Zerit and Viread same category?

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Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 16:25:07 -0000

I read somewhere that person can stop taking Zerit because strong

effect on Lipodystrophy, so switch to Viread.

Is it work? Mark

Mark, I was on ddi, d4T and Crixivan. I traded out D4T for Ziagen, and

Crixivan for Viread and ddi for 3TC (over a period of a year) and have

now been on the Ziag/Vir/3TC for about 2 years. Perhaps for some it

works, but it did not for me. The left side of my face has atrophied now

to the point that it is noticeable to me (and anyone I point it out to).

It does not stand out because I had gotten my face repaired and everyone

just marvels at that! There is no one who can answer anything about any

of this definitively. It is just anyone's best guess. How about

throwing in the length of time of the offending drugs on top of our

bodies own metabolism. Wouldn't our diet play a part, and the old

standby of our age and disease life? I might add that on top of making

these medication switches, I am also doing my meds 7 days on and 7 days

off which would cut down any causation from drugs by 50%. Thank god i

can go get more fill to cover this new atrophy!