It is 72 hours post-exposure for me right now and I took the triple therapy that I have-- Epivir, Viread, and AZT. I took a dose of Epivir and Viread at 42 hours and then decided I was being paranoid he didn't use a condom [since I only have his word] but read your post and got nervous, so I took a dose of Epivir and Viread late by 6 hours. I started the AZT for the first time at about 72 hours.
Epivir=Lamivudine, said to be very safe for husband and wife who wish to have children. But do you have to choose Lamivudine as first-line treatment with its high resistance profile?
Hi everyone,
I went to see my Dr today and he recommanded to change my medicine to Viread (I am on Epivir more than 2 years). I am wondering if it's necessary to change it now since Epivir works well with me (my DNA is 200 copies). But he was worried about resistance and mutation. Do I have to listen to him? I got Viread today but I am not sure I would start taking it from today.
-Natalie
p.s.: Do you guys drink coffee? I started drinking coffee about 4 months ago...
I was diagnosed Hep B 13 years ago, and have taken Epivir since 2002. I do blood test and ultra-sound every 6 months and Hep B is controlled pretty well. As you know, Epivir cause virus mutant resistance, and chance is higher for me since I have been on it for 5 years. My doctor gave me 2 choices,
1) "don't fix it until it breaks" - continue with Epivir, move to combo treatment when mutant and resistance evidence shows up.
2) "precautious way" - take baraclude.
Just wondering, I had a liver transplant three years ago. They said the donor had a HBV antibody but they did not detect HBV. I decided to go ahead and go through with the the transplant. The doctors said 1 to 2% chance of HBV appearing. I had been vaccinated (the three shots) about 15 years earlier and so I have HBV antibodies.
After the transplant my doctors said I should go ahead and take Epivir just in case they'd missed something.
1 Does this mean I do not respond to Tyzeka?
2. Should I change to Ziread since it is approved.
3. I have experienced elbow pain, left arm, with Tzyeka.
4. Does changing drugs instead of stopping altogether cause flare up?
Previouusely I took EPIVIR for 7 years and Hepsera for one year.
Thank you.
t remember, should I take the AZT with my Viread and Epivir for a more potent PEP regimen? Or is Viread and Epivir alone okay? I have no side effects from them.
Given that this is a gay sex club in NYC, an epicenter of the epidemic? Is it possible to forget having anal sex as a top? I am not a frequent visitor to sex clubs. I do have a phobia of "forgetting" anal sex when I'm drunk- though I've never forgotten it ever before.
I treated with hep b 14 years ago for 1.5 years with epivir and got hbv e antibodies and afterwards, I stop epivir and every 6 months I check my liver function and alt and ast are persistently normal. I started to check hbv dna 6 months ago as new guidelines come out. Hbv dna at six month was 5000 iu/ml and last week I checked it was 8000 iu/ml. Again both times my alt and ast are normal. As a matter of fact they are in low side of normal.
I was wondering given the following conditions - 1) HBV is UND (<357/IU) 2) On Epivir for the last several years because after some surgery the doctors thought it was possible I had been exposed to HBV or got some tainted blood 3) previously had the HBV vaccine 15 years ago. 4) No signs of HBV.
I was given Epivir, Viread and Zidovudine.
However, I was prescribed Combivir and Epivir (only-not a third drug) for 28 days and during this time I had a cold with a sore throat and headache for almost the whole period up to a few days ago. It is now almost 7 weeks since I had the sexual encounter in Bangkok. After 30 days I had an HIV test and the result was negative. I am now going to have a test at 8 weeks. I am worried to death and I wonder if the PEP I was prescribed has been wrong or not sufficient.
I have been taking EPIVIR HB 100mg because I have been diagnostic with Hepatitis B. Recently I had blood test for Hepatitis Be Antigen and Hepatitis Be Antibody. My results indicate the following Hepatitis Be Antigen nonreactive and Hepatitis Be Antibody reactive. What can I make of these results?
s office - mn gastro just called to say that Target/Triessent cannot supply this med as the manufacturer does not have it. I am terrified - need the procrit to complete last 12 weeks of tx -- can anyone help me out with this?
There is a new Hepatitis B forum. I would ask this question over there. http://www.medhelp.org/forums/show/223
stevenNYer over there may be able to help.
I went to a clinic and startednPEP (Zidovudine, Lamidovudine and Epivir), the nausea and vomiting has been really bad, also some diarrhea, but i am dealing with it. But today on day 17 of the Treatment I started running a low temperature, 37.5C / 99.6F, also i feel some enlarge nodes, that might have been there before, but not sure.
I am quite scared as the fever started sudden and with no other symptoms of illness.
Thanks Teak
It was taken in Hong Kong but test description only says-Hiv1/2 Ag/Ab (by CMIA), hence I wished to enquire about manufacturer. Not sure if any one other than Abbott manufactures 4th generation CMIA test
The test was done from old and well known lab prescribed by my doctor.
Can changing the manufacturer on your medicine cause them to lose effectiveness or how they are making you feel? Our insurance changed, and when it did I had to go to mail order meds. Since I've had to change, I have been struggling with my moods like I did before medication. (not quite as severe, but it's been a few years since my moods have taken such a severe dive)
Any advice or thoughts would be so welcomed. I cannot handle feeling like this much longer.............
I have been with the same manufacturer of metoprolol succinate for 2 years and had no problems and now they went out of business and the new manufacturer of the same medication isn't working for me!
Temporary headaches, high blood pressure, or a general sense of feeling ill
Nausea
Vomiting
Fatigue
Headaches
Insomnia
Rare cases of hair loss
Tenofovir DF (Viread)
An antiviral drug for people with HIV infection. When taken with other antiviral drugs, it can reduce one's viral load to extremely low levels, and increase one's T-cell counts. Tenofovir may also help control Hepatitis B.
If so, what manufacturer makes it? Muscle weakness from Baclofen has been very difficult for me and I am injuring muscles more. In the past, Northstar and Upsher made pills that didn't weaken the muscles as much, but then they changed the formula. Now they weaken muscles far more. Or if you take Baclofen from another manufacturer that does cause significant weakness, tell me which one that is.
The problem comes in when pharmacies buy from different manufacturers. They changed the manufacturer of my T3 med, once and I went downhill in a hurry. I had tell them, which manufacturer I will accept T3 med from, so they flagged my account accordingly.
As MichyDevon said, each manufacturer uses different fillers/binders to which you could react adversely. If you find one that you do well on, there shouldn't be any reason not to take it, so long as your doctor is okay with it.
Please refer to the testing instructions included with your test by the manufacturer. Since no one would ever bother running the test without swabbing, this question is hypothetical. If you have questions about whether you followed all instructions, you can review the instructions, contact the manufacturer of the test, or discuss with your physician.
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