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Email Email   • Glossary Glossary  How is HIV different in older
people? Apr 6, 2008  Hi. I'm 64 years old and just recently
diagnosed with HIV. Most of the stuff I see about dealing with
HIV is meant for younger people, and it talks about living a
full life and being active and healthy and all the usual stuff.
I'm not saying I'm not active, but I'm not 24 or 34 or 44,
either. Can I expect HIV to work different in me than it does in
someone half my age?  Response from Dr. Moyle  Not really. The
thing about being older is that aging has an effect on the
quality of your immune system, rate of immune recovery and
possibly the pharmacology of some drugs. One thing we know about
older patients is that they tend to be better tablet takers, a
key driver of success with treatment. As the CD4 recovers more
slowly in older (>40 years) peo