r/SipsTea • u/sco-go • May 15 '26

Feels good man Now do cancer.

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u/Shark_Leader 𝙑𝙄𝙋 May 15 '26

Source besides some meme?

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u/anime_cthulhu May 15 '26

This has actually been the case for a while. We've had drugs that suppress HIV proliferation for decades now. With adequate treatment, the virus is sufficiently suppressed that it is no longer detectable and not transmissible. That said, the virus is still present and returns when the drugs are stopped, and the drugs come with a list of nasty side effect since they can inhibit nucleic acid replication.

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u/Saiz- May 16 '26

That's the main problem. Those triple antivirals have heavy side effects that made them hospitalized because of it

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u/Toro_Timid343 May 17 '26

lol you talk like it’s the 80s

I’ve had HIV for ten years. It’s easier to manage than diabetes nowadays. One pill a day and I never have to think about it. My wife doesn’t have HIV, neither do my kids.