[Viva] Question about med.

[Charlene Anderson]

I switched to Bicktarvy 2 years ago and no side effects for me at all. I had major side effects from 3tc and most of the meds but nothing from this. 
Char

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> On May 30, 2022, at 1:29 PM, Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I haven't taken dolutegravir but am taking Genvoya. I see that there are lawsuits against Gilead for kidney damage and Osteoporosis. Is anyone else on Genvoya? I am getting low eGFR and creatinine a little high but very high B12.
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> Denise
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>> On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 12:49 PM Peggy Frank <pegfrank at telus.net> wrote:
>> Hi Margarite,
>> Same, same. I have been pushing the conversation aside for a year. I find it so hard to switch when something has been working for more than ten years. REally when I went  from 49 pills a day everything looked good - so minimizing the pill burden is kind of a moot point - 5 a day is a small handful. My concern is that they will stop making the “old” drugs, just like my favourite jeans and shoes and … 
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>> Would love to have more feedback from people who have switched from the old drugs to these new combinations. 
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>> Love this conversation being out here.-peg
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>>> On May 30, 2022, at 12:25 PM, Margarite Sanchez <margaritesanchez at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi Viva women,
>>> My doctor is suggesting a drug switch for me, to a simpler regime. I almost always experience side effects starting new meds, so I'm cautious and thought I'd ask the experts (ie you all).
>>> Does anyone have any personal experience with the drug dolutegravir? 
>>> Or more specifically the combo pill Devato - which is Dolutegravir and Lamivudine (3TC)?
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>>> You can reply all or write to me directly margaritesanchez at gmail.com
>>> Thanks in advance!!
>>> Margarite
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