Re: Are you healthy using natural therapies instead of HAART?

January 4, 2008

Considering all things, it is prudent to consider what point you are

going to start the meds. Supplements might help increase the time

before you need to start the meds, but it is quite rarely seen where

supplements and a wholistic lifestyle are successful in keeping a

person off meds entirely. I know two people who have done this for

overt wenty years. Only two. A third friend who was poz for 22 years,

working very hard with a wholistic approach finally recently started

on the new integress inhibitor-Isentress. He was happy to have lasted

long enough to get to the current level of sophisticated drugs and

happy he was never exposed to some of the older drugs. So, it is

wisest to carefully consider this and work with a doctor who is

prudent about when and what to start and careful about watching your

test numbers.

The newest drugs are reportedly very tolerable.

As far as a resource to ask what supplements seem to help the most, I

recommend calling Houston (non-profit) Buyer's Club, and talking to

them frankly about what you want to do. (800)350-2982

Mooney

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> I am newly diagnosed and want to use natural therapies to keep my

> immune system healthy. I am wondering how many years others have done

> this for before having to start HAART so I may get an idea of what is

> possible? Could one actually do this for a decade or more without HAART?

> Thank You.

> JT.

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