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Reviewer: leetown, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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i have been on Sustiva for a bit over 5 yeas, in combination with Viread and Ziagen. other than some strange dreams, i have had little or no side effects from this medication and i have been undetectible for nearly 5 years now.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I experienced a lot of nausea, fatigue, night sweats & nightmares with this drug. It works well but I wasn't able to live with the side effects. I switched to something else and feel much better.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)
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Undoubtedly this is very effective medicine for most peopled. Some, such as myself suffer intolerable adverse effects. Initially I had hallucinations and felt very disorientated to the degree that it was dangerous to prepare food or drive, and it was impossible to sleep. This went away after a few days but the feeling of being detached from my surroundings and the visual disturbance persisted.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I have been on sustiva for 5 years now and aside from sometime odd dreams(though not nightmares} it has been wonderful in keeping my aids under control. I never miss a dose, that could be a factor.
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Reviewer: tw, 35-44 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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