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Main Forums => Pre-HAART Long-Term Survivors => Topic started by: denb45 on March 20, 2013, 01:27:58 pm
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OK, so after almost 6 to 7 yrs. my ID Doc is taking me off of the Norivr, Aptivus, and the Travada to replace all 3 of them with Complera.....
Her ultimate goal is to get rid of the Tricor, Pravastatin, Quinapril, all them dam lipid meds, that I probably don't need any more ;)
so, this is going to be very interesting being able to only take 2 HIV/MEDS a day
being the Complera and the Isentress.....
worst case scenario, if I stop being UD and my VL go's up, she throw something else in the mix to combat any of this :-[
wish me luck , I will keep this thread updated with the next labs
to see how well all of this play's out :)
HUGS
DEN :D
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hey Den,
best of luck to you on the med changes!
it would be SO nice to dump the lipid meds if possible.
looking forward to your updates.
m.
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Hey Dennis,
Congratulations! Keep us posted on how the new meds are doing.
HUGS,
Mark
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Hey Den,...
Good luck on the med change. Keep us updated !
Hugs---Ray
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I AM sure that this change will be great for you, Den! :-*
let us know how it goes ;)
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I AM sure that this change will be great for you, Den! :-*
let us know how it goes ;)
Yes, and so will my Ins. Company BCBS too
this brings the price of my Meds way down
under to 1k mark, so that means
lower co-pays too, kinda a Win Win , all the way around :)
HUGS
DEN :D
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Oh well here go's nothing :P I hope this works :-[
(http://i1213.photobucket.com/albums/cc473/denb45/NewMeds.jpg)
HUGS
DEN :D
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LOL!
Best wishes Den! :)
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Best of luck with your med changes. Hope this brings about some relief.
Hugs
Wolfie
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Let us know how this works out for you Dennis....
med changes can be scary for a lot of us. Hope this one works out well for you.
Hugs, Alan
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Hope it goes well for you. I switched over to the same combo 4 months ago but still waiting for a drop in my lipids. Maybe it'll work faster for you.
I did get a 30% boost in my CD4s from 100 up to 130 so that's good.
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So, it's been almost 2 weeks , so I'll give you all a review on the Complera
the one thing I noticed
right off the bat, was no acid reflux, no bloating, no gas, no diarrhea
I now have solid stools, I haven't have those in yrs. :D
( I don't look like a pregnant 56 yr old man anymore) ;D
I'm kinda jittery and do fly off the handle more, and don't have the patients I used to have with people :o
seem kinda odd just taking only 2 meds (Complera and the Isentress)
after almost 26 yrs this JUNE of being on Meds non-stop, without any
med holiday whatsoever :o
Now let's see if i can keep my lipids down, I'll keep all of you old timers ( like me) posted on just how well that works out :)
HUGS
DEN ;)
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Thats great Dennis.
My experience is a little different since I had to stop taking Pantoprozole (Nexium) when I started Complera. I now have great rumbling in my stomach and a bit of acid pain. But I take Zantac and it helps a little. I think...hope...that my body will adjust to the change.
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Opppps.
Spoke too soon. Last night we had hot dogs in rolls with baked beans and cole slaw.
Well..........................the acid reflux was unbearable. I had to take 4 GasX and a small glass of Kefir to get to sleep.
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Thats great Dennis.
My experience is a little different since I had to stop taking Pantoprozole (Nexium) when I started Complera. I now have great rumbling in my stomach and a bit of acid pain. But I take Zantac and it helps a little. I think...hope...that my body will adjust to the change.
I didn't know that was a condition for taking Complera. I guess that puts it in the no category for me. Without my proton pump inhibitor, even water makes me sick.
HUGS,
Mark
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Hey Mark,
for what it's worth, I take PREVACID
(lansoprazole), but I can only take it
@ bedtime, and cannot take it during to day
along with the Complera....
And Joel,
I try to avoid any types of gassy
foods, if I can, but sometimes, it cannot
be avoided tho...
HUGS
DEN :D
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Thanks Den....yes...no fatty/gassy food. Both of us were doubled over in pain after that fiasco of a meal.
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Its been an adjustment for me.... a hard one....to switch from Pantoprazole to Zantac. BUT, I think my gut has quieted down somewhat and although I do belch in a new way (sometimes painful), I am going to say that the Complera seems to be easy to take. All things considered I feel ok.
Note: There are no statistics on the over 65 age group for Complera.