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There is a small proportion of people, perhaps five to ten percent who get episodes of dreaming that last for a lot longer than that and perhaps persist with the medication for a longer period of time. But it rarely leads to those people discontinuing their medication.

ANNOUNCER: For help with sleep problems, doctors have other suggestions.

GRAEME MOYLE, MD: A lot of the patients report that the content of their dreams may relate to their activities of daily living, their job and those sorts of things. So trying to avoid thinking negative things in the late evening so don't watch the news, don't watch a horror movie, may help avoid having negative experiences as part of the dreams.

ANNOUNCER: Still other management strategies include avoiding heavy meals at nighttime, and taking other medications, including sleeping pills.

Despite the side effects with Sustiva, Winston says his HIV is under control.

WINSTON BATCHELOR: My recent test, about two weeks ago, like I said, my viral load's down. I think it was down to 64, the count was down to 64, so it was pretty good. And my T-cells are up to about 650 or 630, the highest it's been in the past two years. So the doctors are very happy about that.

ANNOUNCER: The effectiveness of Sustiva, in combination with other medicines, is one reason to stick with the regimen.

WINSTON BATCHELOR: Here I am 13 years later, and I'm still alive, thank God. So I just count every day. Even though I get sick and I come out of it, I always count every day.

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