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, I think you’re asking if you’re a risk to your partner. If your HIV is already undetectable then your partner has only a very small risk of catching HIV.
You can read more about how your meds protect your partner here.
This link also shows how risk is dramatically reduced if your viral load is less than 50:
http://i-base.info/guides/testing/viral-load
I’m HIV positive and I’m on meds but my partner is not so if I do have sex am I at risk
Hi Mpum
There is growing awarness that having an undetectable viral load – certainly after three months – is one of the most effective wasy to protect your partner.
Treatment is so goo that you have too little viral for you partner to catch HIV, even if you don’t use a condome.
See these links
http://i-base.info/htb/24904
and
http://i-base.info/guides/testing/viral-load
Im on treatment and my husband is negative,please help on how should we go about our sex life because i went him to remin negative,there is any treatment to protect him or only its a condom?.
Hi, Is there a reason why you’ve stopped treatment? Is it because of side effects? If that’s happening you can ask the doctor for different meds, or something extra that can treat the side effects.
If you stop your HIV treatment it can increase your risk of other infections. And it can also increase how infectious you might be to your partner.
It’s important that you talk to your doctor about any problems you have with your meds, and ask about other meds that are more suitable for you.
Do you have support? If you live in South Africa you can contact TAC. TAC stands for the Treatment Action Campaign. This is the largest HIV positive support organisation in South Africa and they were responsible for the drive to get ARVs available in SA.
The main office is in Cape Town, but there are support groups and branches across the country, including in Jo’burg.
http://www.tac.org.za/contact
They also publish an excellent newsletter every three months, called “Equal Treatment”. This is available in English, Xhosa, Zulu and Tsonga.
http://www.tac.org.za/equal-treatment/pain-public-sector
Hi, I’m a 25 year old guy and I’m positive. I have been taking my meds for 8 months. So now I quit taking it about 5 months. I want to know how risky I am?
Breast enlargement in men on ARVs is mainly linked to efavirenz. This a one of the drugs in Atroiza. Switching treatment to another ARV is a first option.
You can find out more about breast lumps in men here:
http://i-base.info/guides/side/fat-accumulation
ARV’s cause male breast how can one prevent this?
Hi Nikiwe, Your question has already been answered here.
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