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What Causes Headache And Dizziness While On Medication For HIV?

I'm 42 yr old, 168 cm height and my healthy has been fine until this year march 24th when
My Doctor tested and said I was a hiv positive then gave me some drugs (atripla) which when I take I'm having very serious headache and dysiness. I travelled out of the country and I'm now confused what do I do? do I stop taking them for sometime?
Fri, 18 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTHCARE MAGIC.
GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY ,I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT "ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY -ART" USED TO TREAT HIV DISEASED STATE CAN HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS AND TOXICITIES. "ATRIPLA" IS A COMBINATION OF DRUGS LIKE NRTI+NNRTI+PI.THESE DRUGS CAUSE HEADACHE,METABOLIC DISTURBANCES,GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES,BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION,INFECTIONS,ANEMIA,PANCREATITIS ETC.IT IS NOT ADVOCATED THAT YOU STOP YOUR PRESCRIBED DRUGS ALL OF SUDDEN WITHOUT YOUR DOCTOR'S CONSULTATION AS IT LEADS TO SEVERE FLARE UP OF THE HIV DISEASED STATE WHICH COULD BE MORE PROBLEMATIC.DRUG ALTERNATIVES WITH DOSE REDUCTION CAN REDUCE FEW SIDE EFFECTS.I ALSO ORDER A PLAIN CT(COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY )SCAN OF YOUR HEAD IN YOUR CASE AS SEVERE HEAD ACHE IN HIV INDIVIDUALS CAN BE SECONDARY TO INTRACRANIAL SPACE OCCUPYING LESIONS-ICSOL'S AND INFECTIONS LIKE TOXOPLASMOSIS".CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER EXPERT MANAGEMENT.
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What Causes Headache And Dizziness While On Medication For HIV?

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTHCARE MAGIC. GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY ,I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU THAT ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY -ART USED TO TREAT HIV DISEASED STATE CAN HAVE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS AND TOXICITIES. ATRIPLA IS A COMBINATION OF DRUGS LIKE NRTI+NNRTI+PI.THESE DRUGS CAUSE HEADACHE,METABOLIC DISTURBANCES,GASTROINTESTINAL DISTURBANCES,BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION,INFECTIONS,ANEMIA,PANCREATITIS ETC.IT IS NOT ADVOCATED THAT YOU STOP YOUR PRESCRIBED DRUGS ALL OF SUDDEN WITHOUT YOUR DOCTOR S CONSULTATION AS IT LEADS TO SEVERE FLARE UP OF THE HIV DISEASED STATE WHICH COULD BE MORE PROBLEMATIC.DRUG ALTERNATIVES WITH DOSE REDUCTION CAN REDUCE FEW SIDE EFFECTS.I ALSO ORDER A PLAIN CT(COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY )SCAN OF YOUR HEAD IN YOUR CASE AS SEVERE HEAD ACHE IN HIV INDIVIDUALS CAN BE SECONDARY TO INTRACRANIAL SPACE OCCUPYING LESIONS-ICSOL S AND INFECTIONS LIKE TOXOPLASMOSIS .CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR FOR FURTHER EXPERT MANAGEMENT. THANK YOU TAKE CARE.