hiv infection
"I've been taking this medicine for 13 months. My CD4 count is normal and virus load undetectable.

I'm grateful for this medicine, I know it's saving my life, but I still don't like it and here's why;

1. Mood changes. Since I've started taking it I've been moody and find it hard to concentrate. I'm sure this medicine is mildly psychoactive. My dreams are vivid and sometimes I get terrifying nightmares and wake up screaming.

2. Price. 

3. This goes back to #1, but I haven't really felt "myself" since I started this medicine. I feel a sense of unreality to my thoughts and sensations. "