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Learn what drug interactions are, how to recognize them, and what types of substances, including street drugs, interact with HIV drugs.
Get the basics on HIV transmission: how it is and is not spread, common types of transmission, and how to avoid getting HIV.
Submitted on : Jun 10, 2020
So I recently spiked a slight viral load and was unsure why because I never skip doses. I've been undetectable since 2003. I was told if you don't skip doses you won't become resistant to your...
Submitted on : Jan 16, 2020
Nearly 20 years ago I was coming off of a drug holiday and starting a new cocktail. 9/11 had just passed and I had exhausted what drug cocktails there were at the time for me. My CD4 count was...
Submitted on : Jan 14, 2020
Some think HIV is just a chronic manageable disease with a one-pill-a-day solution. Well it's not like that for all of us, especially long term survivors aging with HIV. I cannot do the one-pill-a-...
Submitted on : Sep 18, 2019
Dear Healthcare Provider, I know my HIV medication is keeping me alive. I know how important it is. I know it's working against my virus and keeping me from getting sick. But like most people I had...
Submitted on : Aug 26, 2019
Did you just test positive for HIV? Look here for help on next steps, normal feelings, and finding support.
Submitted on : Jun 19, 2019
I sometimes feel like the last 22 years or so I've been living on borrowed time. I guess that's why whenever I have any kind of health scare I kind of freak out a bit. It's sort of a post-traumatic...
Submitted on : May 19, 2019
I have a confession, I am a medication hoarder. I first started taking medication in the early 1990s after finally finding a doctor who was willing to see me. At the time I had great health insurance, but doctor after doctor refused to see me. Much has changed since then.
Submitted on : Dec 6, 2018
Hi everyone! I have something to let you all know about being proactive in your HIV care.
Submitted on : Aug 23, 2016
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Get basic information about a variety of approaches to treating the metabolic changes that may result from living with HIV or taking HIV drugs.
Lipodystrophy means abnormal fat changes. This article addresses treatments for fat loss, or lipoatrophy.
Get basic information about lipodystrophy: body shape changes, metabolic complications, and causes and treatment of fat loss and fat gain.
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