Question
I’d like to go back to my old regime, is this possible?
9 July 2020. Related: All topics, Changing treatment.
My name is Stephen, I started my treatment on Tribuss and it worked very well but the doctor changed me to Truvada and Aluvia combination because he thought Tribuss was causing liver damage. It was later found that my TB treatment was causing my liver function issues so my question is whether it is safe to go back to Tribuss from my current treatment because I want to be on a single pill.
Answer
Thanks for getting in touch.
As you didn’t have any issues with Tribuss and you want to use a one pill regime, then yes, this it should be OK for you to go back to Tribuss. However, this is a discussion that you will need to have with your doctor as they may suggest another one pill regime, for example TLD, or as it’s also know: Acriptega, Reydin and Viripil.
Hi Priscilla, this page on different generic meds shows that Acriptega and Telatri both contain the same active meds. They are just proeduced by different companies:
https://i-base.info/guides/12423
This means it is unliekly to explain to the difference in your CD4 count, which might just be natural variation.
The Purbac will still be okay so this isn’t a reason fro the change either.
What did your doctor say about this and when will you be checked again? Hopefully in a few weeks to check things are okay.
Hi,m 45 year old
Recently I have been using Acriptega change to Telatri now 28 February cd4 count was 303 with undetected viral load ,but surprisingly on the 18march exactly 18 days it has drop to 157.still feeling strong, no weight loss, physically looking very healthy though I only notice now that my Purbac bottle says packaged 2023 with no expired date and I have been taking them for the last 15days or so. How possible is that cd4 count can drop that much?
Hi Josephina, what was the treatment you were taking before Reydin? and at what time do you take your treatment?
Reydin is a generic version of TLD: https://i-base.info/guides/14970
TLD contains dolutegravir. This medication is known to cause problems sleeping. To avoid this it is recommended to take TLD (Reydin) in the morning. By the evening most side effects should wear off and it will not impact your sleep.
If you are already taking your treatment in the morning/it is getting worse, please speak with your doctor about other causes/changes that can be made.
Hi I’m 37 years old I have been changed to REYDIN tablets in April last month, I have been feeling tired the whole time feeling so sleepy and now it’s getting worse I feel very weak. It’s been a month now. Is it normal?