Many of these effects are preventable with early antiretroviral treatment.
The side effects of aids hiv.
The main goal of hiv treatment is to fight the virus in your body.
For example nausea fatigue and trouble sleeping are some short term side effects of hiv medicines.
A brief discussion of drug side effects part of the treatment decisions program from the va national hiv website.
Learn the most common and serious side effects of hiv medications.
The challenge is to do this without causing unpleasant unhealthy side effects.
Many of the effects described here are related to the failure of the immune system in hiv and aids that is progressing.
All of the nnrtis nonnucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors for example are associated with important drug drug interactions so they must be used with caution in patients on other medications.
However aids and hiv drug side effects are also common.
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Hiv medications help many people lead longer healthier lives.
Here is an overview.
Side effects from hiv medicines may last only a few days or weeks.