Started Triumeq Please Help

[nevergiveup1]

I HAVE BEEN POSITIVE SINCE 1987 SO I AM LUCKY TO BE ON HERE TO EVEN BE ASKING THIS.  I RECENTLY STARTED TRIUMEQ AND I AM HAVING A HECK OF A TIME WITH THE SIDE EFFECTS MY TCELLS ARE VERY LOW AND I LITERALLY HAVE TO FORCE MYSELF TO TAKE IT.  IS ANYONE ON THIS AND IS ANYONE TIRED, ACHY, NOT SLEEPING, EDGY AND DID IT GO AWAY I LITERALLY NEED SOME HOPE HERE.

[3moretolove]

Please talk to your doctor about switching medication. There is a new combination therapy out that my doctor has put me on. I dont have the bottles in front of me but I am on Truvada and another one that starts with  D. The D one is a small, circular white pill. It is well known to be well tolerated. There is no reason you should have to suffer hun. I know these infectious doctors are very knowledgable in their field BUT the one thing they really know nothing about is how these medications actually make us feel. I remember this one doctor visit I when my doc had asked me how I was tolerating the meds I replied that I feel like I can throw up at any given moment. That the feeling is always there and the diarrhea is pretty bad. She asked how long I have been feeling that way and I told her for about 6 months. This was back when I thought that feeling sick was just something I was going to have to deal with and get used to. She looked at me and said "Im thinking that its just you feeling anxiety about having to take these types of medications" I didnt know how to reply. I just stared in shock back at her. Then I spoke up and defended myself telling her Im sure she gets a variety of patients in her office and for some that may be true but I assured her I am simply having bad side effects from these horribly strong medications. So she switched me. Thank God.You are probably a pro and very well informed about HIV and medications having been dealing with it since the 80s. Im hoping that you still have a lot of options for your choice of meds that you can take. Why dont you switch meds? Try a different combo?