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I'm 37 year old and I became HIV+ in 1982, I was 12. That's the time when it was just Aids not HIV and there was no cure or treatment. I didn't start treatment unto I got pregnant with my daughter at 24 years old. After I start it treatment and my daughter was born I couln't stop treatment because every time I try I got sick but before I start it treatment I never got sick. I do think that a state of mind got something to do with your health wether you are HIV or not.
That's a given! you don't need a study to tell me my health is suffering due to my financial situation. I'm so stressed I don't eat or sleep most days, along with the depression which adds to it!
Jerry
Interesting, so I read article in Journal Psychosomatic Research, Aug 2007. 96% of patients took cocktails as prescribed, yet, there was still poorer treatment response in the lower educated groups. In addition, the lower educated who had HIGH confidence in the effectiveness of treatments and their ability to take medications, responded better than under-educated without these traits. Status-related stress clearly impacted immune functioning. Thus, programs can be designed to increase CD4.
December 5, 2007