Question
What happens when you stop Reydin?
2 February 2024. Related: Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Life expectancy, Newly diagnosed, Starting treatment.
What happens when you take one Reydin tablet and stop taking them?
Answer
Hi, how are you doing?
Are you HIV positive? and if so do you know your CD4 count and viral load?
Have you only taken one Reydin and then immediately stopped? If this is the case why did you stop treatment?
Reydin is used to suppress HIV and stop it having an impact on your immune system. When you stop taking Reydin it allows HIV to become active in the body and damage your CD4 cells. It also risk you passing on HIV to others.
This graph shows how CD4 count and viral load change with and without treatment.
If you have only taken this single tablet, there is unlikely to be any major outcome though it can risk some resistance to treatment. Not taking treatment will also cause a reduction in life expectancy.
Would you consider restarting treatment again?
Josh.
Hello Vusi and thanks for getting in touch
Reydin is a an ARV combination medication that can be used as treatment and prevention.
Your wife is making sure she protects her health and yours in either case.
Please speak to her about this in a kind and caring manner and keep in mind that for either case (treatment or prevention) she is making sure you are safe and protected.
Hi my wife using this pills Reydin and I don’t know why??
Hello Luu and thanks for getting in touch.
Reydin (as most antiretrovirals) can be used for PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) or treatment.
Reydin pills are prep?