Can Meds Boost Physical Symptoms?

A study of 347 HIV-positive men has shown that anti-HIV drugs might boost adverse HIV-related physical symptoms, like pain. Writing in the International Journal of STD and AIDS, the researchers released their results:

' Men on anti-HIV drugs reported more adverse symptoms of all kinds than those not on therapy.
' Physical symptoms were more common among those on therapy.
' Men taking anti-HIV drugs had higher rates of symptom-related distress.

Surprisingly, symptoms of psychological distress were slightly higher in the untreated group, with 79.5% reporting psychological symptoms compared to 69.5% of men taking anti-HIV drugs.