Re: Re: Viral Load and the 12-hour schedule

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I would not get two obsessive with the 12-hour apart schedule. The half life of HIV meds is sufficiently long to allow some "play" in the schedule. I take my morning med some time between 0700 and noon and the evening meds between around 9 PM and midnight. I remain consistently below 20 copies/mL.

Jerome

In a message dated 8/2/2012 9:58:04 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, blueeyes9455@... writes:

I too just had a so called "blip". I was told that 'they' have developed a more precise method of detection. I am not exactly sure what that means, but for now I will take their word on that. I too have had problems taking my meds on time. Spacing it out 12 hours and getting in the amount of sleep I need can be frustrating. I believe the company that does the testing for my doc is Quest Labs. I am wondering sometimes how could I go and have a different lab do the testing, just to see if they come up with the same results. I don't trust these labs at all. I just think there is to much room for error.

From: Joe Carpenter <carpj1@...>" " < > Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 1:37 PMSubject: Re: Viral Load

In my 29 years of being positive with just the last 15 on meds I have had a few blips in my viral load. Probably everyone has some kind of variation in their VL from test to test. Mine have always gone back to below 50 at my next blood draw. When I do have a blip I attribute it to being less than perfect with my meds. By that I mean not taking them 12 hours apart or not taking them with food, not that this is necessary for everyone it just seems to work for me. Also being stressed about something around that time could have something to do with it. I wouldn't worry about it unless you see your VL climb after your next couple of blood draws. Are you taking NAC along with your meds? It does help.