if your liver is not damaged you may also discuss with your doctor intf add on to tdf to slowly discontinue tdf or switch to etv after combo intf+tdf, fat redistribution is not good at all and according to the all situation/severity maybe more dangerous than hbv itself
are you on vitamin d supplements?vitamin d3 supplements are necessry to avoid bone and fat problems while on tdf, also diet is very important
i also noticed little fat gain when tdf was added to etv but since i reached bmi 21 with no fat at all it is easier to control it by vit d and diet.also monitor for fatty liver because this fat makes fatty liver too and this raises chances to get also all other fat related diseases like arterosclerosis, ictus, diabetes, cancer and so on
keeping an eye on levels of vit d3 (vitd25oh>50ng/ml), oxidatve stress blood tests all within normal, fresh vegetable diet rich of antioxidants you can balance all this and prevent all diseases
Hi there,
I am a 42 year old male on Tenofovir for HBV for about 6 years now and what I can tell you about fat redistribution is:
Lipohypertrophy, fat gain on my belly, I started notice the change after about 2 years on Tenofovir. Another side effect I have is on my face on both sides I have some fat bumps, and they are noticeable. I hope they do not grow more.
I started TENOFOVIR last year and stopped it four months later. I continued 8months later. Guess what happen. for 3 months i had iches, irritation my Dr said it was bc i stopped, then gradually my body got use to tenofovir agian. when i was not on tenofovir i had few symtomes, now that I am on it i feel pain below my ribs .
Thank you all for your answers.
don't have any problems.. i have been taking for a year
I have no problem. But, I just started in August last year. Maybe other problem than tenofovir