Question
How can I decrease my viral load?
1 November 2016. Related: All topics, Newly diagnosed, Starting treatment, Supplements and herbs.
hi my question is that I found out I am hiv positive and my c4 was 64 and am now on treatment. The last time Ii do my varal load was more than 3000, they asked me to do it again this month. I’m stressed to much and that makes me scared. What can I used to boost my viral load? I don’t have a problem with my treatment my problem is the stress I have.
Answer
Thanks for getting in touch.
What was your viral load when you were diagnosed? How long have you been on treatment? Has your CD4 increased since you started meds?
I appreciate that you are concerned that your viral load is not undetectable. It is though still low, and will continue to go down if you take your meds. It can take up to six months to become undetectable. It is taking your meds that will decrease your viral load, and nothing else.
Hi Nomusa, what is your viral load? and what has your viral load been for the last few tests you have had?
Are you still taking your medication everyday? Have you ever missed doses? and when you had your recent viral load tests were you ill/had a vaccine recently?
My viral load is increasing what can help me to reduce it because I’m taking my medication at time what’s gone help me to reduce
Hi Mariah, are you taking HIV meds?
What cn i take for viral load is too high
Hi Ellen, nothing you eat or drink will affect your viral load. LEmonade does not have any effect.
Hy does taking lemonade every day like 500ml a day have an effect on varal load going up