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 Zandi, it is great that you want to support your sister. Hopefully at some time you will be able to both talk about this. This might need to be when your sister is ready, especially if she doesn’t know that you know. HIV is a pretty manageable infection form people with access to treatment. Doing some reading yourself to find out about HIV might be good especially about treatment. See: http://i-base.info/guides/starting
I have finde out that my sister is taking atroiza, so i dont know how to deal with it i realy love her.
Hi Sicelo. This is something that you and your partner need to discuss together, including with a doctor if this helps. Seomtimes TB meds and HIV meds are given to prevent infection. i-Base are not doctors and we don’t know the details of your partners situation. TB and HIV are different infections. One doesn’t lead to another but someone who is HIV positive has a higher risk from TB.
hi
my girlfriend has been testing for HIV for more than a year and always comes out negative but recently she went to test for TB and they gave her winthrop isoniazid and tribuss. so does that means she can have TB that can leads to HIV?
Hi, Ring worm is a common fungal infection, and it can be treated with oral medication.
However, it’s important to discuss this with your doctor before taking the medication. Some anti-fungal meds can interact with your ARVs.
hi I’m HIV positive since last year june that’s when I discover that I’m living with a virus in me I had TB than I treated the TB for six months and at same time I started my arvs I lost lot of weight. But now I recover from illness, the only problem I have is I’ve got ring worms in arms and my head and the ones in the head there are painful, so please what can I do.
Hi Sibongile. You do not need to wory about any risk to your partner if your viral load is undetectable on ART. Please see:
http://i-base.info/qa-on-the-partner-study/
If you are still geting a discharge and are worrid this might be an STI please see a doctor or clinic.
Hi. Im on treatment since 2014. Ive been using condoms since i discovered Im HIV+. My last sex with my neg partner was disastrous because of neglegence from both of us. We have unprotected sex and now Im having a yellow thick discharge and worried. Can you pls help
Hi – you are doing so well on treatment that it is not a good idea to stop. It is very unlikely that Atipla is casuing the forehead rash. Please speak to your doctor though. If the rach is the only reasoon you want to stop, then staying on treatment will be much better for your health.
Hi am hiv+ for the past 8 mnths and my viral load is less than 40 … cd4 567.. I am on Atripla but i started developing rash on my forehead… Can i stop taking meds bcs i dnt hv a patner?