{"id":6586,"date":"2012-04-05T14:27:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/?p=6586"},"modified":"2012-04-05T14:27:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T14:27:00","slug":"cd4-70-on-bactrim-and-atripla-are-there-any-interactions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/6586","title":{"rendered":"CD4 70, on Bactrim and Atripla, are there any interactions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m sorry to hear about your recent diagnosis but it\u2019s great to hear that you\u2019re starting to feel better already.<\/p>\n<p>Because this answer is being posted online I\u2019ll explain first of all the different drugs you are using.<\/p>\n<p>Atripla contains three HIV drugs- efavirenz, FTC, tenofovir. This is a recommended first line treatment in both the USA and UK.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/1561\">More information about Atripla is at this link<\/a>. This includes\u00a0information about how to take it, and potential side effects.<\/p>\n<p>Bactrim is the trade name for co-trimoxazole, which is made up of two drugs trimethoprim (TMP) and sulphamethoxazole. This is a standard treatment given to people diagnosed with a CD4 under 200 to reduce the possibility of developing a pneumonia called PCP. <a href=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/ttfa\/5-opportunistic-infections-ois-and-coinfections\/5-6-pcp\">This link has more information on PCP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You should feel very confident in this treatment. It\u2019s the first option that would be given to somebody starting with a CD4 under 200. \u00a0These drugs should not have any interactions with each other. If you do experience any side effects or new symptoms you can talk to your doctor about these.<\/p>\n<p>I wish you the best of luck with your treatment, please do get in touch if you have any further questions.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to read more about HIV treatment please take a look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/i-base.info\/guides\/starting\">Introduction to combination therapy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi. I recently got diagnosed with HIV. CD4 count of 70 and Viral count over 400,000. Pretty bad.<\/p>\n<p>My doctor has started me immediately on Atripla and I feel a bit better after 2 weeks. In addition he has put me on Bactrim to prevent any lung infection due to the low CD4 count.<\/p>\n<p>The question I have is do the two drugs I am taking have interactions that I should be aware of? Also has anyone gone through the same meds together? Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-topics","category-starting-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6586\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/i-base.info\/qa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}