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not undetectable after 5 1/2 months of atripla
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A nurse from my clinic phoned today to see if i was having any problems taking atripla, as my vl is not at undetectable of which she expected it to be by now,being on meds for 5 1/2 montsh i assured her that i was fine in taking it and never missed one, and took it at the same time every night, she said when i see the specialist they may consider swapping meds, but in may 09 my viral load went from hundreds of thousands to 426 just after being on atripla my first meds after 3 months, but now after 5 1/2 months in total of being on atripla my vl is 136 although not high she said it is not undetectable, but i feel its going the right way going down, and dont know if its normal for some people to take longer to get to undetecatble than others, what do you all think , thanks Nat
Posted on 07/03/09, 12:07 pm |
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I agree with others that it is a bit early to be switching medications unless there are other factors besides the viral load. If your viral load was over 2,000 (significantly higher than undetectable), or you were experiencing side effects that prevented you from taking the drugs every day, or there were other factors, it would be very reasonable to switch drugs. But a viral load of 136 is very, very low and not a large concern this early in your treatment, especially if your pre-treatment viral load was in the hundreds of thousands.
Keep us posted how you are doing in the future. We are all hoping you do well. 
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