Question

Does no side effects mean ART is not working?

29 July 2016. Related: All topics, Side effects, South Africa, Starting treatment.

Hi my cd4 count is 170 I started treatment 20 days ago,but I was told tht arv has side effects but I don\'t have any of side effects,so does tht mean my body is not responding to the treatment or wht.thanx

Answer

Answer: Simon Collins

Hi

ART doesn’t cause side effects for most people.

This just means you are lucky.

Not getting side effects does not mean your meds are not working :)

Best wishes

Simon