If you don’t, there’s a risk your treatments will not work and your HIV will become resistant to these drugs and other related drugs, and become harder to treat.
Don’t stop or disrupt your HIV treatments without talking to your doctor first as some medications have to be stopped in particular ways.
You will be more likely to get an opportunistic infection or develop an AIDS-defining illness if you take a treatments break.
You could consider changing to different drugs instead.
Always talk to your doctor before you make any decisions about your treatment.
For more information about the importance of treatment adherence, speak to your doctor or contact your AIDS council or PLHIV organisation.
