Atripla and Difficulty Concentrating: What Users Say

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 24, 2021

For HIV Infection "I was infected on April 3, 2021, and didn't know it then. At the end of April, I came down with a terrible flu that included vomiting and diarrhea for a week. Between April and June, I lost 10 kg, which I thought was due to stress. I was slowly starting to pick up weight again towards the end of June, so I didn't think much of it. Three months later (in July), I tested and got a faint line on the rapid test at home. A week later, I was diagnosed with HIV, VL 25,000, and CD4 400. I started on Atripla immediately, and I experienced rapid heartbeat, difficulty concentrating, and foggy memory for a few weeks. Thereafter, I did not have any side effects. I'm due for monitoring in February 2022."

• Cri...
• May 29, 2015

For HIV Infection "I was diagnosed with HIV in May 2015. Doctors say I got it a few years ago, my CD4: 180, viral load: 37,000. I started immediately with Atripla. Major side effects from the first days, like very dizzy, couldn't concentrate at all, chest pressure, breathing problems, stomach pain, heart beating (too fast). So I decided to see the doctor and change to something else. I got only 2 days, but I can't take more. So I'm unlucky with this :/"

• Anonymous
• October 12, 2012

For HIV Infection "Very convenient. I take it once in the evening, although sometimes a few hours after taking it, I feel funny, cannot concentrate on any academic work. Then it wears off."