After about 3 years of Epivir (I think it was 1st half of 2005), doctor (same doctor) asked me to stop Epivir for a while, to see if my body can supress the virus without medication. No majic, 2 blood tests taken the next 3-4 months showed DNA growth trend, so I continue with Epivir HBV till now.
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?
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.
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...
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?
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.
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.
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.
The doctor who prescribed PrEP for you should have gone over ANY and ALL possible restrictions and/or contraindications for taking this medication. Before you begin taking this drug, I would strongly advise you to have a further and more in depth discussion with your doctor regarding your concerns.
I do not personally know the answer to your question..........perhaps someone else on this forum is better educated about PrEP than I am and for your sake, I hope there is.
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.
In June 2008 I was tested positive to hepatitis B and was on EPIVIR Lamivudine 150mg for six months and I quit taking meds and took my mind of meds but to stay healthy by eating and drinking healthy.
Fast forward to June 2014, I went ahead for a medical checkup and below is the result:
HEPATITIS B: POSITIVE
HCV: NON-REACTIVE
HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY (Anti-HBs), SERUM (CMIA): 0.00
S.G.O.T.(AST) is 39
S.G.P.T.(ALT) is 21
Alk Phosphate is 162.3
Total Bilirubin is 0.8
Direct Bilirubin is 0.
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