Restarting Treatment | Help Stop the Virus

If you’ve stopped taking HIV treatment, talk with your healthcare provider today about your options.

If you have stopped your HIV treatment, you are not alone. It’s not uncommon for people living with HIV to have stopped treatment at one point or another. The important thing is that you take the next step to get back on track.

Did you know?

In a survey of 30,751 respondents across 25 countries, 1 in 4 people living with HIV have reported pausing or stopping HIV treatment at some point.*

The good news? It’s possible to get back on treatment.

*Data are drawn from studies that were conducted between 2020 and 2023.

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A conversation with your healthcare team is the place to start.

Whether you’re ready to start treatment again or you still have questions, you can start by talking with someone on your care team. You can talk with your healthcare provider, a social worker, a case manager, or another member of your support team.

No matter how long it’s been since you last took medication to manage your HIV, you and your healthcare provider can work together to develop a plan that can help you stay on treatment and engaged in care.

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Some topics to discuss at your appointment.

When you talk with your healthcare provider about what treatments might be best for you now, it’s important to be open about why you stopped treatment. Here are some topics you may want to discuss if they were a part of the reason why you stopped.

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Mental health
Substance abuse
Housing instability
Trouble affording your medicine
Concerns with your medicine, like side effects, pill size, or the number of pills
Trouble with routine

The more information you provide, the better your healthcare provider will be able to help you find the right treatment for you and help you find ways to stay in care.

Restarting treatment is possible.

If you’ve stopped taking HIV treatment, talk with your healthcare provider today about your options.

A conversation with your healthcare team is the place to start.

Some topics to discuss at your appointment.