The first couple of weeks were fine, but now I have nausea all the time and am experiencing headaches. The nausea started out mild, but is getting increasingly worse to the point of missing work. My doctor says to hold out for a few more weeks to see what happens and has offered really no help for the symptoms. I have tried all the home remedies and nothing seems to help. At the start of treatment I had a viral load of 40,000 and a CD4 count of 402.
Nausea can be a very troubling symptom.
With the medications that you are on, it is important to sort out if this could be an atypical abacavir reaction. Should this be the case, I would definitely contact your doctor. Many also find that marijuana helps. Bear in mind that most early side effects of HIV medications get better with time. Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material.