What is the difference between ARVs and ART?
15 October 2026. Related: All topics, Injectable ART, Starting treatment.
Starting treatment
What causes a low CD4 count if someone is living with HIV?
9 October 2026. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Southern Africa, Starting treatment.
I was recently diagnosed with HIV and started ART – are my results good?
7 October 2026. Related: Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Newly diagnosed, Starting treatment.
Can a viral load above 9 million cause vision problems?
8 September 2026. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Complications and coinfections, Opportunistic infections, Southern Africa, Starting treatment.
Should I go back to ARVs if I stopped taking them years ago?
5 March 2026. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Side effects, Starting treatment, Stopping treatment.
I am worried to be 60 and just diagnosed with a CD4 of 160?
9 January 2026. Related: All topics, Newly diagnosed, Sexual health, Starting treatment. 2 comments
Could travel vaccines have affected my recent HIV diagnosis?
1 January 2026. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, HIV testing, HIV transmission, Newly diagnosed, Starting treatment. 8 comments
How do I know my viral load is coming down in the first week?
1 January 2026. Related: Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Starting treatment.
Can I restart meds if I stopped them for a week?
28 December 2025. Related: Adherence, All topics, Southern Africa, Starting treatment, Stopping treatment.
I am HIV positive and in the UK and don’t know why I am not on treatment?
21 January 2025. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, Newly diagnosed, Starting treatment.
Can you talk about ART injections – are these available in South Africa?
20 January 2025. Related: Access to treatment, All topics, Changing treatment, Southern Africa, Starting treatment.
Will it be okay to restart ART after two years without treatment?
15 October 2024. Related: All topics, Starting treatment, Stopping treatment. 2 comments
Will it be okay to restart ART after two years
15 October 2024. Related: All topics, Starting treatment, Stopping treatment.
Should I worry if I am on Luvigen and my wife has Acriptega?
10 September 2024. Related: All topics, Southern Africa, Starting treatment.
I started TLD with a CD4 of 27. When can I stop other meds?
2 September 2024. Related: All topics, Southern Africa, Starting treatment, Support, TB. 6 comments
Should I restart ART if my CD4 count is high and VL is undetectable?
19 August 2024. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Starting treatment, Stopping treatment.
Do elite controllers need to be on meds? Please explain my results?
18 August 2024. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Starting treatment.
Should sleep problems stop after 4 weeks?
15 August 2024. Related: All topics, Side effects, Starting treatment. 2 comments
Is a viral load of 67 copies/mL good?
9 August 2024. Related: Adherence, All topics, CD4 and viral load, Southern Africa, Starting treatment. 2 comments
Can I restart meds if I stopped them in 2019?
8 August 2024. Related: All topics, CD4 and viral load, Changing treatment, Starting treatment, Stopping treatment.