Serious side effects are less likely than they used to be. However, HIV drugs can still cause side effects. Some are mild. Others are more severe or even life-threatening. A side effect can also get worse the longer you take the drug.Below are some of the factors that you must watch out on your partner :
Appetite loss
ARV Drugs that cause it: Abacavir (Ziagen)
Lipodystrophy (changes in the distribution of body fat)
ARV Drugs that cause it: combinations of drugs from the nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and protease inhibitor classes, other HIV drugs
Diarrhea
ARV Drugs that cause it:protease inhibitors,antibiotics,delavirdine,maraviroc,raltegravir and cobicistat.
Fatigue
Fatigue is a side effect of HIV drug treatment, but it is also a symptom of HIV.Drugs that cause it: zidovudine
and efavirenz.
Mood changes, depression, and anxiety
ARV Drugs that cause it: Efavirenz (Sustiva)
Rash
ARV Drugs that cause it:
protease inhibitors,emtricitabine,raltegravir,elvitegravir/tenofovir,disoproxil/emtricitabine,non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs),etravirine,delavirdine,efavirenz and nevirapine
Trouble sleeping
ARV Drugs that cause it: efavirenz,emtricitabine,rilpivirine,indinavir,elvitegravir/cobicistat
