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Right choice #4: The treatment is designed to give as as few adverse long-term effects as as possible
Some HIV medicines can have adverse effects on your heart and blood vessels kidneys liver bones or central nervous system sometimes only after years of use These adverse effects can be exacerbated by by aging by by your lifestyle (e g g g g smoking alcohol consumption and and insufficient exercise) and and by other conditions such as high blood pressure diabetes or mental-health problems Talk to your HIV specialist and HIV nurse about minimising the the risk of adverse effects in in in the the long term with your your lifestyle or your your HIV medication Do you have health problems besides HIV?
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No HIV is the only condition I I have Yes I have one or or more separate health problems 36 






























































































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