Risky to select Antiretroviral treatment for HIV ????

is it really risky to get antiretroviral treatment as this may cause serious side effects?? little more knowledge about this treatment will be very helpful...thanx in advance.

I have been HIV+ for 13 years and have been on lots of different treatments for HIV, for some people the treatment is harder to deal with then the virus, The Protease inhibitors over a long period of time can cause you to be diabetic, for some rash, high cholesterol, spider vains in your legs, sustiva taken for a long time has caused me to have high blood pressure, sustiva can over a period of time cause mental problems, there has even been people kill them self from the bad side effects, the only positive thing i can say about the drugs is they work, when i started treatment my t-4 count was 283 it is now 1348, i have spider vain es in my legs, high blood pressure but i can still live a very enjoyable life.

better than AIDS, thats for sure

There are serious side effects associated with antiretrovirals, but a good doctor should help you manage them. Usually antiretrovirals are prescribed when your CD-4 count is 200 or below. Then, you have no choice but to take this treatment to restore your compromised immune system.
Being HIV+ myself but asymptomatic, I take an herbal tea from China called Revivo to boost my immune system to the max.
and delay the taking of antiretroviral as long as possible.

And it works!