IRIS: A concern for people
starting HIV therapy

April 2008     View PDF     En español

What can help to ask about at a doctor’s visit?

• Am I at risk for IRIS? How many risk factors do I have?
• What types of symptoms should I be aware of? What should I do if I have them?
• How do I tell the difference between IRIS symptoms and side effects from the HIV drugs?
• Is there a regimen I can take that is less associated with IRIS?
• Can starting HIV therapy make my herpes (or other infection) worse? How do we manage that?