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Question

On Atripla with lipoatrophy- what can I do?

I’m undetectable but experiencing facial lipoatrophy under 3 years of Atripla treatment.

Do you know if there is any other treatment with best results on facial lipoatrophy?

Answer

Hi,

Thanks for your email. I am sorry to hear about the facial lipoatrophy you are experiencing.

Lipoatrophy (fat loss) is most commonly linked to d4T and AZT. There is also a possible link between efavirenz, one of the drugs in Atripla, and lipoatrophy. This isn’t common and it is not well understood but changing to a different treatment might help in your case.

There is more information about this, and about treatment for lipoatrophy, in our side effects guide.

Please let me know if you have any questions or need any further information.

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