Day one:
After you've tested positive

May 2008     View PDF     En español

Available treatments

Project Inform provides information on using proven HIV treatments. These and any other treatments should only be used under the care of an experienced doctor. We encourage patients and doctors to enter into collaborative relationships with shared responsibility for reaching and maintaining your health.

Treatment should always occur with monitoring, which evaluates the success or failure of treatment as well as monitors for side effects. Both patient and doctor should be prepared to adjust the strategy based on the results of this monitoring process. This model of flexible, monitored treatment used in the context of a collaborative doctor/patient relationship is the key to managing HIV as a chronic illness.

Complete information on treatments is readily available, along with discussion papers on related topics. Just ask for the basic “treatment package.” The latest information on these and other important treatment issues is available through Project Inform’s National HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline at 1-800-822-7422. Also, there are many other magazines and newsletters for persons with HIV.