Question
How long can I live on Atroiza?
18 June 2013. Related: All topics, Life expectancy.
I’m a girl aged 20 and I’m HIV positive. My CD4 is 174 and I’m taking atroiza.
I want to know how long can I live?
Answer
Hi,
Thanks for your email.
Having HIV can sometimes be difficult. But modern treatment is very effective. It means that you can have a near-normal life expectancy and a good quality of life.
Nobody can predict how long anyone will live. This depends on things you can change (smoking, exercise, medication) and thing you can’t (genetics and bad luck).
Do you have any support to deal with being HIV positive? If you are in South Africa you could contact the Treatment Action Campaign for information about treatment and support in your area.
The i-Base Introduction to combination therapy guide also has general information about treatment.
Atroiza is a generic version of Atripla.
Please me know if you have any questions or I can help further.
Hi Mwana
Please talk to your doctor about the reasons for the TB meds. It might be that they are worried that you have TB that needs treating. Or it might be that the risk of TB is thought to be high.
I am not a doctor but there are likely to be good reasons why the docotr recommended this.
just found out i’m pregnant and hiv positive they put me on treatment using Atroiza and they also gave me Winthrop isoniazid 300mg and pyridoxine 25mg saying it’s for preventing Tb is it safe to use the tb treatment when I don’t have it? And it’s making me sick
HIV is a difficult virus to catch sexually. Even if your partner is HIV positive and you did not use a condom, the risk is usually less than 1 in 100 (less than 1%). However, it only takes one exposure to catch HIV. This means that luck and other factors are involved.
If you started taking Atoiza very soon after exposure then this can help stop you being infected. But starting treatment later than 72 hours after exposure is likely to be much less effective. You can ask your clinic for another HIV test after 4 weeks.
You can find out more information about HIV transmission and testing here:
http://i-base.info/qa/factsheets/hiv-transmission-and-testing
I am 24 female, I just found out that my boyfrnd has HIV and I slept with him with no condom. I went to the clinic they gave me atroiza so that I could not get infected will it work ?
Congratulations that you’re thinking about having another child. Yes if you want to, you can have another HIV negative baby. Taking your meds and keeping your viral load below 50 will help you do this. Talk to your doctor about keeping you and your new baby healthy.
You can find more information about having a baby here:
http://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy
I found out I was HIV positive when I had my last baby. But she is HIV negative. Ever since I’ve been living with the pill. I would like to know if I can have another baby if i want to.
Hi,
Many women like you get pregnant safely and are able to have HIV negative children. This is done using HIV treatment.
You can find lots of information about this here: http://i-base.info/guides/pregnancy
I am 20 years and I am taking atroiza and my CD4 count is 297 I want to be pregnant ,what can I do?
Hi Mbekiseni
How long will you be taking the TB meds for?
It sound like this is to protect you from TB – and this is very common and effective.
Please ask your doctor or nurse to explain your treatment.
Without details of other tests it is diffuclt to provide any more information.
Hi
i went to the clinic and tested positive ,when i went on blood to be tested with four blood tests my results came negative and they gave me isoniazed 300mg with vitaminB 25mg to prevent TB – how come i must use them if my status is in good health?