am bad at these type of things... :-\
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2/6/08 CD4- 401 VL- undetectable
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11/13/08 CD4- 774 VL--undetectable
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Offline Iggy

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2008, 08:34:12 pm »
Obviously, Cause it's the age of Aquarius.  ;D

Offline Miss Philicia

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2008, 10:00:39 pm »
The early drugs didn't have peppy names:  AZT, Hivid, Videx, Zerit... I think at some point the marketing people wised up.  You know, around the same time that they recruited all of those attractive mountain climbers to represent the face of AIDS, and hide all of the KS lesions.
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Offline SouthSam7

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2008, 10:06:10 pm »
I always thought Atripla was a bit of a cop-out.  It's so obvious and it seems like they didn't think about that one like they had the others...

Offline shadowfluid

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #10 on: February 18, 2008, 12:21:19 am »
Obviously, Cause it's the age of Aquarius.  ;D
Really? So what does that mean?  The only astrology I know is about my sign...LEO. rarrrrrrrr
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Offline joemutt

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #11 on: February 18, 2008, 04:47:59 am »
Battlestar Remeron

Offline J.R.E.

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #12 on: February 18, 2008, 07:50:54 am »


Sulu.....Warp speed to Epzicom...


Ray
Current Meds ; Viramune / Epzicom Eliquis, Diltiazem. Pravastatin 80mg, Ezetimibe. UPDATED 2/18/24
 Tested positive in 1985,.. In October of 2003, My t-cell count was 16, Viral load was over 500,000, Percentage at that time was 5%. I started on  HAART on October 24th, 2003.

 As of Oct 2nd, 2023, Viral load Undetectable.
CD 4 @676 /  CD4 % @ 18 %
Lymphocytes,absolute-3815 (within range)


72 YEARS YOUNG

Offline pozguy75

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2008, 08:11:53 am »
Oh, come now: "you wanna take A-TRI-LA across the universe?" :D
Dx 2005
ATRIPLA

Offline BT65

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2008, 10:35:30 am »
Atripla sounds like what? Maybe a hit of acid? I dunno, I am bad at these type of things... :-\

Yes, Queen, it does sound like a new designer psychedelic drug. 
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Offline Winiroo

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2008, 06:37:59 pm »
We could take a shuttle to the planet Norvir and dance the forbidden dance of Reytaz.  :-*

Offline AlanBama

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2008, 06:45:59 pm »
The early drugs didn't have peppy names:  AZT, Hivid, Videx, Zerit... I think at some point the marketing people wised up.  You know, around the same time that they recruited all of those attractive mountain climbers to represent the face of AIDS, and hide all of the KS lesions.

Bingo ! 
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Offline MOONLIGHT1114

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Re: Why do the names of...
« Reply #17 on: February 18, 2008, 06:55:57 pm »

Sulu.....Warp speed to Epzicom...


Ray

OMG, I am HOWLING with laughter over here at that one, lmaooooooo!!  :D
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