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1. Yes
Combivir® (AZT and 3TC in one pill) or Combivir® plus Crixivan® doesn't matter really. Combivir is good enough by itself.
2. I don't play the odds game. PEP is 85% effective.
3. Most that are positive will show up at 6 week. A negative at 6 weeks is not conclusive at 3 months it is conclusive. You are asked to do a 6-month test due to possibly being infected by a known HIV+ person. Those are the doctor's prerogative time line.
I saw my doctor again today and showed him the cdc guidelines which now recommend a three drug regimine for PEP. These guidelines are posted at http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/rr/rr5402.pdf He apparently had never seen these guidelines and called the disease experts at our local hospital who recommended I add Sustiva to my combinir which I did today (which is day 4 of my PEP). Although these guidelines say there is no evidence at this time that 3 is better than 2, they give some logical reasons to think 3 could be. I have a couple of questions:
1. Could you tell me what you think of their reasoning and why you instead think 2 is as good as 3?
2. To my relief, I haven't felt any adverse symptoms so far on the Combinir but the Sustiva has made me very drowsy. What have you heard about Sustiva's side effects? Thanks for your help.
Combivir® (AZT and 3TC in one pill) or Combivir® plus Crixivan® doesn't matter really. Combivir is good enough by itself.
2. I don't play the odds game. PEP is 85% effective.
3. Most that are positive will show up at 6 week. A negative at 6 weeks is not conclusive at 3 months it is conclusive. You are asked to do a 6-month test due to possibly being infected by a known HIV+ person. Those are the doctor's prerogative time line.
1. Could you tell me what you think of their reasoning and why you instead think 2 is as good as 3?
2. To my relief, I haven't felt any adverse symptoms so far on the Combinir but the Sustiva has made me very drowsy. What have you heard about Sustiva's side effects? Thanks for your help.