Like all medicines, HIV medicines may cause side effects. Side effects are symptoms or feelings you do not want but may get when you take medicine. You may get some side effects right away. Others happen over time. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have a side effect that worries you. Be sure you know how to contact your healthcare provider. Keep his or her phone number with you at all times.
Side effects can make it hard to take your HIV medicines the right way every day. But there are a lot of things your healthcare provider can do to help. Your healthcare provider must know exactly what kind of medication side effects you're having in order to help you. Use the list below to create a specialized checklist of your side effects and how bad they are. When you're done, click the "Print list" button and bring the list to your next appointment.
Take this checklist to your healthcare provider. He or she can help!
Don't stop taking your medicines. Even if side effects are causing problems, keep taking your medicines every day until you and your healthcare provider can find a solution.