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Offline franfrog

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just found out I am pregnant
« on: May 06, 2010, 07:44:29 pm »
I just found out I am pregnant and am currently on truvada & isentress.  Is this something anyone would suggest not taking.  I see that both this and kaletra are class c and have adverse reactions in animals.  What are your suggestions?
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Offline Matty the Damned

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2010, 07:51:20 pm »
Seek medical attention. Read this.

From the Truvada Lesson:

Truvada is classified by the FDA as a pregnancy category B drug. Pregnancy category B means that animal studies have failed to demonstrate a risk to the fetus, but there are no adequate and well-controlled studies in pregnant women. HIV-positive women who become pregnant should discuss the benefits and possible side effects of HIV treatment to help protect their babies from HIV

Also, congratulations if having a baby is what you wanna do. :)

MtD
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Offline skeebo1969

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2010, 08:34:01 pm »



    My wife was on Truvada during her pregnancy and the baby was fine.  Her gynecologist switched her meds  from Zerit, Viread, and Viramune ( I think) to Truvada.  Have you talked to your gynecologist yet, if so what have they suggested?
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Offline franfrog

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2010, 09:59:41 am »
Thank you all.  I have spoken to my regular Dr. who has told me that truvada is ok.  I am more worried about the isentress.  I only found out Wed. that I was pregnant and did the blood yesterday which showed I was and am about 4 weeks. She gave me the name for a high risk ob/gyn which I will be calling today to get an appointment.  I did have to stop alot of other meds which I hope will not affect me to bad.  I was on wellbutrin, serequel and ambien.  What a horrible night sleep last night too.
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Offline TabooPrincess

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2010, 11:26:23 am »
Congratulations :-) My baby is now 5 months old.  I hope you have a smooth pregnancy.  I took Azt, viread and kaletra (although I was not on medication before and I'm not on it now - it was just for the pregnancy).  Your doctor will be able to advise you - are you already undetactable?  I never quite got there in time so had to have a c-section.
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Offline bear60

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2010, 11:30:57 am »
Hi Fran
Congratulations and
Good Luck

Hugs

Joel
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Offline franfrog

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2010, 04:00:01 pm »
Thanks Joel.
Tabooprincess- I spoke to my Dr. and she said I can do either but looking at the information they both look like a class c medication although the isentress has no data reports done so I would be like a lab rat and I am not sure I want to do that.  Congrats on your baby.  Did you have the baby on the medication for the 6 weeks and rechecked etc?  I would have had to have a c-section either way.  I have 2 children already and those two were c-section so at this point I had to have one.
I am not undetectable, I usually hover around 140 but my last labs I jumped to 1000.  I am wondering if it had something to do with it may have been right when I got pregnant so my body went out of whack!  I was on atripla and actually switched because I was having trouble with it anyway so it happened right at a good time.  This was very unexpected and we are scared.
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Offline skeebo1969

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2010, 04:27:21 pm »



  Fran,

    I spoke to my wife earlier and she said she was on the same regimen Taboo was taking, Kaletra and Viread.  We did give the baby AZT for the first 6 weeks, she never showed a positive PCR (i think it was), and the she handled the AZT very well; the dosage was either every 4 or 6 hours, I can't remember which.

   
   
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Offline odyssey

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2010, 04:52:01 pm »
Fran-

I don't know a darn thing about various drugs and pregnancy, but I just wanted to congratulate you on being a newly expectant mother. It must be quite exciting! I hope for you the best for a healthy pregnancy!  ;D
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Offline Hellraiser

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2010, 04:53:52 pm »
Congratulations Fran!  I think you should name the baby Alejandro (boy or girl).
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Offline skeebo1969

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2010, 04:56:11 pm »
Quote from: Hellraiser on May 07, 2010, 04:53:52 pm
Congratulations Fran!  I think you should name the baby Alejandro (boy or girl).

 No Fran, don't listen to him.  Name your child: Thomas for a boy or Thomasina for a girl. ;)
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Offline Hellraiser

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2010, 05:09:19 pm »
Quote from: skeebo1969 on May 07, 2010, 04:56:11 pm
No Fran, don't listen to him.  Name your child: Thomas for a boy or Thomasina for a girl. ;)

You are a silly man.
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Offline Billy B

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2010, 05:30:58 pm »
Quote from: franfrog on May 06, 2010, 07:44:29 pm
I just found out I am pregnant and am currently on truvada & isentress.  Is this something anyone would suggest not taking.  I see that both this and kaletra are class c and have adverse reactions in animals.  What are your suggestions?


Congratulations on the new baby. The Body lists Kaletra & Combivir for expecting mothers who have not been on meds before. But since you have it could make a difference.
http://www.thebody.com/content/art40477.html
Peace,
Billy
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Offline TabooPrincess

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #13 on: May 08, 2010, 06:12:27 am »
My baby had to have triple meds for 4 weeks (perhaps it's shorter here in the UK I don't know) - triple meds because I wasn't undetectable at the birth (I managed to get down to around 200) and I had the AZT drip before and during the c-section.  First 2 tests are negative, we're waiting on results from the 3rd. 

He didn't mind the AZT but he HATED the kaletra, it was really horrible having to give that to him :-(
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12/2008 - cd4 794 vl 27798, 35%
03/2009 - cd4 844 vl 68846, 35%
06/2009 - cd4 476 vl 49151, 33% (pregnancy confirmed)
08/2009 - cd4 464 vl 54662, 32%
Started meds for pregnancy (Kaletra, AZT, Viread)
09/2009 - cd4 841 vl 3213, 42%
10/2009 - cd4 860 vl 1088, 41%
11/2009 - cd4 771 vl 563, 38%
12/2009 - cd4 885 vl 151 42%
Discontinued meds after baby born
02/2010 - cd4 841 vl 63781, 38%
05/2010 - cd4 1080 vl 113000, 39%
08/2010 - cd4 770 vl 109242
12/2010 - cd4 642 vl 111000, 34%
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05/2012 -cd4 360 vl 99,190
10/2012 Atripla, cd4 690, vl 80
12/2012 Darunavir, norvir, truvada, Cd4 680, vl u/d
07/2013 cd4 750,ud

Offline franfrog

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2010, 03:12:06 pm »
Ok so after speaking to my husband we decided that I am going to switch to kaletra.  I am trying to make an appt with the ob/gyn today had to get the paper from thr Dr.  I am feeling good and hope I am not gonna have any trouble with the kaletra.
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Offline TabooPrincess

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2010, 04:03:47 pm »
I hope you don't although I had horrendous squits with it - at first it was quite a novelty because I'd become increasingly constipated with the pregnancy but it soon got tiresome.  I actually lost weight during my pregnancy (which isn't too concerning becasue I'm overweight anyway) but just keep an eye on it.
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09/ 2008 - Seroconversion
11/2008 - Tested pos, cd4 640 vl 25400
12/2008 - cd4 794 vl 27798, 35%
03/2009 - cd4 844 vl 68846, 35%
06/2009 - cd4 476 vl 49151, 33% (pregnancy confirmed)
08/2009 - cd4 464 vl 54662, 32%
Started meds for pregnancy (Kaletra, AZT, Viread)
09/2009 - cd4 841 vl 3213, 42%
10/2009 - cd4 860 vl 1088, 41%
11/2009 - cd4 771 vl 563, 38%
12/2009 - cd4 885 vl 151 42%
Discontinued meds after baby born
02/2010 - cd4 841 vl 63781, 38%
05/2010 - cd4 1080 vl 113000, 39%
08/2010 - cd4 770 vl 109242
12/2010 - cd4 642 vl 111000, 34%
06/2011 - cd4 450 vl 222000, 33%
11/2011 - cd4 419 vl 212000, 24%
03/2012 - cd4 280 vl 118000, 26% (repeated Cd4 at 360)
05/2012 -cd4 360 vl 99,190
10/2012 Atripla, cd4 690, vl 80
12/2012 Darunavir, norvir, truvada, Cd4 680, vl u/d
07/2013 cd4 750,ud

Offline thatgirl1981

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Re: just found out I am pregnant
« Reply #16 on: May 13, 2010, 01:05:56 pm »
I found found out I was pregnant as well as HIV positive at the same time. I started taking Combivir and Viracept. Then my ID doctor switched me to Kaletra and Combivir because of the adverse affects Viracept would have on the baby. I didn't have any problems with the Kalretra/Combivir. I was undetectable in 3 months and I didn't have to have a C-Section. I had a wonderful pregnancy and birth. I have been off of meds since 2/26/08. I am doing very well and my child is negative.
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