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I take isentress and truvada and i am 23 as of this Friday. I've been having horrible chest pain at times that last for days. I just shrugged it off as heart burn. I try to keep in my that i am undetectable and have a reasonable white blood cell count. I am starting to get nervous because it seems to come as i do certain activities like exercising, and even laughing. Also I've been losing my short term memory really badly.
I would love to say it's just a price with having this virus and being on these drugs. But the FDA and our poz community should be very concern! I've been living with this illness for over 23yrs., So, Norvir attacks the heart and Viread attacks the kidneys. Thus, we are to be comfortable with low viral loads and high immune systems and be on dialysis and stents? How about quality of life? is it really better? This is not comfortable to me and now will have a conversation with my doctor about the
Well I am at a double risk, then my grandfather died at 54 heart attack, my father died at 72 heart attack, me, Well, I would like to get a MRI to see if a Stent early might prolong my life, but medicare will not approve the MRI they say I am too young to have a problem I guess nothing is perfect these days.
I have been treated for HIV since 1996, 16 years & 2 years ago in June I suffered a Heart attack. Though it IS in my family history, I am taking Norvir , which has serious cardio-vascular side effects & I would LOVE for the FDA to take this drug OFF the market. I've seen MANY friends die from massive heart attacks while taking this drug.
HIV POS people were dying suddenly over five years ago. The vast majority of people on meds have high blood pressure, high colesterol and triglicerides. Its taken this long for this to be recognized?!? Not much forrecognizing the obvious are they? They need to get stem cell therapy out now!!
Five years ago I had to have emergency bypass surgery due to the presence of a "widowmaker," in my left main coronary artery. I was virologically surpressed with a high CD4 counts. My lipid and cholesterol, while a bit high, did not call for a Statin-until the attack. The surgeon commented on the bizzare nature of the lipid deposition which was just restricted to this one area. This was news 5-10 years ago and this study confirms the risk ot pts on HAART who are HIV positive. We need a cure now!
Michelle
So scarey , I'm 51 and I have been going back and for the to the ER due to irregular heart beat , cheat pain , neck pain. I am on Norvir, Prezista , Truvada. I keep bring this to the attention of my doctors and they minimize it. I wish I could stop taking my meds. We need to get to the.bottom of the cause of this heart issue. I'm scared!
September 10, 2012