So far, I'm doing well with Viracept, Zerit and Epivir. My last Viral Load by ultrasensitive method was non detectable and my T-cells 349. What bothers me is that I have developed hyperglycemia, triglycerides, cholesterol and facial wasting.
T cells up.
I appreciate very much your comments. I'm not too sure if I should approach my doctor on this. Stopping your meds likely would improve the plasma lipid levels promptly but it is less clear what would happen to the facial wasting. Stopping your meds would also likely lead to an rapid return of HIV with decline in CD4 count so an important factor is how high your HIV level has been and how low your CD4 count has been. Also, if you have been on various regimens prior to your current regimen then you likely have some resistance lurking somewhere which makes me more nervous the assessing what to do on a patient's first regimen.