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Author Topic: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada  (Read 5940 times)

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Offline MarkInSF

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7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« on: June 27, 2007, 08:34:05 pm »
And I'm no longer getting the shits  :) My stools have been solid for almost a week and noticing no more side effects.  This may sound dumb, but should I be worried that my meds aren't working anymore?
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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2007, 08:42:21 pm »
I would say no.  A lot of meds take a bit of time for your body to adjust to them.  Kaletra which I was just talking to my Doctor about today said it can take time to adjust to if that is what I started taking.
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Offline Fky

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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2007, 08:26:03 pm »
Funny, as Im sitting here staring down my nightly dose of Keletra....knowing I will be up for the next few hours back & forth to the potty...envious of you for not having to! lol Its good to know there a light at the end of the tunnel, I just started a new combo yesterday, and I swear I have been roto-rootered. Good to know it will not last forever!
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Offline MarkInSF

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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #3 on: June 29, 2007, 02:28:30 pm »
FKY

Starting kaletra was hell for me haha.  I would go about 6-8 times a day to the toilet.  My doctor prescribed me lotomil, and I take two of those little pills with my kaletra dosage and thats what seemed to be the trick for me.  Hope you get out of the shits soon  :)
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Offline ubotts

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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2007, 09:06:10 am »
Hello there,
Iam on Kaletra as well and it did give me the squirts and i have been on this for 3 yrs..Just tell the doctor
and he will give you a pill to help with having the runs..Thats what i did and it helped tremulously..
Yesterday, they took me off combivir and replaced it with truvada...So now aim on the same meds as your on...Do you know if Truvada has giving you any side effects as well..??? I need to know..Today was my first
dose..Wish me luck...
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Offline MarkInSF

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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2007, 02:42:18 am »
Ubotts

Welcome to truvada :) as for me, I've been on it for 2 months with my kaletra and I haven't noticed any side effects with the truvada.  I haven't noticed any complaints about truvada on the boards as well.  You should be fine and a big plus is that you are already used to the kaletra. 
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Offline ubotts

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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2007, 10:03:29 am »
Thank you for sharing that with me..You know when you try a different med, you get scared, not knowing what the side effects will bring..thank you once again..
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Offline BriGuyNY,NY

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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2007, 08:16:54 pm »
Have been on Kaletra for 4 years. Had "predictably unpredictable" bouts diarrhea on the old formula. Since the reformulation, no problems. Take 2 tabs twice a day.
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Offline ubotts

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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2007, 09:08:15 am »
Thank you bigguy..so your are from ny?
so am i... :o)
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Re: 7 weeks on kaletra/truvada
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2007, 04:41:52 pm »
I heard a lot of people who like myself had bad side effects on the old Kaletra (3 soft gelcaps X 2 day) but that since switching to the new formula (2 hard pills X 2 day) they are feeling a lot better.

Rich
(who stayed home for the past 2 weeks with the runs and nausea)
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