Here is an overview.
The side effects of aids hiv.
The main goal of hiv treatment is to fight the virus in your body.
The challenge is to do this without causing unpleasant unhealthy side effects.
These side effects range from mild to life threatening.
Many of these effects are preventable with early antiretroviral treatment.
For example nausea fatigue and trouble sleeping are some short term side effects of hiv medicines.
Other side effects from some hiv medicines can lead to problems that may not appear for months or years after starting a medicine.
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.
Learn the most common and serious side effects of hiv medications.
Hiv medications help many people lead longer healthier lives.
Many of the effects described here are related to the failure of the immune system in hiv and aids that is progressing.
It s important to know the potential side effects of all the hiv drugs you take.
Side effects from hiv medicines may last only a few days or weeks.