Question

Apetito to gain weight?

4 March 2023. Related: All topics, Drug interactions, Living with HIV long-term.

Hi! Currently l am on Kovatrax tablets.

Due to life stress l have lost weight.

Is it advisable to take Apetito whilst on ARVs or are there other supplements l can use to gain weight?

Answer

Answer: Josh Peasegood

Hi, how are you doing?

I am sorry but I can’t find anything online that lists the ingredients of this supplement. In general though, there is also no evidence that most supplements to any of the things that they claim.

Kovatrax includes dolutegravir, which can be affected by supplements that include magnesium, aluminium and calcium, Please see this info at this link for how to separate time taking your meds:
https://i-base.info/guides/8851

How much weight have you lost? There is little to no evidence about how well weight gain supplements work. It would be recommended to gain weight with developing muscle bulk and increasing the intake of a balanced diet.

As your weight loss has been linked with your stress, do you have any ideas how to reduce this? Regardless of how you are planning to gain weight, if you are not addressing being stressed this will still have an effect on your weight.

Josh.

84 comments

  1. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Norah, as Apetito is a weight-gain supplement with no evidence base it is not possible to say how long this will take.

  2. Norah •

    How long does it take to gain weight when using apetito

  3. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Nolinda, do you know the name of the ARVs you have been taking? Please see this previous question: https://i-base.info/qa/19372

  4. Nolinda •

    Hi madam I need apetito pills to gain weight I’m on ARVs and my legs are thin please help the top is right but the bottom so small

  5. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Nkosnath, i-base is a charity for HIV treatment information. I do not have information about what to take for bulking and body building.

  6. Nkosnath •

    Hi as m a body builder,shoyld i eat apetito pils for bulking.?

  7. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Unknown, unfortunately i-base is not the right platform for this sort of support. Where are you based? In the UK you can contact the Terrance Higgins Trust: https://www.tht.org.uk/ and in South Africa you can contact TAC: https://www.tac.org.za/

  8. Unknown •

    Thank you I tried seeking psychological help, but did not get value for money. Can you recommend a specialist or am on the right platform? Every chance I get I go through the questions and answers on this platform to keep me sane.

  9. Josh Peasegood •

    Hi Unknown, HIV does not directly have an effect on your stress tolerance. Though if you are struggling with being HIV positive and are working through acceptance, it will have a toll on your mental health. This will then impact on your general stress tolerance.

  10. Unknown •

    I have also realized that am loosing weight due work, personal and acceptance.Is it possible that leaving with HIV reduces one stress tolerance? I stress about everything