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(Part 2)
What you should find out from your first blood draw is viral load, cd4 count and any drug resistance your virus might have. The third is most important (in my mind) because that will have an affect on which treatment regimen you can be on. I would also say it's more than likely you won't have any drug resistance, which means all the options are on the table.
Next is which drug you will be on. My doc suggested Atripla with the fall back of Complera. From my research one is just as good as the other, but more people have certain side effects from Atripla that they don't on Complera. I really have had no side effects. It hasn't affected my sleep or appetite or sexual drive (haha). I take it at bedtime (which for me can range from 7 am -10 am, since I work graveyard). On my days off I take it at bedtime (usually around 2 am, which my doctor said was just fine).
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