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 Ursula and thanks for getting in touch.
Reydin is one tablet containing 2 drugs: Tenofovir, Lamivudine and Dolutegravir.
PrEP is usually one tablet of two drugs: Tenofovir and Emtricitabine.
In some countries Reydin is used for treatment, and prevention (PrEP and PEP) but that has to do with the availability of ARVs.
Is reydin one and the same as prep?
Hello Tintswalo and thanks for getting in touch.
I am very sorry to hear you are facing weight gain.
What has your doctor said about this?
Healthy diet and exercise can definitely help contain the weight gain.
However, your clinic should also measure your weight 1-2 times per year and measure your waist circumference too.
I am sending you some links with information about healthy diet and exercise which I think you will find helpful:
https://i-base.info/guides/side/diet-a-balanced-diet-and-your-health
https://i-base.info/guides/side/exercise-and-staying-active
What will make me lose weight? MMy stomach is very big
Hello Angieme and thanks for getting in touch.
ARVs are not known to cause darkening of the skin
However, it is worth discussing it with your doctor as some times the lack of Vitamin D or other medication can cause this effect.
Your doctor can run certain tests and prescribe supplements and medication you might need
Since the diagnosis my face skin had become darker because of the disease what can I use for that