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Question

Why am I feeling dizzy?

I was diagnosed with HIV in 2016, my CD4 was 125. I started treatment straight away. Its now been 6 months. I’m having problems with dizziness.

Answer

Thanks for getting in touch.

Other than feeling dizzy, how are you doing? Has your CD4 gone up? How is your viral load?

When you first started meds, did you have any side effects? If you did what were they?

The dizziness that you’re experiencing how, may be due to your meds. However, dizziness is called by all sorts of things. Therefore, if this is effecting your daily life, please see a doctor.

5 comments

  1. Josh Peasegood

    Hi Mafaesa, is this the first time you have been dizzy since starting ARVs? and have you ever experienced this before starting ARVs?

  2. Mafaesa

    Am 3 weeks taking my ARVs but today I was dizzy for the hole day

  3. Roy Trevelion

    Hi Keamogetse,

    Can I ask why you stopped taking treatment. Was it because of side effects, or maybe there was a stock out. Please let us know. And if you have access to your viral load and CD4 results, please tell us those too.

    However as Lisa says, dizziness is caused by all sorts of things. Therefore, if this is affecting your daily life, please see a doctor.

  4. keamogetse

    Im feeling dizziness n now days, i’m HIV positive and i’m not taking treatment, but the time i taking medication i have no problem

  5. Moses

    THANK U

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