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Meds, Mind, Body & Benefits => Questions About Treatment & Side Effects => Topic started by: walkingpoz on September 05, 2013, 06:29:35 pm
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Hey guys,
I am going to switch from isentress & truvada to atripla in a couple of days and i was wondering if there's anything important about how to make the switch. My truvada runs out one day before the isentress. Is it a good idea to start atripla after my truvada supply has run out and still continue taking the isentress which would mean i'd be taking atripla and isentress at the same time for one day? I don't wanna give HIV the chance to replicate during the switch.
Also, my doc said resistance test only works when the VL is above 2,000 or 3,000. Is that true?
Thank you!
-walking
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You wont have resistance to worry about in this situation . Just make the switch the day the Isentress runs out and keep it simple .
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Good luck. why do you want to switch to Atripla, most folks do the opposite because the CNS issues with Atripla. I was happy to get off of it myself.
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Switching from Atripla to TRUVAD NORVIR &REYATAZ starting next week.....im really worried about side effects.Im scarred.what should I expect?????does anyone know?????please give me some info...thanks....im worried...
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I'm switching to Atripla because it's just one pill a day and that's way more convenient for me. I will just have to see if or what side effects it comes along with.
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I'm switching to Atripla because it's just one pill a day and that's way more convenient for me. I will just have to see if or what side effects it comes along with.
Hi Walking,
I switched FROM Atripla TO Truvada and Isentress in March due to cognitive issues that built up very slowly over a period of years. I'm very glad I did. Trading the one pill a day for one in the morning and two at night was easily worth it. The improvement in my ability to think more clearly was profound.
In any case, I wish you well but I would suggest that you pay close attention to any subtle changes along the way. If it were me I wouldn't risk the potential side effects simply to reduce the number of pills taken.
m.
ps- not sure if you have read the Sustiva/Atripla thread but it might prove helpful.
http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=47901.0
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There are quite a few of us who take Atripla with few or no side effects.
As with anything, those who DO have problems are more likely to mention it than those who don't (that's just human nature). So keep in mind when reading all the negatives that for many of us it simply WORKS and is a non-issue. So we don't have any reason to post anything about it.
I sincerely hope Atripla works beautifully for you, Walking.
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So I have taken my very first Atripla an hour ago and I'm not noticing any kind of side effect. I haven't taken it with food but if no side effects show up the next couple of days I'm gonna see what happens if I take it with food.
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Ok I feel dizzy now :(
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Ok I feel dizzy now :(
That dizzy feeling will most likely go away soon. When I was taking Atripla I took it about an hour before bedtime. I still felt a bit slow in the morning for the first hour or so.
The symptoms often fade after a few weeks as well.
Best wishes.
m.