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Offline theone

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just started atripla
« on: August 28, 2010, 08:23:32 am »
helloo everyone ,

so , my partner started taking atripla 4 days ago , an hour before bed and like 1-2 hours after food . thankfully he's experiencing no nausea or dreams or anything , but the damn thing is making him sleepy and dizzy all day . so i was wondering if anyone has got any ideas about dealing with the dizziness .

note : he was diagnosed 2 years ago , vl at 20000 and the cd4 count is around 340 .

thanks a lot in advance  :)
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Offline Hellraiser

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2010, 09:43:11 am »
Quote from: theone on August 28, 2010, 08:23:32 am
helloo everyone ,

so , my partner started taking atripla 4 days ago , an hour before bed and like 1-2 hours after food . thankfully he's experiencing no nausea or dreams or anything , but the damn thing is making him sleepy and dizzy all day . so i was wondering if anyone has got any ideas about dealing with the dizziness .

note : he was diagnosed 2 years ago , vl at 20000 and the cd4 count is around 340 .

thanks a lot in advance  :)

give it a couple days and it should diminish drastically, if in 3 or 4 weeks he's still feeling the full force of the drugs it might be time to contemplate a talk with his doctor about other potential HAART regimens.
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Offline phildinftlaudy

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2010, 11:19:19 am »
Quote from: theone on August 28, 2010, 08:23:32 am
helloo everyone ,

so , my partner started taking atripla 4 days ago , an hour before bed and like 1-2 hours after food . thankfully he's experiencing no nausea or dreams or anything , but the damn thing is making him sleepy and dizzy all day . so i was wondering if anyone has got any ideas about dealing with the dizziness .

note : he was diagnosed 2 years ago , vl at 20000 and the cd4 count is around 340 .

thanks a lot in advance  :)
I agree with hellraiser - also, my experience with Atripla, has me adding the following:
1) It is definitely a med that is tolerated better if you are able to get a full 7-8 hours of sleep
2) I have found it is also a good idea to eat a small breakfast in the morning (with my coffee of course) - to me that keeps any lingering dizziness away
3) I usually take it right before bed - sometimes one or two hours before - if I take it an hour or two before, I actually do a small snake before bed
4) I have found my REM/dream sleep actually occurs about 5:00 in the AM - which is wild at times because I get up for work at 6 - I actually get "mini-dreams" in between hitting the snooze button

Hope it gets better for him.  Keep us informed.
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September 13, 2008 - diagnosed +
Labs:
Date    CD4    %   VL     Date  CD4  %   VL
10/08  636    35  510   9/09 473  38 2900  12/4/09 Atripla
12/09  540    30    60   
12/10  740    41  <48   
8/11    667    36  <20  
03/12  1,041  42  <20
05/12  1,241  47  <20
08/12   780    37  <20
11/12   549    35  <20
02/12  1,102  42  <20
11/12   549    35  <20

Offline theone

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2010, 08:13:57 pm »
thanks for the advice guys , he toke his 5th pill 2 hours ago and feeling drunk as hell ... we're hoping it'll get better with time ..

we'll keep you posted  ;)
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Offline theone

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2010, 06:25:23 am »
so far so good , it's been 10 days since he started , the dizziness is gone and no other mentionable side effects :) ..
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Offline next2u

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2010, 07:01:17 pm »
that is good news.
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midapr07 - seroconversion
sept07 - tested poz
oct07 cd4 1013; vl 13,900; cd4% 41
feb08 cd4  694;  vl 16,160; cd4% 50.1
may08 cd4 546; vl 91,480; cd4% 32
aug08 cd4 576; vl 48,190; cd4% 40.7
dec08 cd4 559; vl 63,020; cd4% 29.4
feb09 cd4 464; vl 11,000; cd4% 26
may09 cd4 544; vl 29,710; cd4% 27.2
oct09 cd4 ...; vl 23,350; cd4% 31.6
mar10 cd4 408; vl 59,050; cd4% 31.4
aug10 cd4 328; vl 80,000; cd4% 19.3 STARTED ATRIPLA
oct10 cd4 423; vl 410 ;); cd4% 30.2
jun11 cd4 439; vl <20 ;); cd4% 33.8 <-Undetectable!
mar12 cd4 695; vl ud; cd4% 38.6
jan13 cd4 738; vl ud; cd4% 36.8
aug13 cd4 930; vl ud; cd4% 44.3
jan14 cd4 813; vl ud; cd4% 42.8
may14 cd4 783; vl *; cd4%43.5
sept14 cd4 990; vl ud; cd4% *
jun15 cd4 1152; vl ud; cd4% *
july15 - STRIBILD
oct15 cd4 583; vl 146; cd4% 42
mar16 cd4 860; vl 20; 44

Offline newbieguy

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2010, 08:01:37 pm »
Hey glad to hear things are going better. I myself started atripla week ago and at first felt really rough like had been hit with mack truck and real quesy and sleepy all day. Still a teeny bit sleepy but I take it right before bed and basically doing well! Good luck!
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Offline ocguy83

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2010, 01:48:42 am »
I started atripla 5 nights ago and I was having a few side effects.  I was taking atripla at bedtime on empty stomach 2-3hrs after dinner.  Tonight I took atripla with crackers 3 hours before bed and I had no side effects (as of yet) and actually feel sleepy for the first night since taking atripla. I think if you take atripla with non-fatty foods it lessens the side effects. At least it has for me (knock on wood). I just thought I would share.
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10/2010-tested negative
11/2010-hospitalized with flu symptoms tested negative initially, after further testing showed, early detection.
CD4: 530 VL: 170,864
12/02/2010 started atripla

Offline spicy1

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Re: just started atripla
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2010, 01:57:42 pm »
Hey there i started with the Truvada/Sustiva combo 7 days ago, first 4 days were hell for me lots of dizziness and grogginess and painfull glands throughout the day, i was initially taking the Truvada in the morning and Sustiva in the Evening after eating, doctor advised i switch to taking the combo once a day preferrably at night 3 hours after eating, i decided to take my meds 1am and i must say it has helped calm the CNS effects tremendously. Ive always suffered from vivid dreams so its nothing new for me on Sustiva just suffer the occassional dizzy spell and a very dry mouth (drinking lots of water now) other than that im doing fine now i guess the side effects subside after afew days.
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