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Author Topic: night2 vs night1 with Atripla  (Read 4067 times)

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Offline softballdude2012

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night2 vs night1 with Atripla
« on: September 15, 2012, 10:49:43 am »
Hello Everyone,

I started Atripla two days ago, on 09/13/2012.

First night was something unusual.  I didn't eat anything but for my lunch at work, I wanted to make sure, my stomach was completely empty.  I took my medicine at 10 47pm.  That night I was very dizzy from the medication, I couldn't sleep, and felt like I had a hangover until about 1pm the next day.

Night two, I had a small dinner, sandwich, at 08 40pm.  I took my medicine at 10 50pm, 2 hours after I had eaten.  I slept just fine, and woke up this morning slightly sluggish. 

Did I do something wrong?  Someone mentioned night 1 is the worse but then it gets easier and easier.  Would there be that big of a difference over a sandwich?

This is still new to me so that is why I posted here in I just tested positive vs the side effects section, forgive me if I posted in the wrong one.

Thanks,
"the past is just that the past, the future isn't here, today is a gift, that is why it's called the present"

June/July 2013 CD4 694 VL-undectable
September 2012 CD4 752 VL 11,669
started Atripla 09/13/2012

Offline darryaz

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Re: night2 vs night1 with Atripla
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2012, 10:55:11 am »
As long as you stop eating at least 2 hours before you take Atripla you'll be fine.....at least for now.

I've been on Atripla for 5 years now and sometimes I eat a bedtime snack right before I take it with no problems.

The hung over feeling will lessen over the next few weeks - eventually you won't notice it at all.

Offline softballdude2012

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Re: night2 vs night1 with Atripla
« Reply #2 on: September 15, 2012, 11:00:36 am »
Thanks Darryaz.

I just don't want to screw it up. 

I hope all is well!
"the past is just that the past, the future isn't here, today is a gift, that is why it's called the present"

June/July 2013 CD4 694 VL-undectable
September 2012 CD4 752 VL 11,669
started Atripla 09/13/2012

Offline darryaz

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Re: night2 vs night1 with Atripla
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2012, 11:03:03 am »
You'll do fine   ;)

Offline Common_ground

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Re: night2 vs night1 with Atripla
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2012, 11:12:31 am »
Hi SBdude,

I very well remember my first days on Atripla ( I take the same med, but in two pills instead of 1). For me the first month was a bumpy ride, I could wake up in the middle of the night thinking I was in an action movie. I played around with food and the timing before and after I allowed myself to eat. In the beginning I didnt feel any significant difference if I ate or not close to the meds, I got dizzy,tired and "blah" anyway.

It probably took a month until most of these nightmares,dizziness and tiredness went away. If I hadnt known most side effects would subside after some time I would have been back to the doc asking for a change of meds, no doubt about that.

Not only did my viral load go down and CD4s up, I had better readings on liver,kidneys and the complete blood count, so even thou I felt kind of sick at the beginning, my body started to heal itself already after 1 month.

One exception was the insomnia which took about 2 months to go away. It might have been linked to anxiety as well , so cant really blame the meds for sure.

Atripla might not be for everyone because of the sustiva/stocrin portion but coming up 4 months on this regimen Im doing fine.

Keep us posted on the progress.

Best,

C   
2011 May - Neg.
2012 June CD4:205, 16% VL:2676 Start Truvada/Stocrin
2012 July  CD4:234, 18% VL:88
2012 Sep  CD4:238, 17% VL:UD
2013 Feb  CD4:257, 24% VL:UD -viramune/truvada
2013 May CD4:276, 26% VL:UD

2015 CD4: 240 , 28% VL:UD - Triumeq
2015 March CD4: 350 VL: UD

Offline buginme2

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Re: night2 vs night1 with Atripla
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2012, 11:58:51 am »
Your going to experience a lot of crap in the first couple months; dizziness, insomnia, funky dreams about monkeys in space ships, waking up in the middle of the night feeling like your skin is on fire, rashes, the list goes on.  You will deal with it bevause none of these things are really that bad.  AND in a couple months they will all be gone and someone else will post here how they are too scared to take Atripla and you will follow up with a post telling them to relax and breathe and everything will be ok.
Don't be fancy, just get dancey

Offline softballdude2012

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Re: night2 vs night1 with Atripla
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2012, 01:24:52 pm »
Thank you everyone!

Ok, so just by the sounds of it, I am right where I am suppose to be.  Good stuff.

I will keep everyone updated. 

I hope all is well...

Thanks
"the past is just that the past, the future isn't here, today is a gift, that is why it's called the present"

June/July 2013 CD4 694 VL-undectable
September 2012 CD4 752 VL 11,669
started Atripla 09/13/2012

 


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