THE FEELING after the shock of hearing the serious diagnosis “HIV POSITIVE” is worse than anything after that point. Beleive that first and understand now that your fear is very reasonable. You must respect these fears and forget about what others will or might think. You must act with responsibility to yourself and to your family!

You Don't Know What You Don't Know

WAISTING TIME to figure out "WHY", "HOW" or "WHEN" would only cost time-your valuable time. Leave the past where it belongs and forget about how your "new" future might or must look like. And forget first of all anyway everything you think to know from wherever. Even forget what other think to know-yes even from somebody that also has HIV.

.. easy talking

NOT LESS THAN 50% of your Treatment begins with understanding your present situation until here-nothing else. Please copy this article (from the Author Ronald Sayegh-2006) and read it several times to make sure that you will not lose yourself in the big medicine world of Pharmacies Pills and Treatments. Focus only on yourself and listen to your body--don't be ignorant but also not paranoid. Be aware of new feeling you never had before and always keep priority to your health and let everything else wait now.

Help Them Help you!

YOU ARE CHOSEN now to learn and research your body and your gathered information will increase the speed of finding the best solution for you and that automatically helps other HIV positive infected people,
Make it your own experience and you will see: what you do ONLY today creates your own future ONLY tomorrow-not 10 years ago-and not in 10 years from now.

"OUTING" & New Arrangements for

YOUR FAMILY, your Colleagues at work and all of your Friends must adjust their Lives now to your New Life, don't hesitate--tell them now! If you are still hiding it from anybody in your life, then stop reading here and run to the phone!
They will act anyway either the one way or the other, so expect anything from the ones you never thought would say. Think now of how it would be if your friend or even son/daughter tells you he/she had Aids. We will think in all kinds of ways--IN ALL--and some of us can't keep their thoughts for themselves but they are also acting naturally--It is a very natural human reaction to be afraid of something invisible for the human eye and also dangerous, so those who will take distance eventually are still the same people you loved or just even liked so give them time too. Your real friends will offer their Help so take any help one will offer you, even if you never did before.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

BREAK-DOWN’S WILL happen very often now. You read so much about people before you and you’re stuffed with all the information that you know already about AIDS and HIV, Life and death so it seems all so useless B U T you better concentrate now on your breathing....... & clear your mind and give YOUR SOUL a break and your body a moment of peace.
You MUST be with friends and family now to keep reminding yourself that you and your life are NOW and nowhere else!

Let's differ now between Aids in 1995 and Aids nowadays!
That's you now and HIV is not a new Virus so forget all what you've heard about "no treatments for Aids yet" or all the high statistical numbers of the deaths from the HIV.
Let me tell you that the numbers of deaths from a normal Flu are much higher. So listen up:
It's 2006 now and YES THERE ARE NEW TREATMENTS WITH VERY GOOD RESULTS but which one is right for you?

THAT EXACTLY IS NOW YOUR B I G MISSION:
YOUR BODY IS UNIQE so you must listen to it, and to nothing else. Find the information you need to know to find out what exactly is happening from your body and to forget what others said. HIV is not just simply HIV.

INDIVIDUAL HIV TREATMENTS:

Newly infected people not on treatment typically can go 10 years without a single symptom. So when your test is positive for HIV, depending on when you were infected and what your test results are, it's usually OK to wait to make a very well informed decision about using the best HIV medication for your conditions.
Forget what you think to know or you have ever heard about existing or non existing treatments for HIV.

HIV treatment in 2006 is a totally different world from what the treatment was even two years ago. Important new medications and older, well proven medications can now be taken much less frequent plus with less side effects than they were yesterday even.
When choosing the right HIV medication and determining when to begin the treatment, there are two very big decisions to take.

To find out whether you need to take HIV medications or not, your doctor will take 2 or more blood tests for a Viral Load and for a CD4 checkup:

What is a viral load test?
A VIRAL LOAD TEST is to measure the quantity of the HIV Virus that is in your blood

What is a CD4 count test?
A CD4 TEST also known as a T-CELL-TEST, which tests how strong your immune system still is.

Short Summary
Based on both your T-cell (or CD4-) test and viral load test results, you and your doctor will have a clear picture of what HIV is causing in the recent stage to your body and when you should start taking HIV medication and over all which one.
Generally, all 3-6 Months you should visit the doctor for a blood checkup to figure out how and how far the HIV is progressing in your body. You and your Doctor can so follow and decide together what Pills are best for you and when to start taking them.

WHEN SHOULD I START WITH MEDICATION?

Statistical Guidelines 2005

If your T-cell count is below 20o
If your T-cell count is between 200-349, a treatment is recommended and should be considered or at least expected.
If your T-cell count is 350 or more, don't start taking medications yet. But if your viral load is over 100,000 or enough that you are feeling strong symptoms you might already have to begin a Antiretroviral Therapy.

The U.S. government's Department of Health and Human Services highly recommends that you begin a antiretroviral therapy if you have any serious symptoms, or if your T-cell count is under 200. When your T-cell count drops below 200, you risk possibly irreversible health problems both before and after you begin your treatment so act quickly!

What Is Viral Load?

Viral load levels tell you and your doctor "how much HIV" is really in your bloodstream. The more HIV in your system, the quicker your T-cell count tends to drop. This makes viral load a helpful predictor and indicator of the health problems you may experience if you do not take the right medication on time.
Your viral load count measures the amount of HIV per milliliter (HIV/ml) of your blood. Current viral load tests can detect already only 50 copies of HIV per milliliter of blood. When you have less than 50 copies/mL of HIV, your doctor will say that your viral load is "below the limit of detection," or "undetectable." This does not mean that there is no HIV in your body. So even if you are "undetectable," you can still transmit HIV to someone else.

WHAT IS AN ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY?

A HIV TREATMENT due date cannot be planned weeks or months in advance. You and your doctor will need to decide together during the checks when to begin the antiretroviral therapy.
Be aware that these guidelines are regularly updated and are just verbal suggestions based on the most recent research (2005 in this case), and are not hard and fast rules for everybody.

All studies indicate that it is best to start HIV medications before your T-cell count drops below 200 in order to avoid dangerous HIV-related infections and illnesses. Your T-cell count will always vary from test to test. Your doctor will usually wait for you to have two consecutive T-cell tests that are low before recommending that you start HIV treatment.

What does T-Cell or CD4 Count mean?

Your T-cell count, well known as CD4 count, reveals the number of T cells in your body. A T cell is a unique and special kind of white blood cell, and the more you have, the better. Then that means your immune system is stronger. When infected with HIV, the virus enters into some of your T cells. When later these HIV-infected T cells make more copies of themselves, they automatically create copies of The HIV-Virus as well. HIV can also destroy the T cells, and also other surrounding cells. After living with HIV for a while without taking medications, the number of your T-cells will slowly sink. This is the first sign that your immune system is being attacked. The lower your T-cell count is, the more the risk of getting infected by any usually harmless virus for us. A normal T-cell count for someone without having HIV should usually be between 500 and 1,600 T-cells.

WHAT TO DO BEFORE YOU START A TREATMENT?

Even before you begin treatment, you must change your life. Now is the time for a diet as well, exercise, and if you smoke, drink or use drugs, stop these habits NOW. Recent studies have indicated that smoking IS particularly risky for people with the HIV Virus. Before you take anything into your body, consider if it is good or bad in your war against HIV. You must maintain and strengthen your immune system. If you are taking any drugs, vitamins or supplements at all -- prescription, over-the-counter or recreational -- make sure your doctor knows so that you can avoid dangerous interactions together with HIV medications. For example, antihistamines, birth-control pills and recreational drugs all have been shown to have serious interactions with HIV medications. Even the herb St. John's wort can reduce the strength of some HIV meds by half.

What should you expect in the future?

After you and your doctor have reviewed all your options and you have made your decision. Your viral load should drop over 80% within 6-8 weeks from the of beginning treatment. After 1/2 year it should ideally drop below 50 copies/mL ("undetectable") and your T-cell count should go up and not down.
Remember that side effects are expected and that the medications work differently for everyone. Tell your doctor about any symptoms you experience -- even things that seem minor, like stomach problems, diarrhea, rash or weight loss. It's very important that you report such problems because they may be a sign that the medications are not working well for your body.

Generally, your doctor will check your viral load and T-cell count repeat that all 3-8 weeks. If within the first three months of treatment your viral load or T-cell count doesn't change much, your doctor should suggest that you make a change. If all is going fine, you'll visit your doctor every three months and repeat these tests to make sure your treatment is still working.

KEEP IN MIND WHEN CHOSING TREATMENT

what Number of pills and how often each day?
Research has shown that it's relatively easy for most people to take pills once or twice every day without missing 1 doses, and most people forget, so without first getting into that situation, get yourself ascheduler or Pal ONLY for your treatment.

What options you still have left if your first combination doesn't work?

What is the right strength of HIV medications for you? Which medications are right for you according to your T-cell count and viral load?

How long has the drug been around? What is known about all the side effects?

Side effects. Are some side effects more tolerable to you than others? How will you manage them if they arise?

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY DIFFERENT HIV MEDICATIONS?

Each HIV drug you will hear about has several different names. Epivir®, for instance, is sometimes called 3TC or lamivudine. Why so many names for one drug? Read Here:

WHAT IS A GENERIC MEDICATION?
A drug name in all lowercase letters (like "lamivudine" or "nevirapine") is the generic name -- the official scientific name of the drug in latinum.

WHAT IS A BRAND MEDICATION:
In order to patent an HIV drug, drug companies need to invent a unique, "branded" version of a generic drug and give it a new name. The branded name, which starts with a capital letter and has a trademark sign (like "Pfizer®" "Epivir®" or "Viramune®"), is typically seen in ads, so it's usually the first recognizable.

Abbreviations:
Using an abbreviation can make talking or writing about a drug easier. Sometimes, abbreviations are based on a drug's generic name (like "ddI" for didanosine). Others are based on some of the key chemicals that make up the drug; that's the case for AZT and 3TC. Some abbreviations (like AZT) are so catchy that they become better known than the brand name.

NO DRUG FOR HIV taken alone is effective. But, taken in a combination of at least 3.
These medications will control the quantity of virus in your body and maintain the health of your immune system. This combination is called Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy, or HAART.
HIV medications fall into four types or "classes":

NRTIs (nucleoside or nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors)

NNRTIs (non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors)

PIs (protease inhibitors)

Fusion inhibitors
All four classes of medications have been designed to interfere with HIV's ability to copy itself -- that is, to reproduce inside your body. Each class of medication stops the virus at a different moment in its reproductive cycle.

Think of HIV as a breeding factory set up inside a T cell. All it wants to do is grow inside of you and make duplicates of itself.

NRTIs act like broken building blocks so that the factory HIV tries to build in your T cells is made with broken bricks.

NNRTIs act like bad supervisors who give the wrong instructions to HIV during the building process.

Protease inhibitors act like workers who put defective parts in each new virus being built on the factory's assembly line.

Fusion inhibitors act like locks on the factory door that prevent HIV from getting inside.
Analogy courtesy of the British Columbia Persons With AIDS Society.

Doctors have not yet discovered a single combination of HIV medications that's best for everyone. Each combination has its advantages and disadvantages. Unfortunately, researchers can't compare the hundreds of possible combinations of individual medications. Instead, they usually try to compare combinations of classes of medications. Three class combinations are commonly researched and prescribed today for people starting HIV treatment:

One NNRTI plus two NRTIs

One or two PIs plus two NRTIs

One "boosted" PI plus two NRTIs
Each of these combinations is known to fight HIV. How do you choose one?

What are "Boosted" Medications?

Any medication that increases the power of another medication can be called a booster. The most common booster is Norvir, a protease inhibitor that is often used in small doses to increase the strength of other medications, including Reyataz, Lexiva and Crixivan. One drug, Kaletra, is considered a boosted combination since it consists of lopinavir and a small dose of Norvir.

You and your doctor can consider three major issues: whether the treatment regimen preserves your future choices (also known as "sequencing"), how powerful a combination it is, and what side effects it can cause and very important is the number of pills you'll have to take and how often you'll have to take these pills (once or twice a day).

You may decide that once a day is easier than twice a day.The most common once- and twice-a-day options are listed here bellow. Please note that we have included some options that are commonly used by doctors although they may not yet be in any guidelines.

THE DRUGS:

Emtriva™ (FTC, emtricitabine)
No food restrictions
Once-a-Day
Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
Drug Food Restrictions Key Considerations
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Combivir, Epivir, Epzicom, Trizivir or Truvada
Resistance can develop quickly if doses are missed
Specific side effects*:
diarrhea, nausea, nasal allergies, rash, skin hyperpigmentation, cough

Truvada® (combination of Viread + Emtriva)
No food restrictions
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Combivir, Emtriva, Epivir, Epzicom, Trizivir, Viread or Ziagen
Specific side effects*:
see Emtriva and Viread

Videx® EC (ddI, didanosine)
Take on an empty stomach
Videx dose should be reduced when taken with Viread or Truvada
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Zerit
Specific side effects*:
neuropathy, diarrhea, pancreatitis

Viread® (TDF, tenofovir)
No food restrictions
Videx dose should be reduced when taken with Viread or Truvada
Specific side effects*:
headache, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, bone problems; risk of severe kidney or liver problems

Epivir® (3TC, lamivudine)
No food restrictions
Has better overall safety and effectiveness than other NRTIs -- fewer interactions and side effects
Resistance can develop quickly if doses are missed
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Combivir, Emtriva, Epzicom, Trizivir or Truvada
Specific side effects*:
headache, nausea, fatigue, nasal problems, sore muscles

Epzicom™ (combination of Ziagen + Epivir)
No food restrictions
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Combivir, Emtriva, Epivir, Trizivir, Truvada or Ziagen
Specific side effects*:
potential for allergic reaction to Ziagen; see Epivir and Ziagen

Ziagen® (ABC, abacavir)
No food restrictions
One of the meds in the combination pills Epzicom and Trizivir
Specific side effects*:
Up to 8 percent of people may have a severe allergic reaction within 2 to 6 weeks of starting Ziagen. If this happens, Ziagen should be stopped immediately and never taken again; the reaction could be fatal if ignored. Ziagen should be used cautiously in people with liver disease. Other side effects include rash, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea.

Viramune® (NVP, nevirapine)
No food restrictions
NOT TO TAKE:
women who have a T-cell count over 250 or men starting a new regimen with a T-cell count over 400
Approved as a twice-a-day drug, though some doctors prescribe it once a day
Resistance can develop quickly if doses are missed
Frequent liver tests recommended during first 2-3 months
Specific side effects*:
the potential for severe, life-threatening liver problems may be increased if taken once a day; other side effects include rash, nausea, headache

Sustiva® (EFV, efavirenz)
Take on an empty stomach, preferably at bedtime
Once-a-Day
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)
Drug Food Restrictions Key Considerations
NOT TO TAKE:
while a pregnancy or if thinking about getting pregnant soon
Resistance can develop quickly if doses are missed
Some marijuana tests will be positive while taking this drug
May make PIs less effective, requiring doctors to increase their dosage
Many people may be resistant to Sustiva before they begin any treatment
Specific side effects*:
rash, dizziness, trouble concentrating, insomnia, strange dreams, severe depression, diarrhea, fever, mild increase in cholesterol

Kaletra® (combination of lopinavir + Norvir)
Must be taken with food
Once-daily Kaletra is not recommended for treatment-experienced people
Once-a-Day
Protease Inhibitors (PIs)
Drug Food Restrictions Key Considerations
Gastrointestinal side effects may increase with once-a-day dosing
Resistance to Kaletra develops very slowly, and usually doesn't cause cross-resistance
NOT TO TAKE:
Avoid taking Norvir separately when already taking Kaletra
Specific side effects*:
headache, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, nausea, elevated lipid levels

Combivir® (combination of Epivir + Retrovir)
No food restrictions
Should not be taken with Epivir, Retrovir or Zerit
Twice-a-Day
Nucleoside/Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs)
Drug Food Restrictions Key Considerations
Specific side effects*:
see Epivir and Retrovir

Lexiva® (FPV, fosamprenavir)
No food restrictions
Needs to be taken with Norvir if used as a once-a-day medication
Specific side effects*:
rash (may be severe), diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headache; when taken with Norvir, possible elevations of cholesterol/triglycerides

Reyataz® (ATV, atazanavir)
Must be taken with food
Must be boosted with Norvir when given with Viread or Truvada
Must not be taken with proton pump inhibitors or antacids
Specific side effects*:
jaundice, headache, nausea, rash

Retrovir® (AZT, zidovudine)
No food restrictions
One of the meds used in the combination pills Combivir and Trizivir (see note for Ziagen above)
First anti-HIV drug approved;
studied more than any other drug
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Zerit
Reduces mother-to-child transmission of HIV in pregnancy
Specific side effects*:
headache, nausea, anemia, fatigue, lipoatrophy (wasting)

Trizivir® (combination of Epivir + Retrovir + Ziagen)
No food restrictions
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Epivir, Retrovir or Ziagen
More likely to cause side effects than Combivir
For a complete initial regimen, strengthen with an additional PI or NNRTI
Specific side effects*:
severe allergic reaction to Ziagen; also see Epivir and Retrovir

Videx® (ddI, didanosine)
Take on an empty stomach See Videx EC, above

Zerit® (d4T, stavudine)
No food restrictions
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Retrovir or Videx
Specific side effects*:
neuropathy, lipoatrophy (wasting), hypertension, elevated cholesterol/triglycerides
Twice-a-Day
Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs)
Drug Food Restrictions Key Considerations

Viramune® (NVP, nevirapine)
No food restrictions See Viramune, above
Twice-a-Day
Protease Inhibitors (PIs)
Drug Food Restrictions Key Considerations

Aptivus® (TPV, tipranavir)
Take with food
Must be taken with Norvir
Only recommended for use in treatment-experienced people
Liver function should be monitored continually
Specific side effects*:
serious liver problems, elevations in cholesterol/triglycerides, rash, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, unusual tiredness

Crixivan® (IDV, indinavir)
No food restrictions when taken boosted with Norvir
When not boosted, do not take with high calorie or high-fat meal or drink
NOT TO TAKE WITH:
Reyataz; avoid Crixivan if pregnant
Normally a three-times-daily med, can be twice-daily when "boosted" with Norvir
Specific side effects*:
kidney stones, anemia, upset stomach, bloating, skin rash, lipid and glucose disorders

Invirase® (SQV-HGC, saquinavir)
Take within two hours after a meal
Almost always "boosted" with Norvir
Specific side effects*:
bloating, diarrhea, nausea; fewer lipid problems than other older PIs

Kaletra® (combination of lopinavir + Norvir)
Must be taken with food See Kaletra, above

Lexiva® (FPV, fosamprenavir)
No food restrictions See Lexiva, above

Norvir® (RTV, ritonavir)
Take with high-fat food if possible
Used primarily to "boost" the effectiveness of other PIs
Norvir-boosted PIs are associated with increases in triglycerides and cholesterol
Refrigeration is preferred, although it can also be kept at room temperature for up to 30 days
Specific side effects*:
nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, gas

Viracept® (NFV, nelfinavir)
Should be taken with food
Weaker than boosted PIs or NNRTIs
Specific side effects*:
diarrhea, headache, nausea
Twice-a-Day
Fusion Inhibitors (FIs)
Drug Food Restrictions Key Considerations

Fuzeon® (T-20, enfuvirtide)
No food restrictions
Primarily used in treatment-experienced people
Prescribed as a powder that needs to be mixed with sterile water and given as a shot (injected) under the skin
Specific side effects*:
Most people get a skin reaction where the shot is given. This can cause bruising, cysts, itching, nodules, pain and redness. Other side effects: pneumonia, allergic reactions, loss of sleep, depression, decreased appetite, muscle pain and constipation.

Combination Advantages Disadvantages Impact on Future Options Regimens
1 NNRTI plus 2 NRTIs A powerful combination

Low pill count

Once-daily combinations possible

Works well with high viral loads

Works well with low T-cell counts

More effective than 2 NRTIs and an unboosted protease inhibitor (PI)
Common side effects of NNRTIs*

Common side effects of NRTIs*

Sustiva should not be used by pregnant women or women thinking of becoming pregnant

Viramune should not be started in women with a T-cell count over 250 or in men with a T-cell count over 400
Preserves PIs for later use

If resistance develops to the NNRTI, this usually results in resistance to all NNRTIs, probably eliminating the future use of NNRTIs

There is the potential that resistance to one NRTI could result in resistance to other NRTIs
Preferred Regimens**

Sustiva + (Combivir or Truvada)***
Alternative Regimens

Viramune + (Combivir or Truvada)
(Viramune or Sustiva) + Epzicom or (Videx, Ziagen or Zerit) + (Epivir or Emtriva)

1 or 2 PIs plus 2 NRTIs A powerful combination

Once-daily combinations possible

Works well with high viral loads

Works well with low T-cell counts
When PIs are "boosted" with Norvir, PIs are more powerful, but there is a risk of:

Increased side effects

Increased lipids

Greater possibility for drug interactions
Common side effects of NRTIs*

Common side effects of PIs*
Preserves NNRTIs for later in case of resistance

The failure of a first-line, boosted PI regimen does not result in any PI cross-resistance. However, failure of an unboosted PI regimen (with the exception of Reyataz) may result in PI cross-resistance.

There is the potential that resistance to one NRTI could result in resistance to other NRTIs
Preferred Regimens**

Kaletra + Combivir
Kaletra + Retrovir + Emtriva
Alternative Regimens

Kaletra + (Epzicom or Truvada)
Reyataz + (Combivir, Epzicom or Truvada)
Lexiva + (Combivir, Epzicom or Truvada)
Lexiva + Norvir + (Combivir, Epzicom or Truvada)

3 NRTIs Ease of adherence

Simple dosing

Favorable side effect profile

Limited drug-drug interactions
Common side effects of NRTIs*

Less effective than other drug combinations; only recommended as initial treatment alone when other combinations are not possible

Potential for abacavir hypersensitivity reaction

Once-daily combinations not possible
Preserves NNRTIs and PIs for later use

There is the potential that resistance to one NRTI could result in resistance to other NRTIs
Alternative Regimens

Trizivir
NOTE: Trizivir alone should only be used when a preferred or alternative NNRTI-based or PI-based regimen cannot be used

* Typical Side Effects of Different Medication Classes

NNRTI side effects include, with Sustiva, nervous system and psychiatric side effects, diarrhea, rash, fever. With Viramune, rash and liver complications can be seen. NNRTIs lower effectiveness of birth control pills, so other contraceptives should be used.

Possible side effects for NRTIs: pancreatitis, lactic acidosis and mitochondrial toxicity, which can cause neuropathy and wasting. Some NRTIs also contribute to high cholesterol and triglycerides.

Possible side effects of protease inhibitors include: high cholesterol and triglycerides, lipodystrophy (body fat changes), high blood sugar with development or worsening of diabetes and increases in liver function tests. PIs also lower effectiveness of birth control pills, so other contraceptives should be used.

** Our list of regimens comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' HIV treatment guidelines. The guidelines label specific regimens as "preferred," which means they should be considered first, or "alternative." Remember, these regimens are only general recommendations; please talk with your doctor about which combination of HIV medications is best for you.

*** For many of the NRTIs listed here, we've given the "fixed-dose combination," which is a single pill that combines two or more individual HIV medications. Many people find it easier to take these fixed-dose combinations rather than each individual medication separately. Current NRTI fixed-dose combinations are: Combivir (a combination of Epivir + Retrovir), Epzicom (a combination of Epivir + Ziagen), Trizivir (a combination of Epivir + Retrovir + Ziagen) and Truvada (a combination of Emtriva + Viread).
Now that you've thought about the class or classes of HIV medications you should start with, it's time to choose the specific medications for you.

The Decision Is Yours

HIV treatment has become nowadays a very various and complicated Treatment because it is even difficult for an expert today to decide which combination of treatment will be successful for you.
HIV therapy is still changing and new treatments, dosages and drug combinations become available all the time because of different causes and symptoms for each patient.

Keep in mind that hundreds of thousands in the United States are living with HIV and taking HIV medications. The most of them are living a full and productive live. Work with your doctor, become a partner in your care and get the support you may need by talking to others with HIV.

Always remember: You are not alone! Reach out to the many resources around you! Online or offline, there are lots of sources that you can go to and stay connected to others with the same problem like you. Learn more from them about treatment, and keep us up to date with the latest information and Tipps about A normal Life with HIV.

Ronald Sayegh-April 2006