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Suggest Vitamins For High CD4 Count Of A HIV Patient
Question: I am HIV positive and currently on Med. One of my friend, was diagnosed with HIV but his CD4 still high. Here in China, no treatment available until the CD4 reach the 300 mark. I am wondering if you could suggest good vitamins / natural products he could start taking to help him for the time being
Brief Answer:
HIV needs ART therapy.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for your query.
I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.
HIV + will consist of pathological and clinical diagnoses. CD 4 counts are a guide (prognosis) to treatment with Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART).
Vitamins and nutritional supplements are for general well being and is not documented to raise CD 4 counts or fight the HIV infection. This will be futile.
You should caution your friend to take immediate steps to get a clinical evaluation done as soon as possible. The more the delay the difficult the treatment.
Let me know if I have missed out any other concern in your question.
Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that you have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.
Sincerely,
Dr Sujeet N Charugulla,
MBBS, MD.
Consultant Physician.
HIV needs ART therapy.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for your query.
I shall make an effort to provide you with good professional recommendations specific to your questions.
HIV + will consist of pathological and clinical diagnoses. CD 4 counts are a guide (prognosis) to treatment with Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART).
Vitamins and nutritional supplements are for general well being and is not documented to raise CD 4 counts or fight the HIV infection. This will be futile.
You should caution your friend to take immediate steps to get a clinical evaluation done as soon as possible. The more the delay the difficult the treatment.
Let me know if I have missed out any other concern in your question.
Yet again, I duly appreciate your query to me, I do hope that you have found something useful to help you and I shall be glad to answer any further apprehensions.
Sincerely,
Dr Sujeet N Charugulla,
MBBS, MD.
Consultant Physician.
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