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Author Topic: FDA approved AZT 30 yrs ago  (Read 3032 times)

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Offline Almost2late

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FDA approved AZT 30 yrs ago
« on: March 20, 2017, 04:16:18 pm »
Wasn't sure where this belongs but this TIME article is a worthy read as it reflects the progress of hiv treatment and research, and the sacrifices made by HIV+ people in the early days of the epidemic..

http://time.com/4705809/first-aids-drug-azt/
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Offline leatherman

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Re: FDA approved AZT 30 yrs ago
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2017, 07:18:42 pm »
while i certainly credit the 9 months of AZT that I took to keeping me alive until the advent of HAART, AZT was a miserable drug with not only a terrible (over)dosage schedule (4 pills every 4 hours, 24 hours a day); but with terrible side effects of anemia,  nausea, vomiting, headaches, fatigue, weakness and muscle pain.

Yea AZT! :D (i guess  ::) )
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Re: FDA approved AZT 30 yrs ago
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2017, 09:53:38 pm »
I took AZT as well.  But for some reason, I have erased the awful side-effects from my mind.  Selective Survival Amnesia perhaps?!   :o 8) ???
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