Recommended treatment for first timers

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What is the recommended HAART treatment for people that have not been on treatment beforeaccording to the CDC and U.S. Dept.of Health? Re: Would you stay off meds if your T-Cells went under 200?

Just noticed this message. So to follow up on a previous reply to your

previous post, Dr. cacrcoastal here recommends getting on some sort of

anti.retroviral program right away. If you haven't taken anything yet,

then you are in a good situation to get some of the best meds yet.

Provided you don't have any allergies and such, my doc has me on one

truvada and two viramune per day, which I take before bedtime.

Actually hepls put me to sleep! My viral load is undetectable.

Note, from STI's discussion before. Rebuilding your tcells to above

the 400 range could take quite a while. Maybe a year. It's something

to be aware of. So if your viral load is at 93,000 now, you best get

going with it. All it takes is one OppInfection and you'll wish you

were dead.

Other side note: Other people have tried to 'disable' themselves by

staying off meds for quite a while. Or goingout and partying till they

drop, just so they could get disability benefits. Today, with all the

success, it really isn't a possiblity until you are literally on your

death bed.

Did you say you JUST became positive?? How can this be?

I know that upon infection, viral load tends to be higher at first, but

frankly, mine have never been that high, (though close...).

Also, if you could reply back just to let me know you are not a 'spy'

of sorts. Lots of anti.hivers lurking the online groups these days

making phoney stories. Suddenly, your story is having a few, may I

say, 'cracks'....

Be Well,

MX

>

> If you are healthy with no OI's and not sick and your T-Cells

> went under 200 did you always go on meds or are those that

> stayed with their natural therapies to keep them well? I'm

> struggling with that now and need to decide what do do because

> I'm not sick and not on meds but my T-Cells are between 150-200

> with viral load at 93,000.

> Am I crazy for not going on the meds yet?

> Thanks for your thoughts.

> JT.

>

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What is the recommended HAART treatment for people that have not been on treatment beforeaccording to the CDC and U.S. Dept.of Health? , I really think you need to be discussing this with your health care provider. Guidelines have recently been adjusted to slighty earlier treatment. In general, earlier treatment avoids more severe damage to the immune system.JB