Skipping doses, taking lower than prescribed doses, not following food guidelines and not taking the drugs on schedule may hurt you more than not taking the drugs at all. HIV can then reproduce more. The more HIV reproduces the better its chance to develop drug resistance. If you think that you are not able to follow the treatment routine which you and your doctor have put together, then you might want to wait until you are better prepared to take the drugs properly. Dose 600 mg every twelve hours.
Norvir capsules are currently unavailable due to production problems.
Flavored Norvir liquid, which tastes very, very bitter, is the only version available right now. One teaspoon of the liquid has 400 mg of Norvir. To avoid nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, people taking Norvir are advised to take up to two weeks to reach the full dose. Both are taken twice a day at a reduced dose of 400 mg. This highly effective combination has proved more tolerable than Norvir alone.