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 Thabiso.
How is your partner coping with her diagnoses? Is she getting any support? Has she started treatment?
There’s no point in taking the Atrozia, you started taking it too late so it won’t have any effect. PEP needs to be taken max 72hrs after a possible exposure.
You’re going to need to refrain from having sex without a condom until your partners viral load is undetectable. You’re also going to need to test again.
I was sleeping with my girlfriend without a condom, after 2 week we went to the doctor to do the test & her results came positive & mine came negative. So the doctor gave me Atroiza to drink it for 28 day’s, is it safe for me to stay negative while on Atroiza treatment?
And what can happen to me if I can default??
Hi Zinhle,
If you’re talking about reinfection, as long as you’re taking your meds and your viral load is undetectable, you should be OK. If you have the same strain then there’s no risk. Why doesn’t your husband want to engage in treatment?
I’m HIV positive and I’m taking my meds but my husband doesn’t want to take his would like to know what are the ricks
Hi Ntombikayise,
If you’ve had both a positive and negative result you’ll need to have another test. If possible you should also have a CD4 count test as well as a viral load test. If you are positive, it’s really important that you engage in care and that you take ARVs.
How possible it is to test positive when you are pregnant and at a later stage you tezt negative
Hi Kwame,
Your partner being positive and not on meds won’t have any impact on your possible chances of getting pregnant. However, if your partner wants to control their HIV it’s important that they use ARVs.
I found out that im hiv positive while i was pregnant n have been given ARVS n now on the 29/09/20 i miscarried can i still have a baby but the thing is mi partner is hiv positive too but his not taking treatment what r the risks
Hi Bunny,
We get asked this quesiton a lot, I wish there was an easy answer to it, however there isn’t. How people tell sexual partners about their status varies from person to person, relationship to relationship. However, if you see this relationship as being something that is serious, then being open about your status in the long run will be easier.
You could start with trying to gauge what his thoughts and opinions are about HIV. What does he know about HIV? Does he know that if someone is on effective treatment and their viral load is undetectable they can’t transmit, see here: https://i-base.info/u-equals-u/ For people who are negative as well as those who are positive this can be really important. This could be a starting point.
When you tell him, he may be OK with it, he may not. However, you’re a 21 year old woman who has her whole life ahead of her, so try not to worry about a possible rejection.
I’m 21yrs old l have HIV and I’m taking my med as advised by my boyfriend doesn’t know about it for the mean time we using protect when having sex l don’t know how to break it down to him that I’m positive ,I’m afraid he will leave me coz l love him l don’t wanna lose him